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Jul 2024
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The inside scoop on HBS Essay Question #...

Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading MBA admissions consulting firm
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For the first time in more than a decade, Harvard Business School has updated its essay questions. In this much-anticipated series, we sit down with HBS alum and longtime SBC consultant Yvette to talk about each of these questions and share suggestions, tips and strategies regarding how best to approach these new essay prompts. In this segment, we tackle the ... Show More
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