OFFICIAL HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL CHART OF
COLLEGE YEAR OF GRADUATION FOR CLASS ENTERING THIS
SEPTEMBER

YOUTH JIHAD –THE LIVING PROOF.

THESE STATS FROM HBS WEBSITE ARE BASICALLY THE SAME DISTRIBUTION AS THE PAST 4 YEARS OR SO.

http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html#post-2010-07-07

SO IF YOU ARE APPLYING THIS YEAR, CLASS OF 2005 BECOMES THE DEAD ZONE, E.G. HUGE DROP OFF FROM THE SWEET SPOT–WHICH FOR THIS YEAR IS CLASSES OF 2006, 2007, 2008. NOTE THAT OF THE 113 PEEPS OUTSIDE THE SWEET SPOT (ON THE GEEZER SIDE), WE ARE TALKING SORTA 40 MILITARY, 10-15 MDS, 10-15 PHDS IN BIOSCIENCE ETC. SO THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF NORMAL PEOPLE IN THAT GROUP IS MAYBE 40, MOST OF WHOM ARE IN VERY NEXT CLASS, THIS YEAR, 2005.

ALSO NOTE WILD CARD: NEXT YEAR THE FIRST 2+2 INFANTS ARRIVE –TO WIT, 106 KIDS WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCEPTED AND ARE COLLEGE CLASS OF 2008, NOT SURE IF THAT WILL SWELL THE SWEET SPOT EVEN MORE, IF HBS WILL INCREASE ENROLLMENT (DONT THINK SO) OR WHAAAA–INCLUDING JUST TAKING 106 LESS KIDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AGE BRACKETS, WHICH WLD STILL HAVE IMPACT OF MAKING CLASS EVEN YOUNGER.

HBS Class of 2012 by Undergraduate Degree Year

By the way, here is same chart for class entering in 2008, as you can see, the general outline is the same, 3 years later, only the years have changed

Hysterical story on Teach for America–Harvard Business School’s (HBS’s) FAVORITE org of all time, and no wonder.
1. It creams the graduating classes of Ivies for top candidates.
2. They do two years or so of do-gooder work, which studies show, again and again, are less competent than that done by average and non-Ivy veteran teachers.
3. After bufffing up their resumes, and plucking one or two superstars out of the masses to help, they cont. to network, w. other TFA drop-outs, who are now themselves in top b and law schools, and at some pt., in the distant future, after they have made their personal fortunes at IB, Consulting, PE, VC etc. or even as NGO/Gov prima donnas (remember Tim Geithner and his tax scams at World Bank), they actually might give milions to underserved educational communities and programs. Win-Win for everyone, prob. even for the poor kids who get subjected to these rookies, after all, gal at end of story is sure trying hard, and has been well-trained.
FOLKS, THIS STORY, LIKE THE PROVERBIAL GRAIN OF SAND TO WILLIAM BLAKE, CONTAINS A WHOLE UNIVERSE.

“I’m always shocked by the hullaboo, given Teach for America’s size” — about 0.2 percent of all teachers — “and its mixed impact,” said Julian Vasquez Heilig, a University of Texas professor. Dr. Heilig and Su Jin Jez of California State University, Sacramento, recently published a critical assessment after reviewing two dozen studies. One study cited indicated that “by the fourth year, 85 percent of T.F.A. teachers had left” New York City schools.

July 11, 2010
A Chosen Few Are Teaching for America
By MICHAEL WINERIP
(more…)

NEW HBS DEAN

hbs tweet below–the video referenced has some great shots of HBS etc., and new Dean seems like sincere, nice guy, but I bailed at 4:06 out of 6min or so–so dont expect any insider admision tips, or even macro nudges as in Wharton dean op-ed in Chinese newspaper cited above, altho Wharton message is sorta BIG B SCHOOL PARTY LINE for all of them (HSW) these days: since schools cannot really do much about ethics of 90 pct of their grads, they can at least support, rather LOUDLY, the do-gooder focus of the other 10 pct. And that is what has happened.

HBSNews Today @NitinNohria begins his tenure as the 10th Dean of HBS. Here’s a video message: http://www.hbs.edu/dean

ALERT

THIS YEAR’S STANFORD QUESTION TWO: Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? What do you need to learn at Stanford to achieve them?

LAST YEAR’S STANFORD QUESTION TWO:
Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?

discuss in small groups and report back to me here.

I also will give $5 to first poster who can find HUGE OTHER differences in this year vs last year essays, OF A SIMILAR OF EVEN SMALLER TYPE.

“New” Stanford essay questions posted. If you got last years, dont bother downloading these.   http://bit.ly/cUaQ2M

FOR MORE FULL EXPLANATION SEE

http://bit.ly/bVETOW

NEW AND NOT IMPROVED HBS ESSAYS –HMMMM, OPTIONAL 3 AND 4 ARE DEEPLY ODDBALL, MORE IN LATER POSTS

Essays for the Class of 2013

As an opportunity to present your distinctive qualities, your essays are an important part of your MBA application. You will be asked to submit your personal statements online with the balance of your application materials. Essays should be single-spaced. Please limit your response to the length indicated.

All applicants must submit answers to four essay questions. The first two questions are required of all applicants. The remaining two essays should be in response to your choice of the next five sub-questions.

Joint program applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School must provide an additional essay.

Essays: NEW STUFF IN RED

• What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? (600-word limit)
• What have you learned from a mistake? (400-word limit)
• Please respond to two of the following (400-word limit each):
  1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience?
  2. What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you?
  3. Tell us about a time in your professional experience when you were frustrated or disappointed.
  4. When you join the HBS Class of 2013, how will you introduce yourself to your new classmates? [OH BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

VERSUS LAST YEAR :

Essays: [ELIMINATED QUESTIONS STRUCK OUT]

• What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? (600-word limit)
• What have you learned from a mistake? (400-word limit)
• Please respond to two of the following (400-word limit each):
  1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience?
  2. Discuss how you have engaged with a community or organization.
  3. Tell us about a time when you made a difficult decision.
  4. Write a cover letter to your application introducing yourself to the Admissions Board.
  5. What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you?

  Joint degree applicants:

• How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400-word limit)

Recommender Questions for the Class of 2013

Recommendations must be completed online. The form includes the following three essay response questions, along with other types of questions.

• Please comment on the context of your interaction with the applicant. How long have you known the applicant and in what connection? If applicable, briefly describe the applicant’s role in your organization. (250-word limit)
• Please describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. (250-word limit)
• Please make additional statements about the applicant’s performance, potential, or personal qualities you believe would be helpful to the MBA Admissions Board. (250-word limit)

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HBS ZEN WAITLIST DING LETTER.

SEVERAL PEOPLE, NO KIDDING, HAVE GOTTEN THIS LETTER AND ASKED ME WHAT IT MEANS. AND HOW COME EILEEN HAS REVERTED TO LEAVING OFF THE DATES AGAIN (LETTER MINIMILISM]

IT MEANS YOU ARE DINGED –NADA, OFF WL, UNDER BUS, REJECTED, GO AWAY, DONT COME BACK, SO LONG, SEE YA NEXT YEAR (HOPE NOT).

IN SHORT, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ACCEPTED TO HBS AND ARE NO LONGER ON THE WL, YOU HAVE BEEN RELEASED:

IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S HBS. 

Dear Mr. or Mrs Waitlist:

Later on today you will be receiving official notification of your release from our waitlist. While this outcome is likely not what you had been hoping for, we want to thank you for being on our waitlist this year, and for the patience you have shown during your time with us.

We know that being on the waitlist is certainly difficult. The anxiety you experienced with the uncertainty in timing is something that we fully acknowledge. We communicated these same words when we released our waitlist last year, and we stand by them as they are sincere in their sentiment. We hope our monthly updates and desire to be transparent in our process was somewhat helpful in mitigating this anxiety. Regardless, while this is probably not much comfort right now, please know that every candidate on our waitlist was important to us, and your cooperation with our process was truly appreciated.

It has been a pleasure getting to know you, Waitlister, and we wish you the best in the coming year. Thank you for your interest in our MBA program.

Sincerely,

Eileen Chang
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163