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About 1 in 10 applicants were accepted last year at the  Harvard Business School , the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and  Wharton  – all of them are the top ranked  Business Schools  in the world.  What really distinguishes that one candidate who was accepted from the rest? Is there a way we can get sure-shot ways of knowing the parameter used for judging candidates during interviews? Maybe not.  But we can definitely get closer to perfection if we get an insider’s perspective, basically get to know about the kind of people who study at let’s say HBS, their qualities, their background and their personality.  So we collated answers from the posts of several Quora users, who also happen to be studying or ex-graduates from HBS, as they shared valuable information about what could help you to land into the world’s top B-school. Here are some key points that caught our attention:  Apply by your mid 20's:   HBS students are actually younger than the student

I started taking swimming lessons because I wanted to become a good swimmer. Initially, I thought swimming was easy, but it was not so. I cried on the first two days. I began swimming lessons in the three feet pool and learnt how to float. After two days, I learnt how to flap my legs and then moved on to the five feet pool. Now, I am a good swimmer. I have even got an annual membership in the club. Easy steps to learn: 1. Believe you can do it. 2. Practise — it makes one perfect. 3. Start small and then move toward bigger things. Step-by-step progress will bring out great possibilities in you. I felt ecstatic that I am finally able to swim.