I'm looking to get an MBA to make a career change from full-time employee/part-time entrepreneur to full time entrepreneur within the same industry that I work in. When considering HBS and Stanford's 3rd essay, is it a smarter move to have that rec come from an actual client to show proven business results or a leader from a non-profit that I work with to bolster/validate my leadership skills? Would either/or be a smarter move depending on which school(i.e. Client @HBS & Non-prof @GSB)?
Hi,
Thanks for your post. Just to clarify, you are referring to the third recommendation and not the third essay. Correct? Have you already identified your peer recommendation for Stanford? Remember that Stanford asks for a two professional recommendations (i.e. a direct supervisor) and one peer recommendation, while HBS asks for three professional recommendations. You likely won't be able to use the same person as your third recommender for both schools given the slight difference in their requests. However, I can tell you that using a client is a great idea and most entrepreneurs candidates find this to be a great choice.
Best,
Stacey
