Fishes who went to/get accepted by HBS MBA program, can you share your background and what is unique about you to get into HBS?

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Didn't apply but my best friend did. She had decent gmat (740 I think), great work experience (bb ibank then PE), and I'm sure great recs bc she's smart and personable. She hired a consultant for b school and got in everywhere. We went to ivy undergrad. No crazy story otherwise - she's not an underrepresented minority, didn't start a nonprofit, dad isn't a CEO, didn't do triathalons or have a patent or anything like that. Just hard work, personable, and a nice career trajectory to show her ambition and ability to deliver the goods.

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I got into HBS from Deloitte. You need an ironclad and compelling story. Along with good stats ofc

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Write Your own essay

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Its why I'm at ey

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SA1 it seems like your friend had a blue-chip background. Op I recommend getting a consultant to help you.

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Recommendation on consultancies?

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E2- everyone has own story, here it's not about getting ideas, it's understanding the dynamics we are competing and get to know the reality. One cannot duplicate others background and uniqueness because it's not ours. We are here to learn the world by communication. This is similar to why journalists tend to interview successful people and audiences want to hear others successful story

^After all consultants are clients too. Just don't get ripped off with the fee.

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