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HBS 2+2 Program

What is it?

HBS 2+2 is a unique program targeted to talented college students with high career aspirations. The program will reach them when they're making career and graduate school decisions and will position the MBA as a flexible degree that will offer them many opportunities. This new concept of deferred admission to HBS offers a guaranteed place in a future MBA class contingent upon successful completion of two years of work experience.

How does it work?

Students apply after completion of junior year in college (July 1 application deadline). Continued engagement with HBS after September 1 acceptance includes:

  • Access to select HBS 2+2 Recruiting Partners
  • Self-assessment and career coaching
  • On-campus summer program

The 2+2 program is a four year experience: 2 YEARS OF WORK AFTER
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION + 2 YEARS AT HBS = MBA

How do companies become involved?

It is very simple to become involved:

  1. Express interest in becoming a 2+2 Recruiting Partner by contacting MBA Career Services
  2. Identify opportunities at your organization that are a fit with 2+2 Admits
  3. Submit your company description and potential areas of opportunity to the 2+2 Company Profile
  4. Confirm agreement to the Recruiting Partnership Policies

Your company information will then be available to the 2+2 Admits on the 2+2 Website.

How do recruiters and their organizations benefit?

The benefits and rewards you can expect from partnering with us include:

  • Introduction to our pre-screened admits as a recruiting partner
  • Visibility to applicants from a breadth of diverse undergraduate institutions and backgrounds
  • Opportunity to increase student ambassadors on campus
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