<p>I know HBS 2+2 requires 3 recommendations. Does anyone know who from?</p>
<p>Hey I'm just wondering...
sakky, do you mind telling us which school you went to, or you think it's too personal and don't want to disclose it?
Also, if I'm planning on majoring EE, but already know I want to do business, and joined a few business clubs in my school, would that put me at a disadvantage for 2+2, since it asks for people who wouldn't otherwise have applied to the program? (quoted directly from either 2+2 website, or one of the articles I found online...sorry I forgot where i read it)</p>
<p>sakky already mentioned that he/she (sorry I don't know) won't explicitly state where he/she came from, but you're free to look through his/her previous posts. All 10,000 or so of them...!!</p>
<p>If you're an economics/business major, you're at a disadvantage for the 2+2 program. The program looks for, like you mentioned, people who would otherwise not have applied for a business degree. Econ/business degree holders are the most likely to apply to MBA programs, so the 2+2 program is not looking for them, although there are definitely exceptions (so I've heard).</p>
<p>Will any military commitments (ROTC) negate your acceptance to the 2+2 program?</p>
<p>I asked for business extracurricular activities...not the major itself.
Do you know about it?</p>
<p>no one?????</p>
<p>Definitely at least two from professors/academic advisors. If you can provide a third from somewhere else pretty different (like a community service organization), that will probably help you get into HBS 2+2.</p>
<p>Sorry, I found out recently it requires two recs. Thanks though.</p>
<p>I just read the posts of some of the most childish people I have ever encountered in my life...I think sakky,wildflower, transferkid and the rest of the 12-year olds arguing over ******** took half of a thread that was supposed to educate and not to be used for some ***** fight. </p>
<p>ok so to important things...is it impossible for someone with less than a 3.5 to try the harvard program or it is a waste of time...I mean a couple of points less than a 3.5 not like 3.1 or somethin like that.</p>
<p>^waste of time...</p>
<p>^^ for the 2+2 program this is a complete waste. They are only looking for students that are truly exceptional. They aren't looking for someone whose GPA is lower than the AVG GPA of students who have fantastic work experience.</p>
<p>I know I've asked this before but it wasn't really answered - will Harvard recalculate my GPA after seeing my self reported transcript? That is (I believe) what undergrad colleges do and makes sense to me, considering some schools calculate -'s and +'s on different systems (some just go straight 4.0, 3.0, etc, some do .7, some do .67) so there is some variance in the systems. If anyone knows I'd definitely appreciate it!</p>
<p>makes sense anyways that such a program requires high GPAs. To the previous poster: I think most grad and prof schools use the A- is 3.67 and B+ ia 3.33 and so forth system.</p>
<p>Hey, a question here:
if I'm planning on majoring EE, but already know I want to do business, and joined a few business clubs in my school, would that put me at a disadvantage for 2+2, since it asks for people who wouldn't otherwise have applied to the program? (quoted directly from either 2+2 website, or one of the articles I found online...sorry I forgot where i read it)</p>
<p>stanford2012,</p>
<p>yay stanford...i am a junior at stanford and i am applying to the program this year.</p>
<p>here's my two cents: i don't think that's a problem. the bottom line is that they really want these 100 or so people to be sufficiently different than their typical b-school applicants. in that sense, if your activities are business, an EE major by itself might not be enough for you to appear different - maybe, perhaps, if your grades were absolutely exceptional. i feel like getting into b-school is very much like getting into undergrad in that the name of the game is to stand out, and this appears to be especially true for the 2+2 program.</p>
<p>but i really don't think involvement in business activities in and of itself is a bad thing. i think it's important that you try to show them that you are adept at business even if it isn't your #1 priority. and keep in mind that this program is such a long shot for everyone that building your activities around it would be a bit silly. just do what you're interested in, but try to find a way to be special in the process. it will help for jobs/internships too.</p>
<p>if you want more information about how i have approached my undergrad experience in preparation for this program, send me a private message and i will give you more details. i think since we go to the same school i might be able to be helpful to you.</p>
<p>Does having internship experience hurt me? (not in ibanking or consulting)</p>
<p>^ your question is absurd. no it does not hurt you...</p>
<p>Apologies for the absurd question -- I just was unsure, since business internships are done by traditional business path students, and if business clubs were being considered as someone not necessarily eligible for the program (or, perhaps, not the best fit), it seemed logical to me that internships might as well.</p>
<p>so is there any more additional information regarding this program? I’m curious… also, does anyone know if a minor in economics hurts my chances of getting in if my major is political science/philosophy?</p>
<p>I’m shocked and horrified that no one is interested in this topic</p>
<p>Of coarse it wont hurt your chances</p>
<p>Never “blogged” before, I was inclined to do so now because I am applying for the 2+2 program and have been reading whatever I can find about it on the internet, blogs have been a source of information.</p>
<p>Here is my 2-cents, HBS has essential said they are targeting people who would otherwise NOT go to business school. As a description of a major they have said they are not necisarily looking for ungdergraduate business majors. However, all of this talk about undergraduate business and econ majors is silly…what they are really saying is that they want people who wouldnt typically apply…the overwhelming plurality of typical applicants and accepted applicants at HBS come from ibanking and consulting…the majority of people who get the top ibanking and consulting jobs are engineers and liberal arts majors…so, in my opinion, they dont want these people from college</p>
<p>They are targeting nerds, think quant job at google, really smart people who can’t stand up in an interview at Goldman well enough to get the job. The program then aims to take these people, leverage there incredible brain power, and create there managerial acunem. </p>
<p>Regular HBS aims to take leaders and gives them the gift network and reputation, 2+2 gives you the gift of network and reputation and then forms you into a leader. </p>
<p>All that being said, I think strong applicants who are strong ibanking and consulting canidates as well still have a good chance. I consider myself in that group. I am by no means a nerd it just makes the most sense that this is what the program is trying to do. </p>
<p>What do you people think of my chances:
3.53 GPA, double major in mathematics and philosophy, exceptional essays and recs. (due to some really good advice from mentors), average leadership (never started a business but did do community service in Inida type thing), 1 finance internship and 1 operations internship, 780 GMAT.</p>