Harvard Business School Essay Tips

HBS completely changed their essay questions this year, but what does that actually mean for you? Hi, I'm Ellen, the MBA coach and I share all the best kept secrets. You need to get into a top mba. So instead of having one kind of long essay question like they've had in the past, you're going to have to answer three essay questions that have relatively short word counts. So essay one has this business minded theme and you're going to need to talk about the experiences that have influenced your career choices and the impact that you want to make with your goals. And up next we have a leadership question. So HBS is really famous for its leadership, so you want to be incredibly thoughtful about how you answer this question and be very strategic. And then finally we have this essay that focuses on curiosity. They're asking you for a example about how you've demonstrated curiosity and it's open ended enough that you could choose something from your personal or professional life. For more tips, check the caption.