the GMAT score required to enter into Harvard Business school?

Answer 1

The average GMAT score for the class entering in fall 2006 was 707. However, the Admissions Board hopes that all applicants will recognize the following: that the range of GMAT scores is very broad, that there is no "minimum" score requirement, and that the GMAT is just one piece of data among the many used to evaluate an application.

Answer 2

Harvard Gmat Score

Answer 3

HBS claims that there is no "minimum" requirement.

"What is the average GMAT score?"

"The average GMAT score for the class entering in fall 2006 was 707. However, the Admissions Board hopes that all applicants will recognize the following: that the range of GMAT scores is very broad, that there is no "minimum" score requirement, and that the GMAT is just one piece of data among the many used to evaluate an application."

- http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/faq.html


Further, an interview with the HBS dean says that many factors are taken into account, not just GMAT score.

"Is there a specific profile to be accepted to your MBA program?"

"Since Harvard Business School is a graduate school, the vast majority of our students have earned at least one university degree before they enter, but beyond that, there really is no specific profile. Our admissions officers are looking for people from a wide variety of backgrounds who have academic ability, leadership experience, and outstanding personal qualities and characteristics. But there is absolutely no standardized metric such as a minimum grade point average or minimum GMAT score or minimum number of years of work experience. Each candidate is considered as a unique individual, and all factors in the application process essays, recommendations, etc. — are taken into account to give a sense of the whole person and his or her potential for success in a demanding general management program like this. There is a common factor of ability and energy in our students, a desire to accomplish something. At the same time, I am always impressed by the diversity of their backgrounds an MBA candidate who is a physician, for instance, or a former professional athlete or military officer or the founder of a nonprofit organization or technology firm. That's one of the reasons why students learn so much from each other while they're here."

- http://www.accessmba.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=146

Answer 4

Try to score over 700.

Answer 5

Though not the only way in, but a necessity for getting into any B-School for that matter.