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Inside The HBS Interview: Myths vs. Reality

by: John A. Byrne on September 29, 2025 | 222 Views
September 29, 2025
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In this video, Poets&Quants Founder John A. Byrne interviews Devi Vallabhaneni, mbaMission Executive Director and former Harvard Business School Admissions Board interviewer. Drawing on her experience conducting hundreds of HBS interviews, Devi reveals the most common myths about the HBS interview process—and uncovers the little-known realities that every applicant should understand.

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