How to get into HBS after undergrad? (if it is actually possible)

cbreeze
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:56:17 +0000

Sakky and cbreeze, these examples you give of people who aren’t anything special and still got in immediately after undergrad

OK, Pete , I give up, when you get into HBS after your undergrad, let us know. Good luck.



Allright, the pain in the ass of the (electronic) resume book is that it won’t let me cut and paste. I have to retype the resume.

But anyway, here is the education section for one particular HBS student who came straight from undergrad. I am including only the pertinent academic information to maintain privacy.

Education: University of California, Berkeley CA
Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in Sociology. Awarded Chancellors Scholarship.



Sakky, that was NOT a true resume. Suffice to say you know it and I know it. Detail differences from my resumes are striking. Not even Phi Beta Kappa? No other honors ? No extra-curriculars mentioned? Work of an amateur.

Note the GPAs of the following :



JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Baltimore, MD
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science – Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
· Beneficial Hodson Trust Scholar - Awarded 4-year merit tuition scholarship.
· Recipient of William Huggins Award for outstanding achievement and service to the Engineering School.
· Founder and President – HKN (National Electrical Engineering Honor Society), Johns Hopkins.
· GPA 3.99/4.00, Departmental and General Honors. Graduated top 2% of class.
EXPERIENCE





WHEATON COLLEGE Wheaton, IL
Bachelor of Arts, Business Economics
· Graduated Cum Laude, 3.9/4.0 GPA, while working 30 hours per week to finance 75% of degree
· Volunteer tutor for inmate higher education program in Cook County prison system





McGILL UNIVERSITY Montreal, Canada
B.A. European History (First Class Honors)
· 3.9 GPA; 770 GMAT; Dean’s Honor List; James McGill Academic Achievement Award; Golden Key Honor Society
· Twice elected Students Society VP by 17,000 students: a full-time position responsible for 12 staff and a budget of $2MM





THE WHARTON SCHOOL and SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Economics: Concentrations in Management and Global Analysis
Bachelor of Arts: Major in International Political Economy
· Cumulative GPA: 3.9/4.0, Phi Beta Kappa, USA Today 2002 All-USA College Academic Team



One more from your beloved MIT…



MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering with concentration in Japanese
· Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma Engineering Honors Society Inductee. GPA 4.9 out of 5.0
· Elected President of Theta Delta Chi fraternity