In a recent post to her Director’s Blog, Harvard Business School (HBS) Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Dee Leopold shared her team’s plans to notify prospective candidates who submitted applications as part of HBS’s Round 1 this year.
“On Monday, December 19th – hopefully at noon Boston time – all Round 1 interviewees will receive an email saying their decision is available online,” she wrote. She added that her team does not make any calls ahead of time. “None. And that’s a promise,” she said. “Whatever the news is for you, we want to make sure you at least have control over the timing,” she continued.
On December 19th, candidates who have been admitted or denied a place in the next HBS class will learn their fate. In addition, Leopold shared, her team will invite about 120 or so candidates to join the waitlist. Those who are invited to join this list will receive additional information from Dana Scalisi, who manages this process.
Leopold will also have call-in hours in January for candidates who are denied admissions after an interview. “I wouldn’t call these ‘feedback’ calls since they aren’t very detailed…but sometimes it can be reassuring to hear that there were not specific weaknesses in an application, but rather just the reality of a highly selective process with the goal of maximizing the mix of voices and perspectives in the classroom,” she said.
Good luck to all those who are waiting anxiously!
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