Harvard Business School
Representative name: Hilary Caplan Somorjai
Position: Director, West Coast, HBS MBA Admissions
Email: [email protected]
Open chat hours: 19:00-20:00
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The main quality Harvard seeks in a candidate is leadership potential, defined as the ability to influence, persuade and take initiative.
Harvard pioneered the case-study method of pedagogy, which has now spread to the overwhelming majority of business schools internationally, which quite often use Harvard’s original case studies. The program boasts a general management orientation with a unique emphasis on leadership. Its alumni network boasts 41,000 graduates of legendary power and prestige.
We offer a two year, full-time MBA in general management. The general management perspective is so important because no business decision is ever made in a silo, instead it is important for a leader to have a broad understanding of all elements of an organization to make it run successfully.
There are many different ways that we teach at HBS—from case method to hands-on project-based learning to simulations and small-group sessions. But all of them are highly dynamic. Highly participatory. We’re best known for the Case Method. This is the exact opposite of a lecture-based classroom. Each class is a guided discussion about a real-life business challenges facing real companies and leaders. In fact, 30-40% of the time, the person who the case is about is actually right there in class with you. The professor asks, “What would you do?” and the class discusses and debates the answers and the issues. The first year is the Required Curriculum (RC) that consists of 11 courses to give a foundation in general management. The second year is the Elective Curriculum (EC) with over 100 electives to choose from as well as the opportunity to cross-register with other schools and to take on independent projects.
Two years
Tuition: $73,440
Total estimated cost of attendance can be found here: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/financial-aid/tuition-assistance/Pages/cost-of-attendance.aspx
HBS offers generous aid throughout your time as a student and beyond – everything from Tuition Assistance (need-based), to Summer Fellowships, to Career Support & Exploration.
Boston, MA, USA
Harvard’s MBA program is among the best-known, most prestigious and most sought-after in the world. Harvard consistently appears at the top of business school rankings. Founded in 1908, it is the third-oldest MBA program worldwide and the largest in the United States, with about 1,800 students. Its main academic strength is general management and strategy. In addition, Harvard is considered strong in marketing and non-profit management.
The main quality Harvard seeks in a candidate is leadership potential, defined as the ability to influence, persuade and take initiative.
Harvard pioneered the case-study method of pedagogy, which has now spread to the overwhelming majority of business schools internationally, which quite often use Harvard’s original case studies. The program boasts a general management orientation with a unique emphasis on leadership. Its alumni network boasts 41,000 graduates of legendary power and prestige.
