WE ARE HBS CLASS OF 2010 CDERS!

kevintown

The R1 decission is out, 8 mainland Chinese got admitted. All from McKinsey.

Can any HBSer give a brief about the preference? and what's the background of current students?

天使也爱美女

以下是引用wenronhui在2009-1-23 1:30:00的发言：
刘二飞（应该是HBS最早的中国大陆MBA）的孩子？

最有名的harvard大陆学生是邵亦波。。70还是71年的，高中考到了harvard，在上海名气好响。。

后来又是那届最有名的harvard MBA成员之一，回国创立了易趣网。。

天才

blackstar309

以下是引用天使也爱美女在2009-1-23 15:13:00的发言：

最有名的harvard大陆学生是邵亦波。。70还是71年的，高中考到了harvard，在上海名气好响。。

后来又是那届最有名的harvard MBA成员之一，回国创立了易趣网。。

天才

不是考到的，是申请到的。感觉名气也没有很大。

他是善于抓机遇的人。当然，他高中班里和他一样优秀的也不少。

HBS_2010

以下是引用letmetry在2009-1-23 0:27:00的发言：

我是菜鸟, 想请教各位HBS大虾：HBS, Stanford, CBS和Wharton 的Essay题目每年变化大吗？如果想申请2010年入学，可不可以现在拿今年的题目先写起来？

谢谢各位大虾！

每天题目都差不多，你可以参考往年的题目。

HBS_2010

以下是引用kevintown在2009-1-23 8:02:00的发言：

The R1 decission is out, 8 mainland Chinese got admitted. All from McKinsey.

Can any HBSer give a brief about the preference? and what's the background of current students?

I personally know that at least 13 people have got admitted in Round 1. There are quite a few people who are NOT from McKinsey.  It is true that there are a lot of McKinseyers at HBS, not only from China, but also from all over the world. But it would say it is not all about McKinsey. It is true that b schools do like people with consulting background, but there are also a large number of people from financial industry and corporates.

Even in terms of mainland Chinese people in my year, we have people from FMCG, VC, banking, etc. and only a couple of people from consulting.

Overall, background is only one way that will somewhat proves your track record. What is more important is your leadership potential.

kevintown

Thanks, for the input.

I read on Harbus and learned from alumni that Consulting is prominent in HBS. But that also makes us unique and valuable

MBA News: Toughest Year Ever at HBS?

January 25th, 2009 | Posted in News, Blogroll

Many MBA candidates learned their fates this week, after patiently (or maybe impatiently?) waiting for HBS to release its admissions decisions. Of course, for those who were disappointed by the results, it is difficult to take solace in the clichés offered by the admissions offices, pertaining to the competitiveness of the application process and the quality of applications this year. But, is there some truth behind the clichés? Could this year actually be that competitive? The answer, at HBS at least, is yes.

Gaining admission to HBS this year will be challenging  not only because of the volume of applications but also because of the quality of applicants – a fact to which HBS Dean Jay Light attested on his Virtual Learning Series call (December 16th).  During this alumni call, for paid members of HBS’s alumni associations, Dean Light told listeners that applications in the first round were up by 24% (which would indeed put HBS on pace to receive a record number) and declared that this was the “best set of applicants ever.”  Dean Light added that it was the biggest cyclical response recorded in the history of the school. According to a listener, Dean Light stated that the school was considering taking in extra students and joked that they may even add an extra section. We would not recommend that MBA candidates hold their breath for the extra section, but it is possible that HBS may try to squeeze a few extra seats into the classroom. Time will tell…

JLivermore

HBS的同学们好，我想问一下HBS有没有比较prefer GMAT一战分数比较高（比如上760+）的同学的。。。。谢谢~~~我二战过，但似乎觉得牛人们都是一战成名的。。。。

HBS_2010

To JLivermore:

GMAT或许重要 但绝不是最重要的、
至于一战二战 这就更不重要了

如何写出出挑的essay才是取胜之道
申请任何一所顶级商学院都是这样吧

[此贴子已经被作者于2009-3-17 5:04:54编辑过]

vivienne07

以下是引用HBS_2010在2009-1-28 12:11:00的发言：

I personally know that at least 13 people have got admitted in Round 1. There are quite a few people who are NOT from McKinsey.  It is true that there are a lot of McKinseyers at HBS, not only from China, but also from all over the world. But it would say it is not all about McKinsey. It is true that b schools do like people with consulting background, but there are also a large number of people from financial industry and corporates.

Even in terms of mainland Chinese people in my year, we have people from FMCG, VC, banking, etc. and only a couple of people from consulting.

Overall, background is only one way that will somewhat proves your track record. What is more important is your leadership potential.

As I understand, there are 8-10 mainland chinese in your class. If 13 sth ppl got admitted in R1, does that mean the mainland chinese quota /target for the 2011 class is almost filled up?

HBS_2010

likely this year's quota for Chinese students has been increased