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Mixed Race- What am I considered?

by maissa200 » Thu Oct 02, 2008 6:13 am
Dear Lisa,

I am 50% Hispanic and 50% Middle eastern. Most of my work experience and activities is Middle East related. Would the admissions committee at Harvard consider me Hispanic or White (Middle Eastern)? On the application I filled in "Mixed race" - latino and other-Egyptian.

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by Lisa Anderson » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:30 pm
Dear Maissa,

If you are 50% Latino, then you will be considered in the under-represented minorities subset. Race/ethnicity does not factor into the final decision, but being an under-represented minority in the business school world means your application will get a more thorough review. Technically, you are of a mixed-ethnic background as neither Latino or Middle Eastern is a race; they are ethnicities. But very few folks really make this distinction--it's just the one piece of information I seemed to have learned in my anthropology courses over 15 years ago. :)

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Re: Mixed Race- What am I considered?

by maissa200 » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:10 pm
Thanks for the reply Lisa. It seems that I didn't make the cut for HBS' first 750 interviews invites out of 850 they are giving out for rd1. I graduated from top 5 US Ugrad business school in 2004 where I had a 3.6 gpa (top 5% in the class) and 740 gmat. I worked on Wall Street for 2 years where I was at the top of my sales and trading program. I left wall street because I wasnted to help grow Middle East economies. Therefore, I decided to start a consulting firm in Dubai that has been successful (thankfully). In addition, I've started the largest Ecommerce site dedicated to finding jobs in the Middle East. The reason I'm going to business school to help increase my ability to run large organizations and be able to influence policy in the Middle East. I'm very involved in Latino business organizations, as well as, Middle Eastern. I just turned 26 years old.

Is there anything that I can do to try to get an interview ? If I don't get an interview would you have any theories as to why? This information would be helpful as I am in the process of applying to other schools.
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by Lisa Anderson » Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:51 pm
Dear Maissa,

It is hard to know how HBS determines who to interview and who not to interview without seeing the entire applicant pool. I am a little surprised, but all schools have their own internal goals and qualities they seek in candidates. It is possible you could still get waitlisted, so wait and see what happens. Since they highly discourage candidates from contacting them prior to receiving a decision, I think your best course of action is to wait and see what happens. In the event you are waitlisted, then you should definitely contact them to determine what you need to address to reach a positive decision.

In the meantime, I hope you will be awaiting decisions from other great MBA programs. If not, then you might consider submitting second round applications to 1 or 2 schools that you feel will also met your needs. There are many great programs out there that would love your profile.

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