HBS and Wharton goal statements, diffs.
I guess my point is that I agree with you but I’m surprised that you’ve limited that to HBS. I’m pretty sure all the schools are the same in this respect, ——————————————————————————————————–
At HBS goal statement is almost never a plus, and rarely a dealbreaker, you just need to cruise thru it, sorta like taking chair lift to the real run, you need to do it, and dont fall off or fall and break your leg. At schools like W, goals is a whole Kabuki theatre production w. many REQUIRED and FORMULAIC parts, and a big part of key essay one, and often stated as THE SCREW UP IN FEEDBACK. So goals at W. is CRUCIAL and you need some convincing jive and roadmap –and if that dont pass the pinch test, you get screwed, esp. if you are in a congested cohort, e.g. IT, banking, MC etc.
