Ep 36 | Who Gets Into HBS and the Stanford GSB?

Harvard Business School and the Stanford GSB are two of the most prestigious business schools in the world, and -- not surprisingly -- have some of the lowest acceptance rates among the top MBA programs. The Stanford GSB admitted a mere 6% of applicants for the class of 2026. Who are these admitted students, and what sets them apart from the broader applicant pool? In this episode of the mbaMission podcast, Harold Simansky talks with Gavriella Semaya and Jessica Shklar about the HBS/GSB "X factor" that gets applicants admitted to these incredibly competitive programs. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Who gets into HBS and the Stanford GSB?
• 1:09 The HBS/GSB "X Factor"
• 4:13 What type of applicant gets admitted to HBS and the Stanford GSB?
• 6:23 The importance of brainstorming before crafting your application
• 9:45 How to answer "What matters most to you, and why?"
• 11:43 HBS/GSB admissions statistics
• 16:13 How do applicants get into HBS/GSB?