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December 16, 2025 1:03pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Finance / esg
Post-MBA Target Industry: Venture Capital Companies: Other
GRE: 301
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 3
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December 15, 2025 10:46pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Pre-MBA Career: Incoming Investment Banking Analyst at an EB
Post-MBA Target Industry: Private Equity, Media Companies: Carlyle Group , CBS Corp , Walt Disney
GPA: 3.55
Post MBA Location: New York City
Notes:

I'm looking to apply to a deferred MBA program. I interned at a BB Investment Bank during my sophomore summer, and I will be returning to the same EB Investment Bank I interned at during my junior summer. Currently enrolled at a Top 30 US university.
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December 15, 2025 8:27am ET
Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Technology QA
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Commercial Banking
GRE: 165
GPA: 3.34
EA: 165
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: New York
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December 14, 2025 8:20pm ET
Applying: Georgetown / McDonough, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Accenture
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Non Profit/SI Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey
GRE: 339
GPA: 3.93
Years of Work Experience: 5
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December 17, 2025 1:19pm ET
Accepted to Michigan / Ross
Round: Round 1
Received via phone
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 320
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, Savannah
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AD Military 7 YOE, SA, SOF.
December 17, 2025 1:17pm ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.84
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, Savannah
Note:

AD Military 7 YOE, SA, SOF. Don’t self select, there is hope
December 17, 2025 1:16pm ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.84
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, Savannah
Note:

AD Military 7 YOE, SA, SOF. Don’t self select, there is hope
December 17, 2025 1:15pm ET
Accepted to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.84
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, Savannah
Note:

AD Military 7 YOE, SA, SOF. Don’t self select, there is hope
December 17, 2025 12:33pm ET
Accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler
Round: Round 1
Received via portal December 17, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.62
GMAT: 720
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Houston, TX
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Full ride
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December 15, 2025 10:12am ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: Columbia , UPenn / Wharton , Yale SOM
Applied: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.1
Notes:

I was admitted at Wharton and Columbia, and waitlisted at Yale. I took Wharton for the network.
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December 15, 2025 8:02am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Dartmouth / Tuck $
$74000
 , Duke / Fuqua $
$90000
 , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$170000
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Post MBA Career: Pharmaceutical
GRE: 324
GPA: 3.8
Notes:

Booth and Kellogg were my top choices, but can't say no to the money at Kellogg.
Klg
December 15, 2025 7:55am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Northwestern / Kellogg , Yale SOM
Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Northwestern / Kellogg, Yale SOM
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 715
GPA: 8.8/10
Location: India
Notes:

Kellogg is my top preference. Shall I apply to Booth/Columbia and Ross in round 2 knowing I won't go despite getting accepted only to negotiate a scholarship with Kellogg.
Mic
December 6, 2025 6:01pm ET
Enrolled: Michigan / Ross
Admitted: Michigan / Ross
Applied: Michigan / Ross
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 735
GPA: 6.01/10
Location: India
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