Admission
HBS MBA looks for candidates who exhibit leadership potential, capacity for intellectual growth, and the drive to make a difference in their communities. The school aims to attract students representing a wide range of interests, perspectives and experiences as reflected by its highly diverse student body. Each year, students representing more than seventy countries and a wide range of backgrounds - ranging from professional sports, medicine and military to consulting and investment banking - are selected at HBS.
To be considered for MBA admission, a candidate must submit the following:
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or GRE scores
- Responses to the application essay questions
- Resume
- Recommendations
- Undergraduate academic transcript
- TOEFL or IELTS score, if applicable
- Nonrefundable U.S. $250 application fee (College seniors pay a reduced fee of $100)
- There is no minimum work experience required, though work experience is highly recommended to gain successful admission
(Exceptions are very rarely made, and on a case-by-case basis, such as for Blake Gottesman, MBA'08, the personal assistant to then-President George W. Bush, who was admitted to HBS after completing one year of college.)
HBS offers joint degree programs with several other Harvard schools, including Harvard Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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