Ep 46 | From 11 MBA Acceptances to HBS Student Body President

Former mbaMission client Hayden Tanabe was admitted to a whopping eleven MBA programs, including Harvard Business School, the Stanford GSB, Dartmouth Tuck, Northwestern Kellogg, and more. He ultimately chose to attend Harvard Business School and is currently serving as the HBS student body president. In our latest episode of the mbaMission podcast, Hayden talks with Harold Simansky and Jeremy Shinewald about his application journey, how he made his decision to attend HBS, and his experience as an MBA student and a member of the HBS student government. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to the mbaMission podcast
• 1:22 Hayden's path to HBS student government
• 4:59 Gaining acceptance to eleven top MBA programs (with scholarships)
• 6:20 Undergrad and early career experience
• 8:08 Do you need to attend a prestigious college to get into HBS?
• 9:43 Balancing applications to 11 MBA programs
• 11:22 How Hayden got into HBS
• 17:17 Tackling application essays for multiple business schools
• 19:22 Deciding between HBS and the Stanford GSB
• 25:22 Choosing HBS: residential campus and class size
• 31:30 The section experience at HBS
• 36:57 What would Hayden do differently?
• 40:22 Highlights and surprises of the HBS experience
• 44:50 Average student age and HBS 2+2 deferred admits