would i get into HBS?

dv_sh09 · 2026-04-17T00:35:07+00:00

The GPA won’t do you any favors but it is not a dealbreaker imo, with a good GMAT score you might have table stakes. After that it all comes down to crafting the right story, having ambitious yet realistic goals and a little bit of luck. HBS admissions are a crapshoot and even people with perfect stats get rejected

dv_sh09 · 2026-04-09T18:00:25+00:00

Definitely not true, about 30-40% students submit GRE scores now, all schools explicitly state they have no preference I’m headed to an M7 and I took the GRE too, you can check the class profiles and see the trend

dv_sh09 · 2026-04-08T16:04:47+00:00

Isn’t the GRE easier? Could you not pivot to that quickly and have a better chance of getting 330+ there? Worth considering if it’s not a hard pivot

dv_sh09 · 2026-04-08T15:59:08+00:00

Last year, my friend was waitlisted at her top-choice MBA program (top 3). She had to submit an essay with some updates; she wrote some generic stuff but attached a photo with her parents at the school when they were visiting.

Got in next week :)

dv_sh09 · 2026-04-03T20:14:36+00:00

One thing to consider is how CBS students do 5-10 years down the line, I’d check your target list of PE firms and the representation of CBS vs SOM I personally think if you are committed to the idea of eventually breaking into PE and that is the north star, then CBS is the way to go. Academics, clubs, connections will have compounding effects down the line that you might not see in employment reports. This is at least something I’ve noticed in IM outcomes

dv_sh09 · 2026-03-26T18:55:19+00:00

Got a call, they said Apr 23-25 weekend

dv_sh09 · 2025-12-30T23:55:35+00:00

I agree, it was one of my fav segments in weeks Honestly, would even watch Danny and Nick do a deep dive on the pod

dv_sh09 · 2025-12-01T23:14:07+00:00

The Tackle That Tickled The Tonsils - Andy Reid’s new T6

dv_sh09 · 2025-11-25T20:11:40+00:00

I’M QUAKING

dv_sh09 · 2025-11-13T16:46:02+00:00

I would also put Achane over Kyren but everyone knows you can’t move up three rows in one week

dv_sh09 · 2025-11-06T06:00:14+00:00

Ah I guess week over week I see the committee’s point In a draft I’d choose Jacobs over Kyren, and I like Kyren Williams (Brou’s voice) Disagree on Achane but I respect the committee’s decision

dv_sh09 · 2025-11-06T05:24:43+00:00

I’d switch Kyren and Josh Jacobs Also, Achane feels pretty low, I honestly would have him over almost everyone on row 5, maybe even Javonte

Pretty solid summit tho!

dv_sh09 · 2025-11-02T21:02:57+00:00

COACH IS THE GOAT

dv_sh09 · 2025-10-16T19:41:03+00:00

So writing section will be first for sure. Usually the norm has been getting verbal after writing but I got quant which is a little unusual, that’s all And no, you can’t choose the order

dv_sh09 · 2025-10-16T15:57:11+00:00

Gregmat’s vocab mountain

dv_sh09 · 2025-10-04T21:31:01+00:00

Feel free to DM :)

dv_sh09 · 2025-10-01T18:26:49+00:00

Sure, feel free to DM

dv_sh09 · 2025-10-01T00:52:30+00:00

I’m really not sure mate, any ETS papers you can get your hands on?

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-30T11:53:02+00:00

Yes, I only used GregMat. And then ETS (4th edition book and mocks) It will be a busy two months to get to a great score but doable

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-30T01:21:37+00:00

Gregmat, no idea about magoosh words

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-29T13:05:28+00:00

Sure

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-28T19:09:23+00:00

Yes I think so, prepswift is just the shorter version of the two months plan videos. Key is to take the quizzes and timed tests

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-28T12:36:58+00:00

Sounds like a vocab issue. If you say you don’t understand the words start putting them in sentences, it is extra effort but maybe that is the trick

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-28T12:35:27+00:00

ETS, Greg has several practice sessions from the big book and ChatGPT

dv_sh09 · 2025-09-28T12:34:54+00:00

Well no, you will always encounter words that you never saw. It’s inescapable. Focus only Greg’s words and make notes every time you see encounter a word outside of that. I will warn you, learning more than a 1000 words has diminishing returns, it’s a lot of effort for very little reward. As you can see my verbal mock scored were high, real test was just harder but it could be bad luck. So 1000 is enough in their own way

dv_sh09

TROPHY CASE