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It’s been said that coming to HBS is like drinking from a fire hose; it’s an intense and transformative couple of years. For the Class of 2015 – out in the “real world” for a few months now – we wondered what perspective these months out of school have granted them. What do they wish they’d done differently? What do they wish they’d known? What advice do they have for prospective students and new students? [...]
While the first year curriculum gives all students the same foundational business skill set, the second year is more of a choose-your-own-adventure story. Some students choose to continue taking a broad swathe of courses, while others concentrate in specific fields and function areas. Find out what prospective students should know about pursuing independent projects at HBS. [...]
While it’s true that students come to HBS to develop their leadership skills and learn the fundamentals of general management, what they take away tends to be so much more. [...]
During my first year at HBS, I was given training wheels in the form of 93 new friends/sectionmates and an Outlook calendar that told me exactly where I needed to be when. The notion of choice didn’t really exist during my first year on campus. Instead, I tried to assimilate and adapt to the norms of HBS while keeping my head above the proverbial water. And just like that, everything changed my EC year – the training wheels were off! [...]
I applied to MBA programs because I wanted to change careers. I went from spending six years at one company to trying out a number of industries and function areas in two years. [...]
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