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October 17, 2024 4:13pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting (McKinsey); currently on secondment at Impact VC
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: McKinsey
GRE: 331
GPA: 3.68
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Post MBA Location: San Francisco
Notes:

Preference for coastal placement (e.g., no Midwest schools). Short-term post-MBA is to go back to McKinsey on an accelerated path to manager, then exit when the time is right to nonprofit management (CEO,COO) or impact investing in sustainable tech VC
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October 16, 2024 5:24pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Non-profit
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship, Undecided
GPA: 2.99
Years of Work Experience: 1
Location: Georgia, USA
Notes:

I am a first-generation female student from Europe and a non-U.S. citizen. I earned my Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration from Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Although my earlier GPA was affected by financial challenges and the need to work to support my studies, I am currently pursuing an undergraduate year (only a year as my gap year) at Brenau University on a full scholarship, maintaining a 4.00 GPA.
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October 16, 2024 1:21pm ET
Applying: Cambridge / Judge, Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, London Business School, Oxford / Saïd, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Pharma
Post-MBA Target Industry: Pharmaceutical Companies: Johnson & Johnson
GRE: 327
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Canada
Notes:

Have a course-based doctorate degree out Canada (GPA 2.9). Currently a director in Pharma with 8 direct reports (age 33).
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October 16, 2024 7:47am ET
Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Management Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey
GRE: 329
GPA: 3.34
Years of Work Experience: 4
Post MBA Location: East Coast
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October 17, 2024 8:06pm ET
Interview Invite to Michigan / Ross
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GPA: 2.85
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Hawaii
October 17, 2024 8:04pm ET
Interview Invite to Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GPA: 2.85
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Hawaii
October 17, 2024 5:33pm ET
Interview Invite to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 17, 2024
GPA: 3.4
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Mid Atlantic
October 17, 2024 5:01pm ET
Interview Invite to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via email October 17, 2024
GPA: 3.8
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: United States
October 17, 2024 4:52pm ET
Interview Invite to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via portal October 17, 2024
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 770
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Slovakia
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September 24, 2024 8:03am ET
Enrolled: Harvard Business School
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Harvard Business School , Stanford GSB
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital, Private Equity
GMAT: 770
Notes:

Late but thought I'd add my decision to the mix!
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September 13, 2024 12:28am ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: Columbia
Applied: Columbia
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital Companies: Other
GPA: 3.86
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August 20, 2024 9:28am ET
Enrolled: Cornell / Johnson
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$40000
 , Washington U. / Olin $
$100000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen, Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GPA: 3.85
Location: Miami, FL
Notes:

This is for applicants who are applying directly from undergrad to an MBA program without "post-bachelor" work experience. It is tough but possible with perseverance.
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July 31, 2024 12:10pm ET
Enrolled: Stanford GSB
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Columbia $
$180000
 , Harvard Business School $
$130000
 , Michigan / Ross , Stanford GSB $
$130000
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GMAT: 750
Notes:

Selecting Stanford GSB for smaller class size and focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
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