Sample HBS Application Essays (From Real Admits!) | Brian's Leadership-Focused Essay

In 2024, Harvard Business School shook up its application process by replacing its long-running single application essay prompt with three new essay questions. In this video, mbaMission founder Jeremy Shinewald and Gatehouse Admissions founder Liza Weale review a sample application essay from their new book: 50 Examples of Successful HBS Essays (and Why They Worked).

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If you are applying to Harvard Business School, this book is a must-read. In additional to samples of successful application essays, you'll find detailed commentary from Jeremy and Liza breaking down why each essay works, from topic selection to writing structure. Check it out, and stayed tuned for our next video in this series, in which Jeremy and Liza discuss Brian's Growth-Oriented essay!

00:00 Brian's Leadership-Focused HBS application essay
01:52 Why Brian's essay works
04:21 Showing cause and effect

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