THE HARD FACTS

Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2024

• 8,264: The number of applications Harvard Business School received

• 7%: The approximate number of candidates Stanford Graduate School of Business admitted

• 729: The average GMAT score for the entering class at Berkeley Haas

• 77: The number of countries represented at Wharton

• 3.6: The average GPA for the entering class at Columbia Business School

You have seen the statistics. They are widely available. They do not paint a rosy picture - but they don’t tell the full story either. The real question should be: what is behind the statistics?

Now for some lesser known facts – information schools are more hesitant to share

• Applicants are not created equal. A candidate does not compete against the full pool of applicants – a candidate competes against applicants with a similar profile.

• Hundreds of applicants with 760+ are routinely rejected from the M7 schools.

• Schools view the GRE and the GMAT equally. The tests are different and you should take the test which better aligns with your skillset.

• It is possible to be admitted with a 3.0 GPA.

• Schools manage their yield. You have a better chance of gaining admission if a school believes you will accept their offer.

How do you beat these odds? How do you increase your chance of admission at HBS? How do you move the needle from 12% to 40%?

That is where I enter the picture. As an MBA application advisor, I have experience helping candidates figure out how to pinpoint the most interesting parts of their background while providing some tricks of the trade.