BUSINESS SCHOOL

HARVARD

SUCCESSFUL

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APPLICATION

SECOND EDITION

E S S AY S

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BUSINESS SCHOOL

HARVARD

SUCCESSFUL

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ECSNS A IYI O N S SE O D ED T
With Analysis by the Staff of The Harbus, the Harvard Business School Newspaper

ST. MARTIN’S GRIFFIN

NEW YORK

65 SUCCESSFUL HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL APPLICATION ESSAYS, SECOND EDITION.

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Acknowledgments A huge credit is owed to five contributors from the Class of 2008 and Class of 2009 who helped source the content, select essays, and write critiques and chapter introductions: Aastha Gurbax and Uma Subramanian from the Class of 2008 and Will Boland, Linda Dempah, and Zachary Surak from the Class of 2009. We thank all the HBSstudents and alumni who kindly shared their personal es... says.We would also like to thank the staff of the Harbus, including Lauren Sullivan, Marianne Bakula, and Christie Cuthbert, for their encouragement and support. Lastly, we would be remiss if we did not express our gratitude for assistance from our agent, Katie Boyle, and our editor at St. Martin's, Matthew Martz.

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INTRODUCTION

You are inspired, hopeful, accomplished, and eager. You seek per, sonal and professional advancement via an MBA that will prepare you for leadership challenges in any business field. You are aware, however, that Harvard Business School receives about ten thousand applications annually, and