HBS MBA program. How did you crack the nod?

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Wealthy parents usually

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Good school good grades good essays good GMAT blah blah

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Some definitely were handed it on a silver platter, but a lot of us did the above. Worked hard, tested well, and made a compelling case for who we are and how we can add to the section.

The analysts that I've worked with that eventually ended up going there have always been rockstars. The associates that I've worked with that came from there have always been terrible.

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