Harvard Business School is one of the topmost business schools in US and offers a wide variety of programs for MBA aspirant In the above presentation I have listed the essay topic of "Harvard Business School". for the year 2013-2014

1. Harvard MBA application Essay Topic Analysis
2013 – 2014
Harvard Business School
http://www.hbs.edu/

2. You’re applying to Harvard Business School.
We can see your resume, school transcripts, extracurricular
activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and
what your recommenders have to say about you. What else
would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy?
Yes.
This is Harvard Business School’s only essay topic for the 2013-
14 admission cycle. And as expected, this has led to loads of
head-scratching and anxiety for all the applicants.

3. Only a handful of things can cause fear in the hearts of
applicants, and one of those is a vague essay topic… But
here, Harvard has taken it a notch further by not only making
the topic vague but also the need and the word count
(if indeed you need to write this essay ).
After all,
This represents a
marked difference
to any other school
applications!
An optional essay!

4. Just answer the question in clear language that those of us
who don’t know your world can understand.
This is the additional guidance provided by the school itself to
alleviate your stress levels. And one thing you must avoid at
all cost, especially with Harvard, is to go against the advice of
the school.
There is no word limit for this
question. We think you know
what guidance we’re going to
give here.
Don’t
Over think
Over craft
 Overwrite

5. Understand and completely assess your situation and the
application that you are about to submit to Harvard…
• Does it give the school a complete picture about who you
are?
• what you have done?
• Is there a different angle to you that the school should
know about before taking a call on your application?
• Did an experience change you for the better, and if so, is
that something that would interest Harvard?....
These are just some of the questions that you need to
answer.

6. And once you have these answers, you would know for sure
whether you need to write this essay or not.
Though the generic advice would be …
WRITE AN ESSAY… UTILIZE THIS SPACE…
At the same time, understand that writing this essay just for the
sake of writing would get you nowhere .. and may even give
you negative points instead.

7. Before writing the story down, the first question you need to
answer is
how long should it be?
Given the trend over the past few years, schools especially
Harvard have been cutting down the word counts. So, last
year Harvard had 2 essays
with 400 word limit each… that’s a total of 800 words.
Now, you are an individual with some
amazing experiences and a unique
background! So, most likely, you would
have a story or two to tell. Once you
have finalized the story, how exactly
should you express yourself?!?!

8. Our estimate is that you would do well not to exceed that, no
matter how tempting, exciting and awe-inspiring your story
could become. Ideally, a strong essay should be between 600
to 750 words.
Note that there is no right or wrong word count, and a great
essay might be done in 500 words or 800 words… It all
depends on the story!
The word count is set… we now move onto the structure… In
terms of paragraphs, we suggest that you keep about 4-
5, depending on the story you have. Lesser than that and you
would have very long paragraphs, which might lose the
reader;
Greater than that and you would have too short
paragraphs, which might reduce the impact.

9. The start, as always, is critical. Go all out to capture the
reader’s attention.
“Show them, don’t tell them” needs to be your mantra here!
Take the reader right into the situation… Use vivid
imagery, metaphors, quotes… in short, whatever it takes to
make the reader curious.
After nailing down the start, the next paragraph can ideally
be used to go deeper into the experience or the issue.
•Why was this a major
challenge?
•Were there any conflicts
going on?
• How could you tap this
potential opportunity?

10. The third paragraph would focus on the decisions (if any!)
you took, or the events that happened thereafter…
Example could be .. you convinced your management to invest in
a deal that might have been perceived as risky at first… but
you dug deeper to show that it was the right thing to do…
the questions you faced… people you approached …

11. Coming towards
the final leg of the essay, the next two paragraphs must be
used to emphasize the result (needless to say, if
applicable…)… and
• more than the result, the lessons you learnt during this entire
experience..
• how does this make you better… ?
• Best case, you can tie this up with how this has led you to
your chosen path and your next stop…
The conclusion must in some subtle way also justify why you
wrote about this essay … how the aspect you covered about
your candidature in the essay are not covered elsewhere.

12. Some topics that you must look at would be:
1. Leadership experience… a project at work/in your local
community/at a club.. something you are proud of?
2. Extracurricular experience… a state-level sports player..
how did that experience help you perform under
pressure/deadlines… work well within a team etc.?
3. Ethical dilemma situations… moral/ethical crisis.. how
did you handle? what did you learn? and how have you
grown since then.

13. Remember that this is the only place in your entire application
where you are (figuratively!) speaking to admissions
committee…
Show them that you are not just an application on paper and
that there is much more to you than meets the eye
(comes out of the recommendation/resume/transcripts etc…)

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