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Applying
for a Harvard Business School MBA program? Learn the secrets of
a successful application.
Harvard
business school is a prestigious university with a reputation for
being selective in their students. This is very true. While your
grades, resumes and letters of recommendation are important for
applying to Harvard Business School for an MBA or any postgraduate
program, nothing beats your application essay. 90% of the time its
not just what your grades are, or how much you’ve done, it
is the presentation of yourself in your application essay that will
make your application to HBS successful. The following are tips
and trade secrets on how you can write and improve on your admission
essay to Harvard University.
- The
first thing when applying for a postgraduate or Masters program
at Harvard Business School is to start early! The application
deadline might be months away but preparing your essay, letters
and application early is a must.
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When writing your application essay, you must not make the fundamental
flaw of focusing on your weakness. Focus on your strengths instead.
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If you must write about your weaknesses then do not gloss them
over. Point them out and focus on the steps you are taking to
improve yourself regarding those weaknesses.
-
 Your
essay and letter to HSB needs to address leadership and background.
Draw back on your experiences whether at college or your part
time jobs and projects when writing your essay to show how you
handle tough situations especially if you were team or project
leader.
- As
much as possible, have your essay to HBS show intellectual capability
to complete a task.
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Do not ramble on your essay. Write and present your facts well
but in general, keep it short. Impress as much as you can into
your essay and make it stand out.
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And finally, if you have a friend or a peer who has been through
the HBS application successfully, ask him or her for help on your
essay. They might be able to help point out mistakes that you
didn’t see or ways to further improve on your application
essay.
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