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1
April 28, 2026 5:53pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Engineer
Post MBA Career: Professional Services
GPA: 2.6
Years of Work Experience: 17
Location: 09:51
Post MBA Location: Massachusetts
10
April 27, 2026 11:39am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cambridge / Judge, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Materials Engineer and Product Manager
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 8
Post MBA Location: Socal
Notes:

34M, Chinese (green card)
Bachelor in Engineering (GPA ~3.2)
Master in Materials Science (Top 30 US school, GPA ~3.2)
3 published papers (Nano Energy, Langmuir)
~9 years experience:
~5 years Materials Engineer
~4 years Product Manager (owning product lines, launching products, cross-functional work)

Goal:

Transition into more strategic / business-impact roles
Long-term target: ~$300k total comp in California
Not interested in IB / consulting
2
April 27, 2026 10:07am ET
Applying: Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Deferred enrollment
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.75
Location: United States
6
April 21, 2026 10:21am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Banking -> fintech startup
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
GMAT: 705
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: NYC
Post MBA Location: NYC
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April 28, 2026 8:40pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Early Decision
Received via email April 28, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.89
GRE: 332
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Finance, Technology
Application Location: United States
Juno Member: Not yet
April 28, 2026 8:39pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Early Decision
Received via email on April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.89
GRE: 334
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Finance, Technology
Application Location: United States
Juno Member: Not yet
April 27, 2026 11:28pm ET
Rejected at Chicago Booth
Round: Round 3
Received via portal on April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.97
GRE: 320
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Finance
Target Career: Finance
Juno Member: Not yet
April 27, 2026 7:32pm ET
Rejected at Washington / Foster
Round: Round 3
Received via email April 27, 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 27, 2026 12:57pm ET
Accepted to IESE
Round: Round 3
Received via phone April 27, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.92
GRE: 311
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: United States
Juno Member: Yes
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Haa
April 28, 2026 2:04pm ET
Enrolled: Berkeley / Haas
Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $
$20000
 , UVA / Darden $
$80000
 , Washington / Foster $
$full
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Washington / Foster
GMAT: 645
GPA: 3.6
Location: Seattle
Juno Member: Yes
Notes:

Updated from earlier post. I went to UVA for undergrad and want to stay on the West Coast, so that ultimately swayed me to Haas.
Klg
April 28, 2026 6:31am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Columbia Business School , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$20000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth
GMAT: 725
GPA: 3.5
Location: Chicago
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Seemed more fun
MIT
April 26, 2026 6:23am ET
Enrolled: MIT Sloan
Admitted: MIT Sloan , Yale SOM
Applied: Columbia Business School, MIT Sloan, Yale SOM
GMAT: 645
GPA: N/A
Location: Portugal
Juno Member: Not yet
Fuq
April 24, 2026 6:19pm ET
Enrolled: Duke / Fuqua
Admitted: Duke / Fuqua , Georgetown / McDonough
Applied: Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
GPA: 3.88
Location: Colorado
Juno Member: Yes
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