Karla Cohen

Nov 26, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | Karla Cohen |Fortuna Admissions

Harvard Business School Essays stressing you out? Karla Cohen, former HBS Admissions senior staffer breaks down how to write HBS essays that stand out. Learn how to tackle each essay prompt, showcase your achievements, and demonstrate your fit for HBS. Plus, get insider tips on what the HBS Admissions Board is really looking for.

Jun 27, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | Karla Cohen |Fortuna Admissions

In the biggest change from Harvard Business School admissions in a decade, in late June the school released new essay questions for the 2024–25 MBA application. Gone is the longstanding wide-open prompt with a generous limit of 900 words. Applicants are now asked to respond to a series of three much shorter essays. As a Fortuna Admissions coach and former Associate Director at HBS, I’m thrilled with the new HBS essays.

Apr 16, 2024 | poetsandquants.com | Karla Cohen |Fortuna Admissions

The Harvard Business School MBA application includes a single, staggeringly general essay question: “As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA Program?”For many applicants, this question is maddeningly wide-open. It’s so non-specific it can be paralyzing. And HBS offers a generous word limit of 900 words to tell your story.