<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I am double majoring in Industrial Engineering and French Literature (at a top 5 school). My internship experiences were in tech (Fortune 50) in data analysis and coding. I was wondering whether this aligns with what the HBS 2+2 program demands. What majors do they favor? What sort of internship work do they favor?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you read the HBS 2 plus 2 information on the HBS website, they specifically tell you what majors they “like”. If you look at the class profile for 201, the stats of undergrad majors of accepted students are clearly displayed.</p>
<p>The 2+2 program was created for students who weren’t originally on a business track and aren’t necessarily majoring in business fields, so they don’t really prefer any kind of major necessarily. I had a student last year who was a political science major get accepted into this program.</p>
<p>They say that they don’t favor any specific kind of internship work; they are more focused on the skills you learn and experiences you have. </p>
<p>No. Admitted 2+2 students have the flexibility to explore career options in a multitude of industries including traditional companies to start-ups as long as their positions help develop their professional and leadership skills. Historically, the variety of full-time positions admitted 2+2 students pursue have been similar to the diversity of industries and function areas that are represented in the MBA program.</p>
<p>The whole point of the 2+2 program was to give students the flexibility to do whatever they wanted (business-related) in the 2 years off. Many times MBA hopefuls stick to very traditional tracks (consulting, finance, private equity at big firms) in the hopes of getting in; they don’t want to stray too far. The 2+2 program was designed in part to allow students to take those 2 (or 3 or 4 - it’s not uncommon for students to request a further deferral, and Harvard usually grants it if they are still working) years to do something a little radical, like starting a business, working at a start-up or breaking into a nontraditional firm.</p>