To Xinking: http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/admissionrequirements.html Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL IBT) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score from a test taken January 1, 2008 or later, is required for international applicants who attended a non-English-speaking undergraduate university;
To hbs2008: 如果上次的essay内容还是你最strong的package,那你就继续用。如果不是,那你就换成更出色的story。 学校官方网站上说"Reapplicants do not have an advantage or disadvantage in comparison to other applicants".
I have a question about the recommender selection.
The immediate boss is obvious one of them. The second one could be your professor, your mentor, or some one who can evaluate you from a vantage point above you. My question is for 3rd recommender selection. If I select my peer, or the co-worker who works most close to me, does it really help my application? I'm drawing a blank here. Would you please comment on this?