Don Loper » Harvard Business School http://www.donloper.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How Old Are the Oldest HBS MBA Students? http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/oldest-hbs-mba-students.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/oldest-hbs-mba-students.html#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:07:43 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1373 The age of HBS students is a popular topic of conversation in many forums (also see here and here). The general trend is towards students in the < 27 age range, but does that mean getting an MBA from HBS when you’re in your mid to late 30s, or even in your 40s is an impossibility? Or…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/oldest-hbs-mba-students.html/feed/ 1 Why an MBA and Why HBS? Updated. http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/mba-hbs-updated.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/mba-hbs-updated.html#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:58:00 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1362 Soon after my rejection from HBS I posted here explaining why I wanted an MBA, and why I wanted it from HBS. While my root desire to get an MBS from HBS has not changed, other factors mentioned in that post have, enough so that I felt an update was in order.

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]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/mba-hbs-updated.html/feed/ 2 DBA or MBA? http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/dba-mba.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/dba-mba.html#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:32:21 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1360 I have a cousin who is currently a DBA student at HBS, and suggested that in light of my rejection from HBS a few years ago, perhaps I should try the DBA program instead. Not only would I get to work closely with professors and get more of an education in the 4-5 year program, but DBA students pay no…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/dba-mba.html/feed/ 5 Review: HowToGetIntoHBS.com http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/review-howtogetintohbscom.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/review-howtogetintohbscom.html#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:30:06 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1269 If you’ve done a search on Google for “how to get into hbs” then you’ve probably run into the site HowToGetIntoHBS.com. The website looks horrible, but it’s a pretty good domain name, and you start reading and while it sounds a little bit like a gimmick, you read about how the guy selling this eBook is…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/review-howtogetintohbscom.html/feed/ 3 Book Review: Ahead of the Curve by Philip Delves Broughton http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/book-review-curve-philip-delves-broughton.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/book-review-curve-philip-delves-broughton.html#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:23:29 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1258 Each year roughly 8,000 people apply to the Harvard Business School, and so I hope that for the next ten years Philip will be able to sell at least that many books per year, because every prospective student of HBS should read this book. I just finished reading Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/book-review-curve-philip-delves-broughton.html/feed/ 0 Are GMAT Prep Courses Worth It? http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/gmat-prep-courses-worth.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/gmat-prep-courses-worth.html#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:47:10 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1245 I’ve taken the GMAT twice. The first time was to get into the Master of Information Systems Management program at BYU, and the second was to get into HBS (which didn’t happen, at least not the first time around). The first time I didn’t study at all. Not one bit. Since BYU had a…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/gmat-prep-courses-worth.html/feed/ 1 Are Business Consultants Worth It? Prove It. http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/business-consultants-worth-prove.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/business-consultants-worth-prove.html#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:38:50 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1243 When I first heard about business school consultants it sounded a little shady to me. But I had lunch with a new friend last week and he recommended that when I reapply to HBS I should use one. He worked for a business school consultancy and they had a 90% success rate. He said sometimes former…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/business-consultants-worth-prove.html/feed/ 0 What is HBS Not Looking For? http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/what-hbs-not-looking-for.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/what-hbs-not-looking-for.html#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:17:04 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1240 Sometimes looking at the negative is more helpful than examining the positive. As opposed to asking what Harvard Business School is looking for, what is HBS not looking for? That is, if you are an HBS grad, worked in the admissions office, are a business school consultant, or otherwise have inside information about the HBS admissions…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/what-hbs-not-looking-for.html/feed/ 0 What is Harvard Business School Looking For? http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/what-harvard-business-school-looking-for.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/what-harvard-business-school-looking-for.html#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:10:06 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1238 Due to some conversations I’ve had, comments I’ve read on my post about business school consultants, and other things I’ve read on how to get into HBS, I’m curious to know what the Harvard Business School is really looking for in their students. Future Fortune 500 CEOs, young people, old people, diversity, entrepreneurs, leadership experience, leadership…

]]> http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/what-harvard-business-school-looking-for.html/feed/ 2 Reflections on My HBS Application http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/reflections-hbs-application.html http://www.donloper.com/harvard-business-school/reflections-hbs-application.html#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:24:08 +0000 Joshua Steimle http://www.donloper.com/?p=1234 It has been two years since my application to the Harvard Business School was rejected. At the time, I put my HBS application online and invited comments and criticism. I received some great feedback, some of which was fairly harsh, but that’s what I wanted. Recently, that post was referenced on a forum on…

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