This post has been marked as OLD. However, it's still relevant. The Harvard essay questions have slimmed down significantly over the years, but the advice on what goes into a good HBS MBA essay remains the same. Here's the current Harvard MBA essays. The post below should still serve you well.
>For some reason, we’re seeing LOTS of BSers who’re having trouble articulating situations that fit the “setback” essay question that HBS has asked this year. In case you don’t have it memorized already, the question goes like this: Tell us three setbacks you have faced. Not so difficult, eh? Apparently, it is. We’ve seen drafts…
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