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4
May 2, 2026 12:39am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Startup/ Strategy Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC Strategy&, Technology, Other
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.6
Years of Work Experience: 6
Notes:

- International Male, 26, southeast Asian (non-Chinese/indian)
- BEng, top 15% of the class, the best local uni (but unknown outside of the country)
- (0.5Y) Global LDP program of a F500, left early to join consulting
- (2.5Y) at S&, strategy consulting in the field of fintech/ banking, top tier performance (5% of the cohort in the region, early promotion)
- (1Y) Left S&, started my own fintech for underserved teenagers, got pre-seed funding from a tier 2 Banking VC, closed after a year due to regulations change, small scale with multiple impact rewards (20k+ farmers

Goals: Join a fintech in the US (strategy div), or Financial services consulting (like OW, McK) incase i can't secure a fintech position (internationals), with a long term goal of starting another fintech

4
May 2, 2026 12:38am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Startup/ Strategy Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Other, Technology, PWC Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, McKinsey
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.6
Years of Work Experience: 6
Notes:

- International Male, 26, southeast Asian (non-Chinese/indian)
- BEng, top 15% of the class, the best local uni (but unknown outside of the country)
- (0.5Y) Global LDP program of a F500, left early to join consulting
- (2.5Y) at S&, strategy consulting in the field of fintech/ banking, top tier performance (5% of the cohort in the region, early promotion)
- (1Y) Left S&, started my own fintech for underserved teenagers, got pre-seed funding from a tier 2 Banking VC, closed after a year due to regulations change, small scale with multiple impact rewards (20k+ farmers

Goals: Join a fintech in the US (strategy div), or Financial services consulting (like OW, McK) incase i can't secure a fintech position (internationals), with a long term goal of starting another fintech

8
May 1, 2026 9:23pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2028
Pre-MBA Career: Finance Technology
Post MBA Career: Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Investment Banking, Finance, McKinsey, Consulting, Bain, BCG
GMAT: 715
GPA: 9.16
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: India
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

Education: B.Tech Information Technology (Tier-2 college)
GPA: 9.16/10 (Converted equivalent: 3.91).
Standardized Testing: 715 GMAT Focus (99th percentile equivalent).

Professional Achievements (Bulge bracket investment Bank)
Role: ML Engineer , ~3 YOE now (will have 5 at the time of matriculation).

High-Impact Innovation: Awarded "Most Innovative Project" for three consecutive years (2024 ,2025 and 2026).

Secured 1st Place in 2025 and 2nd Place in 2024 in the Technology Innovation Program

Revenue Generation: Designed and implemented a scalable recommendation system for wealth management that drove a 45% increase in revenue for the targeted segment.

Operational Efficiency: Engineered an Agentic AI system for automated customer support, significantly reducing overhead and optimizing resource allocation.

System Integrity: Spearheaded a performance audit that resolved critical failure rates in cloud-native microservices, ensuring zero-downtime for high-stakes financial data.

Leadership & Civic Engagement
Youth Parliament: Recognized for leadership in simulated legislative environments; developed high-level skills in policy advocacy, structured debate, and consensus-building. Winner of District level in 2025,2026

Strategic Collaboration: Partnered with senior stakeholders to align technical roadmaps with institutional wealth management goals.

Post-MBA Goal
Short-Term: Transition into Investment Banking (IB), specifically within Technology or FinTech coverage groups, leveraging technical depth to advise on M&A and capital markets activity.

Long-Term: Executive leadership within the global financial services ecosystem.

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May 1, 2026 9:29am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Architect turned Management Consultant, working with EY Government Consulting for 1.5 y at time of applications
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 338
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: India
Post MBA Location: USA

MBA Livewire

May 4, 2026 12:42am ET
Applying to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via email
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GPA: 3.96
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Bain, BCG, McKinsey
Application Location: Atlanta
Note:

I'm studying for the GRE right now, aiming for a ~320 score. I currently work in the airline industry working on commercial strategy and was accepted into a highly competitive rotational program coming out of undergrad. I'm hoping to get an MBA and pivot to MBB consulting, with the goal of eventually returning back to the aviation industry as an experienced leader. My geographical preference post-MBA is in the South. My target school list includes Duke Fuqua, Emory, Wharton, Ross, Kellogg, and HBS. I would appreciate some advice regarding the odds of attaining my target school list and how I should approach the upcoming application season.

Juno Member: Not yet
May 3, 2026 10:44pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to London Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via email on April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 317
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Latam
Juno Member: Not yet
May 3, 2026 9:42am ET
Applied to Penn / Wharton
Round: Round 3
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.73 (T40 u/g)
GRE: 331
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate
Juno Member: Not yet
May 3, 2026 9:40am ET
Applied to Penn / Wharton
Round: Round 3
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.73
GRE: 331
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Finance, Private Equity, Real Estate
Juno Member: Not yet
May 2, 2026 1:43pm ET
Interview Invite to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 3
Received via email May 2, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 4.00
GMAT: 795
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology
Application Location: New York City, USA
Juno Member: Not yet

MBA DecisionWire

Chi
May 3, 2026 1:12pm ET
Enrolled: Chicago Booth
Admitted: Chicago Booth $
$40000
,
Columbia Business School , NYU Stern , Yale SOM $
$50000
Applied: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Yale SOM
GMAT: 685
Location: Latam
Juno Member: Not yet
NYU
May 1, 2026 11:19am ET
Enrolled: NYU Stern
Admitted: NYU Stern , UCLA Anderson , UVA / Darden $
$60,000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden
GPA: 3.68
Location: New York
Juno Member: Not yet
Wha
May 1, 2026 11:05am ET
Enrolled: Penn / Wharton
Admitted: Chicago Booth , Columbia Business School , Cornell / Johnson $
$90000
,
Duke / Fuqua $
$130000
,
Emory / Goizueta $
$112000
,
Penn / Wharton $
$70000
Applied: Penn / Wharton, Northwestern / Kellogg, Michigan / Ross, Emory / Goizueta, Duke / Fuqua, Cornell / Johnson, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth
GRE: 327
GPA: 3.87
Location: Chicago
Juno Member: Not yet
UVA
May 1, 2026 7:48am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $
$60000
,
UVA / Darden $
$120000
,
Washington / Foster $
$full
Applied: Harvard Business School, UVA / Darden, Washington / Foster, Berkeley / Haas
GRE: 331
GPA: 3.87
Location: Seattle, WA
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

I ultimately felt like Darden had the best resources for consulting recruiting, and I love the case method. Was also reassured by current students that it is still possible to recruit for and land offers with west coast consulting offices. Met great people at all of the schools though, best of luck to everyone!

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