Harvard Business School:New Essay Word Count

今月初めに新たな出願情報を発表した同スクールから追加情報が発表されました。
Direct from the Director – MBA – Harvard Business School (hbs.edu)

まずは下記の内容をご確認ください。

Essay news:

  • The prompt will remain the same as in previous years: “As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA program?”
  • We are, however, adding a 900 word limit to the essay. Why, you might ask? Well, we have heard from some applicants that, without a word limit, sometimes questions (and stress) arise about the “right” word length. We hope that including a limit provides applicants with a little more direction and eliminates the stress about how much is too much to write.
  • Do you need to submit 900 words? No, certainly not. Successful applicants may share what they wish to in 500 or 700 words, for example, or go up to 900.

来月の後半にはアプリケーションフォームの入力可能となるため、書類準備の手順としては、まず英文レジュメを作成し、その次に以下のQuestionsに使う実例の選定や構成を考えてみましょう。

Recommender Questions

Recommendations must be completed online. The recommendation form includes the following questions, along with other types of questions:
  1. How do the candidate’s performance, potential, background, or personal qualities compare to those of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples. (300 words)

2.   Please describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. (250 words)

こうした作業を進め、アプリケーションフォーム内のShort Questionsに回答し、最後にEssay  Questionsに取り掛かるといった手順で準備を進めてはいかがでしょうか?