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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
14
April 15, 2026 12:57pm ET
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.
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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
April 27, 2026 12:20pm ET
Interview Invite to Stanford GSB
Round: Early Decision
Received via email April 27, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.90
GRE: 323
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Juno Member: Not yet
April 26, 2026 4:03pm ET
Rejected at Chicago Booth
Round: Round 3
Received via portal on April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 4.0
GRE: 322
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Target Career: Healthcare
Juno Member: Not yet
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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: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden
GPA: 3.88
Location: Colorado
Juno Member: Yes
Haa
April 24, 2026 3:36pm ET
Enrolled: Berkeley / Haas
Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$30000
 , Berkeley / Haas
Applied: Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, Dartmouth / Tuck, Berkeley / Haas
GRE: 326
GPA: 3.08
Location: Singapore
Juno Member: Not yet
Klg
April 23, 2026 10:26am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck $
$20000
 , Northwestern / Kellogg , UVA / Darden
Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden, Columbia Business School
GMAT: 715
Location: Pakistan
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

As an international the NU loan option and the location Kellogg offered were alternatives that ultimately pushed me towards Kellogg as opposed to Tuck. Also have my wife joining, where a commitment to Evanston made more sense as opposed to Hanover
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