| FROM Accepted.com Blog: What Harvard Business School Is Looking For: Analytical Aptitude and Appetite |
  This is the second post in our series, What HBS is Looking For. So, HBS wants analytical aptitude and appetite. Hardly a surprise. You might be tempted to simply skim that section of the website message without giving it much thought. Maybe its not as obvious as it sounds. Lets break it down. Understanding the terms So what does analytical aptitude and appetite mean?
Do you respect results and outcomes determined by objective analysis even when they dont jive with your preconceptions, ideologies, or preferences? Does your analytic mindset allow you to be comfortable with even relish ambiguity and uncertainty? Do you help your teammates understand and use analytic approaches and thinking? Do you use language effectively as an analytic tool, e.g., when the team is facing a muddle, are you the one who can verbally separate the threads, clarify them, and guide the team to understand their relative weight and importance? How to demonstrate analytical aptitude As the HBS website indicates, for HBS, analytical aptitude is not a solitary feast (regardless of how hearty the analytic appetite). Youve got to bring your analytical chops to the table, i.e., to classroom debates and case studies, projects, etc. Therefore, to use a music analogy, you must be able not only to read and play the analytic score, but also to improvise, on the spot and with other virtuosos. The adcom will grasp your analytical aptitude from your transcript(s), test score(s), and resume. But if you feel these elements dont adequately show this dimension, use other parts of the application (essay, short answers, additional info, recommendations) to amplify it. How to show your analytical appetite As for showing analytical appetite:
Work with an experienced admissions consultant who will guide you as you mine your experiences and then craft an application that demonstrates the analytical aptitude and appetite that HBS is seeking.  Cindy Tokumitsu has advised hundreds of successful applicants, helping them gain acceptance to top MBA and EMBA programs in her 20 years with Accepted. She would love to help you too. Want Cindy to help you get Accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: 5 Fatal Flaws to Avoid: Eliminate the 5 Most Common Flaws in Your MBA Application, a free guide What Does Harvard Business School Want?, a short video Sample Essay from Admitted HBS Student: The Mechanical Engineer Last updated on May 31, 2019. Tags: MBA Admissions The post What Harvard Business School Is Looking For: Analytical Aptitude and Appetite appeared first on Accepted Admissions Blog. |
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