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August 6, 2026 9:21pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Energy Sector
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Finance, Investment Banking, Other Industries
GMAT: 675
GPA: 9.21
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: India
Notes:

I'm an engineer working in digital transformation at a Fortune 100 energy company with approximately three years of experience by matriculation. My role involves translating business requirements into SAP solutions while working across global stakeholders on transformation programs, process improvements, migrations, upgrades, and business divestments. I've also had opportunities to lead initiatives beyond my formal responsibilities and was promoted relatively early.

Outside work, community building has been a consistent theme throughout my journey. During university, I was involved across technical, entrepreneurship, photography, and comedy etc organized a startup recruitment fair connecting startups with students, and helped build student learning initiatives. At work, I've continued that pattern by introducing team traditions and contributing to DEI initiatives.

Post-MBA I'm targeting consulting (ideally MBB or another top strategy firm) before transitioning into corporate strategy or product leadership within the energy/technology space.

My application theme focuses less on technical expertise and more on being someone who creates momentum, builds communities, and influences change without formal authority.

I'd appreciate feedback on:

Competitiveness for these schools.
Whether my positioning is differentiated.
Scholarship prospects.
Any gaps you see in my profile or story.
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August 6, 2026 6:33am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Policy Analyst
Post MBA Career: Energy, Undecided
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.86
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Boston
Post MBA Location: Boston
Notes:

Have worked in strategy/policy at a large utility for 3 or so years now, mostly focused on transmission and energy policy. Much more focused on policy but I have some financial experience. Lots of experience with data center interconnection and large load policy, which I would look to use to my advantage in applications.

Completed Yale Financing Clean Energy 6 month course

Promotion is very likely around November or so. It's mostly a title change, but it should also come with more responsibility.

Strong volunteer experience coaching youth sports.
7
August 3, 2026 1:17pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2028
Pre-MBA Career: Big 4 Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Health Care, Management Consulting, Technology
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.88
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: DC
6
July 30, 2026 5:40pm ET
Applying: Cambridge / Judge, HEC Paris, IESE, INSEAD, London Business School, Oxford / Saïd
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Technology
Post MBA Career: Technology
GMAT: 665
GPA: 8.2
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Japan
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August 6, 2026 11:42pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on June 30, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.65
GRE: 322
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Northeast, USA
Note:

Accepted with $80k scholarship
Juno Member: Not yet
August 6, 2026 7:27pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist at Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via email August 6, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Juno Member: Not yet
July 30, 2026 6:48pm ET
Applied to Penn / Wharton
Round: Round 1
Received via email
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.39
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Bain, BCG, Kearney, LEK Consulting, McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC Strategy&
Application Location: United States, Chicago
Juno Member: Not yet
July 30, 2026 6:46pm ET
Applied to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.39
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: LEK Consulting, PWC Strategy&, Oliver Wyman, McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Consulting
Application Location: United States, Chicago
Juno Member: Not yet
July 30, 2026 6:43pm ET
Applied to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.39
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Bain, BCG, Kearney, KPMG, LEK Consulting, McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC Strategy&, Consulting
Application Location: United States, Chicago
Juno Member: Not yet
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June 28, 2026 7:54pm ET
Enrolled: UT Austin / McCombs
Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs $
$10,000
Applied: UT Austin / McCombs
GPA: 3.05
Location: Dallas, Tx
Juno Member: Yes
NYU
June 27, 2026 5:05am ET
Enrolled: NYU Stern
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$70000
 , Michigan / Ross , NYU Stern , Rochester / Simon $
$130000
 , UVA / Darden $
$30000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, Rochester / Simon, UVA / Darden
GPA: 3.6
Juno Member: Yes
UVA
June 25, 2026 7:04am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$40000
 , Cornell / Johnson , Georgetown / McDonough , UCLA Anderson , UVA / Darden $
$40000
Applied: Harvard Business School, UVA / Darden, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Georgetown / McDonough, Cornell / Johnson, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Berkeley / Haas
Entering Year: Other
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.75
Location: USA
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Deferred Enrollment. Kind of rushed the application process, curious if that could have contributed to my M7 results or if it was test score or my overrepresented profile.
Em
June 17, 2026 10:49am ET
Enrolled: Emory / Goizueta
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$65,000
 , Emory / Goizueta $
$125,000
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UT Austin / McCombs, Berkeley / Haas
GMAT: 705
GPA: 3.1
Location: India
Juno Member: Yes
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