12:00 Noon Eastern Time is the official deadline, but the reality is that we'll keep the system open into the evening and we'll be understanding about late recommendations. As always, we begin reading applications the very next day (not before!) and will read your application if at least one recommendation has been received.
We'll be sending out interview invitations in two waves this round, April 17 and 24.
Candidates not being invited to interview will be notified of their release on April 24.
Interviews will be conducted only here on campus - no hub city interviews - and by Skype, if necessary.
Dates will be May 4, 7, 10 and 11.
Note: We hope and expect to see applications from college seniors for the 2+2 Program. We know that you are likely to be in exams during our interview dates. We will make accommodations on a case-by-case basis...so don't worry.
The timing of exactly when you receive an invitation to interview for the school’s second round is not an indication of the strength of your application.
Email invitations will go out on three consecutive Tuesdays,
January 31st
February 7th
February 14th,
All candidates not invited to interview will also be notified of their “release” on February 14th.
Interviews for HBS’s Round 2 will be conducted between February 15th and March 9th.
Skype interviews may also be an option for candidates located outside the United States who are unable to travel, Leopold added.
In an attempt at greater transparency, Leopold also shared the pattern of interview invitation volume in Round 1, noting that Round 2 won’t be identical, but that she thinks it will be “directionally similar.” In the first round, 750 invitations were sent out as part of the first wave of invitations, 80 as part of the second and 25 as part of the third and final wave.
1. A move beyond the case method
Starting with the class matriculating in Fall 2011, students will now have “field method” experiences as a counterpart to the case-based teaching. The first change to the curriculum is a year-long first-year course called FIELD, for Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development. FIELD features small-group opportunities for students to put what they learn into practice. The Class of 2012 will also see a reduction in the number of case-based courses and the introduction of new labs, similar to what schools like MIT have offered for some time.
2. A slight increase in average age of admitted students
3. More women
As a direct result of one of Dean Nohria’s new initiatives, 39% of the Class of 2014 are women.
4. An effort to broaden the professional pool beyond the typical consulting and finance candidate
5. A “normalization” of the HBS 2+2 program admissions
The $20 million lab, housed in a former public-broadcast building in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, is a 30,000 square-foot facility including 24 conference rooms, a workshop with a 3-D printer and power tools to create product prototypes, a 150-person classroom and more than 250 seats in a group work space. It also has a café and basketball court.
In the spring, the lab will pilot a student mentoring program to connect budding business leaders with experts in areas such as fundraising and market analysis. The lab also is also open to local entrepreneurs, allowing community members to attend school-sponsored workshops and speaker series, and boot camps run by business groups.
The laboratory is somewhat unique among Harvard programs because it is overseen by eight different schools. The coordinated effort allows members of all the schools – engineering and applied sciences, business, law, public policy, medical, dental and undergraduate – to participate and to get exposure to mor
HBS #MBA Class of 2013 Profile - 39% women (vs. 36% in 2012) 13% VC/PE (vs. 18% in 2012) 14% Manufacturing (vs. 9% in 2012) ▸http://j.mp/HarvardBiz2013
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