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Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden

Pre-MBA Career: Big4 Deals Consulting

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Finance, Commercial Banking, Diversified, Corporate, Management Consulting

GMAT: 675

GPA: 3.72

Location: Marietta, GA

Post MBA Location: New York City

Notes:

Applying to deferred programs this year, would love to hear thoughts on my application.

675 GMAT Focus, 3.723 at Non Target Undergraduate, Finance Major. Decent extra curricular on-campus, for internship experience started college with internship at a small ABL shop, interned sophomore summer/junior school year at a large publicly traded mortgage company doing Risk, interned after junior year at a Big4 doing Risk Consulting for FSOs. Returning FT to same B4 in Deals practice.

Would love to hear thoughts. Thanks.

April 14, 2026 10:15am ET

Applying: Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Lauder Institute, London Business School, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB

Intake Year: 2027

Pre-MBA Career: Orthopedic Surgeon

Post MBA Career: Consulting, McKinsey, Healthcare, Management Consulting, Technology

GRE: 328

GPA: 3.5

Years of Work Experience: 13

Location: UK

Post MBA Location: US, UK, Switzerland, HK, Europe

Notes:

Orthopaedic surgeon with cross-border training/work exposure i.e. UK, HK & Pakistan
• Strong involvement in research, publications, and innovation-related work
• Interested in the intersection of clinical medicine, healthcare systems, digital health, and business
• Long-term goal is to move from being a clinician to a broader leadership role where I can help build, scale, or evaluate healthcare solutions

April 12, 2026 10:23am ET

Applying: London Business School, Oxford / Saïd, SDA Bocconi

Intake Year: 2026

Pre-MBA Career: Civil Engineer with PPP experience and certification

Post MBA Career: Finance

GPA: 4.48

Years of Work Experience: 10

Location: Uganda

Post MBA Location: London, UAE or Europe

Notes:

African female - after 7 years at an international engineering consultancy and 3 in public sector, looking to get into infrastructure finance through an infrastructure focused MBA and internship pipeline. Certified PPP practitioner but not ao much leadership experience. Hoping to join a big 4 infrastructure advisory or infrastructure fund post MBA.

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MBA Livewire

April 23, 2026 5:27am ET

Applied to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 3

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.8

GRE: 315

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Post MBA Career: Finance, Venture Capital

Application Location: Europe

Juno Member: Not yet

April 23, 2026 3:51am ET

Interview Invite to Yale SOM

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 22, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: International (4.12/5)

GRE: 320

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Consulting

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Note:

My expectations are very low, I am actually surprised that I got an interview with my average stats. Obviously, I will go prepared but I have very low expectations

Juno Member: Not yet

April 22, 2026 6:26pm ET

Interview Invite to Chicago Booth

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 22, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 3.74

GMAT: 615

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Healthcare

Application Location: Bay Area, California

Note:

Interview will be conducted sometime between May 1 and May 14

Juno Member: Not yet

April 22, 2026 6:25pm ET

Rejected at MIT Sloan

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 22, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 3.74

GMAT: 615

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Healthcare

Application Location: Bay Area, California

Juno Member: Not yet

April 22, 2026 1:50pm ET

Applied to Penn / Wharton

Round: Round 3

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 4.0

GRE: 322

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Juno Member: Not yet

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MBA DecisionWire

CBS

April 22, 2026 12:59pm ET

Enrolled: Columbia Business School

Admitted: Columbia Business School $

$100000

, Duke / Fuqua $

$20000

, NYU Stern , Berkeley / Haas , UVA / Darden $

$90000

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

GMAT: 750

GPA: 7.4/10.0

Location: Mumbai, India

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

I feel very fortunate that I did not have to make a difficult decision. Columbia has always been my dream school, and the scholarship is the cherry on top. Given my career goals in finance (IB/IM), I can’t think of a better fit than CBS.

I would advise applicants to apply in EA/Round 1 and to articulate career goals that builds on their work ex.

Wha

April 22, 2026 10:55am ET

Enrolled: Penn / Wharton

Admitted: Northwestern / Kellogg $

$10000

, UCLA Anderson $

$140000

, Penn / Wharton , NYU Stern $

$40000

, Columbia Business School , Berkeley / Haas

Applied: Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, NYU Stern, Columbia Business School, Berkeley / Haas

GMAT: 675

GPA: 3.58

Location: New York, NY

Juno Member: Yes

Notes:

My decision mainly came down to choosing between Wharton and Kellogg’s MBAi program. Given my technical background, I felt Wharton’s curriculum offered greater flexibility and the opportunity to learn from a more diverse group of classmates. I also had a very positive experience during Wharton’s admit weekend, which helped solidify my decision.

Sta

April 20, 2026 1:47pm ET

Enrolled: Stanford GSB

Admitted: Harvard Business School , Stanford GSB , UCLA Anderson $

$186000

, USC / Marshall $

$150000

, Duke / Fuqua $

$120000

Applied: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, Columbia Business School

GRE: 324

GPA: 3.51

Location: Virginia

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

I was overwhelmed at first but once I took a pause, I feel confident that I want to be a part of the smaller, stronger GSB community and that learning in the larger, more segmented HBS environment and with exclusive use of the case method isn't the best choice for me. Hopefully I get enough meaningful aid!

Wha

April 20, 2026 11:41am ET

Enrolled: Penn / Wharton

Admitted: Columbia Business School $

$200k

, Penn / Wharton

Applied: Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB

GRE: 331

GPA: 3.4

Location: New York

Juno Member: Yes

Notes:

Fxxx it we ball. Wharton was my dream school from the beginning. I know it’s crazy to turn down a full ride but I’m young and will be working for at least the next 20 years. The money will come back I guess (I hope)

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