Blog: Archive for the “Harvard University (Harvard Business School)” Category

Harvard Business School (HBS) is well known for using the case method, through which virtually all of the school’s classes are taught. Rather than resting on their laurels with regard to teaching the case method, however, HBS faculty members work hard to stay at the top of their respective games. Complementing the school’s tradition of faculty-to-faculty mentoring, in … Read More  

When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment, but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. In the spring of the first year at Harvard Business School (HBS), student sections … Read More  

You worked painstakingly hard on that application, but you never realized that it was due at 12 p.m. EST! This year, Harvard Business School’s application is due at 12 p.m. EST on the dot, and MIT Sloan’s is due at 12 p.m. PST and so on. Our point is, do not make any hasty assumptions … Read More  

Harvard Business School (HBS) just published its Class of 2013 class profile, showing both a few constants and some interesting changes. This year, 39% of the HBS class is made up of women, up three points from last year—a record year for the school. Percentages of U.S. ethnic minorities and international students have remained the … Read More  

Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an article, with quotes from mbaMission Founder Jeremy Shinewald about the changing composition of the class at Harvard Business School (HBS), and included the chart below to illustrate the class’s new stripes. MBA aspirants are highly attuned to every little twitch at HBS, but what does this change … Read More