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    2013 Fall
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    DBA in Strategy, HBS

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  1. I have not either. as does one person i got to know on this forum who equally applied for ivy.
  2. I have read many entries on this forum regarding research fit. It is a very important aspect of an application. My inquiry would address the extend to which a high research fit would make up for average GRE scores. My example: I am applying for Harvard Business School's DBA in Strategy. The undergraduate institution that I graduated from has strong ties with HBS and the same research focus. We have some guest lecturers from HBS and our teaching is largely based on them. Picked as a leading student at this institute, I am writing a thesis (have written it actually, just correcting the work now) that analyzed HBS research on crowdsourcing/open innovation/user innovation and I have used their findings to abstract holistic crowdsourcing design architecture, reciprocities and proximities between user characteristics and design elements in these crowdsourcing competitions. My work will also be used in an international research project (also at HBS). Of course, I also proposed further research directions in my Statement of Purpose with Mr. Lakhani, Tushman and Michael Porter. My GRE is mediocre and I only had the chance to take it once (because of ETS guidelines and application deadlines). Is it possible to overcome the negative impression of a mediocre (above average but still) GRE with a 100 % research fit? Thanks.
  3. This definitely sounds very good. Congratulations!
  4. Hey, I´m wondering if there is a significant difference that anyone is aware of between US/European adcoms and procedures...or let´s say perceived preferences and decision criteria. Of course, there is the GRE requirement in America, which does not exist for many European graduate programs and which is considered widely in the USA. Let´s say there is an applicant for competitive European programs and he easily gets into most of them (HEC Paris, CEMS, LSE), would it be reasonable to say that he is competitive for US top programs, such as Harvard, Princeton, etc? I know this may seem like a stupid question, but I´m just thinking - just like everyone else here - about many of my US applications. Is there something that is totally different in the USA in regard to the admissions criteria compared to Europe (apart from GRE)? Thanks, Regards!
  5. I dont quite get why not waiving your right should be a problem. I´m sure everyone who lists a recommender has trust in him to write a truthful letter of recommendation (it´s not like you ask for a letter of destruction). Every application that I have completed clearly stated that I could only see them after I was accepted. I´m not quite sure why adcoms would negatively associate a not-waiving, especially because I´m sure that most successful applications want to know what recommenders said that got you into that school. It´s not like you see them in advance. Anyway, I have ticked "not waving" in one of 7 applications. Should I write the admissions office to change that?
  6. We all are familiar with the frustration that may be encountered after discovering a typo too late. I know that one may resubmit a sop or a least utter a hint to the admissions committee. I am now unsure whether or not I should in the following case: Harvard economics sop, first paragraph. Instead of "an", the final version incorrectly stated "a". So in total it is stated as:"...a extraordinary...". Should I contact admissions because of this? Thank you. Regards
  7. Apart from what Tolmans Rat has said, it´s also a chance to signal that there are other competitors than the school you apply for. It´s not merely that students are looking for the best school, it´s also that schools are looking for the best students. Listing additional (maybe renowned and research matching) institutions may have the positive effect of the respective schools thinking: We´d better take this guy or girl before he unfolds his potential elsewhere.
  8. Great and a bit motivating, since my GRE could be the primary reason for not getting into the programs I´d like to get into. I´m sure that many international applicants face the same thing.
  9. Well, there´s actually a big difference between being equal and close to a native speaker and the vocabulary that gets tested in the GRE verbal section. It seems more like an excerpt of words that are used least frequently in American language. I studied at Harvard and several other institutions in English and NEVER had any problem, even with highly-advanced words. Additionally, being tested in math in another language is somewhat more difficult than if you had been in your native.
  10. I was thinking about whether or not admissions committees take the results of international applicants (non-native English language speakers) differently into account than the ones of native English speakers. For me, also the quantitative section was slightly more difficult than if I had taken the tasks in my native language. Of course, gre is supposed to level out differences in international and/or national education evaluations. For the gre is the weakest part of my application, it would be interesting to know if all other aspects were great, an only slightly above average gre would make them say there's no chance for this international applicant. Thanks and regards.
  11. Hi everyone! I am new here and I have recently submitted my application for doctoral programs at several universities in the United States. As I am (naturally) very eager to get accepted to the programs I applied for (Ph.D. in Economics at the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ph.D. in Economics at Princeton University, Ph.D. in Economics at MIT Massachusetts, DBA in Strategy at Harvard Business School), I want to ask if it was possible to get some sort of assessment of my chances from people here who have experience with the processes. Especially, for there may be one part of my application that may diminish my chances. Your help or assessment would be really helpful to me. I graduated from my high school as the best student in my class and went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science at Vienna University of Economics. I was regularly ranked among the Top 1 % of all students, have received several financial (and non-financial) scholarships for my dedication and have been elected into an honors program that selects the best 50-75 students from the university. In that context, I have also written a thesis that is forthcoming and will be integrated in a framework that will be authored by international scholars. While I do not precisely know who the scholars will be, they may very well be ones from Harvard Business School, as the institute I write the thesis at is highly connected to HBS. I have already studied at Harvard University (all courses passed with A's), as well as I have studied at Bentley University (GPA 3.70). I have developed two banking ideas for two of the biggest banks in Europe (UniCredit S.p.A. and Erste Group). Both banking ideas have experienced great success, with one being the leading banking product in Austria (and has become a household name) at the moment and it is about to be introduced in 6 other European countries. I am about to publish a 100-page banking innovation strategy package whose products, concepts and banking design architectures may encounter similar (or hopefully even more) success. I have been devoted a great amount of my time to collecting money for people with disabilities and for people in need. The foundation I volunteered for and I have been glad to have collected over 300.000 Euros for the people who need the funds. My letters of recommendation are from one well-known Harvard University graduate, from one Harvard University professor, as well as one from the director of a renowned institute in Austria at Vienna University of Economics and Business that focuses on entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy in the field of economics and collaborates with Harvard Business School, MIT Massachusetts and several more Ivy's. So, here´s the big thing: My GRE test score. While it is not completely devastating, it is not extraordinary, either. I scored in the about 60th percentile ranks on Q/V and 73rd percentile in analytical writing. My TOEFL score is ok (110/120). Unfortunately, I did not have sufficient time to take the test again, which I gladly would like to. While I know that an important part is also the letter of intent, is there a chance to evaluate if I stand a chance at all to get accepted to these programs? Thank you very much! Regards, Jonathan
  12. Thanks for your advice. Yeah, I was also thinking about that. But then again I think that they or the office might say that I shouldn´t worry about that (from my experience Harvard is very supportive).
  13. Hi, im new here and im applying for the DBA in Strategy at Harvard Business School. Even though I have proofread all submitted statements very carefully, two minor spelling mistakes have occurred in the statement corresponding to the question if the applicant considered anything about his or her career and academic patterns to be unusual. During the last editing, my Microsoft Word program seemed to have automatically edited the compositional coherence of the two words “Austrian” and “bank”, as well as it has cut the word “a”, leading to the final and wrong composition: “…I have developed banking innovation strategy package that I will release to an Austria bank in”. I am very eager to make the best impression and this spelling errors bother me. No other spelling mistakes occured. I know this might seem a bit overzealous, but I am a bit anxious about it. Does anyone here have experience with this or know from admissions comittees of how such a mistake would be (if at all and if noticed) considered? Regards, Jonathan
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