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September 14, 2026 6:31am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg
Intake Year: 2028
Pre-MBA Career: Technology (Industrial Cybersecurity)
Post MBA Career: Technology
GMAT: 695
GPA: 4.57
Years of Work Experience: -9
Location: Singapore
Post MBA Location: USA, Singapore
Notes:

Planning to apply 2027 R1 but doubtful on whether the school list makes sense and whether my profile is competitive enough given the stats. I have a year to prepare for applications so I am trying my best to fix any gaps, and I would be grateful for any insights/advice.

Demographics: 24F, Indian, long-term Singapore resident

GMAT: 695 Focus (Q87 / V84 / DI85) | Superscore: 705

GPA: 4.57 / 5.0 (First Class), B.E. in Computer Science (Specialized in Cybersecurity & AI) from a Singapore university

Field: OT/Industrial Cybersecurity

Work Experience (4 years at matriculation):

Current: Product Cybersecurity Engineer at F500 Industrial Automation MNC. Leading security strategy and activities for a portfolio of industrial/IoT applications. Coordinating cross-functional engineering teams across US and APAC (but no direct reports).

Previous: Cybersecurity Engineer at F100 Industrial Automation MNC. Company award recipient for automating risk assessment processes across APAC teams. Hold specialized industry certifications.

Extracurriculars & Leadership:

Active mentor for foreign domestic workers (financial empowerment + digital literacy) and rural youth employability programs in Asia.

Active speaker/volunteer at a regional Women in Tech community;

College: Dance Captain for 2 years, selected for INSEAD mentorship & Bloomberg Women in Finance programs.

Career Goals

Short-Term: Product Security / Tech Leadership at an industrial technology firm or specialized B2B tech advisory practice.

Long-Term: Launch/lead an industrial cybersecurity advisory practice focused on industrial SMEs across Southeast Asia.

Why MBA: Transition from technical execution to business/product strategy, build executive leadership capability.

Questions: Is the above school list reasonable or should I be dropping (or adding) any schools? Given my overrepresented background, is my profile competitive or do I need to work on some aspects?

Thank you in advance!
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September 13, 2026 3:02pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Penn / Wharton, Rice / Jones, Stanford GSB, UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Petroleum Engineer
Post MBA Career: Energy, Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil
GMAT: 665
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Texas
Post MBA Location: Texas/Southwest
Notes:

Hey Y'all,

Background: 27M, Mexican-American based in Texas

I am planning to apply this year. I studied petroleum engineering at a large Texas school and graduated with a 3.4 GPA. After graduating, I started working as a field engineer for a oil field services company for about 3 years. I was then promoted into more of an in office engineering role at this service company where I work with modeling & data analysis. I have been doing the in office engineering for about 2 years.

Post MBA, I want to work at a large oil company (think Shell, Chevron, etc) in acquisitions and divestitures using my engineering background + business skills.

Extracurriculars:
-I volunteer with coaching a local youth baseball league
-I volunteer with Hispanic students with college prep & admissions
-I volunteer with GED tutoring

Looking forward to hearing on how to improve my profile! I am really looking to maximize possible scholarships.
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September 13, 2026 11:41am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: MBB Consulting
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
GMAT: 715
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Mexico
Post MBA Location: NYC
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September 12, 2026 8:16am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Engineering
Post MBA Career: Real Estate
GMAT: 715
GPA: 3.98
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Chicago
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September 14, 2026 11:43am ET
Interview Invite to UVA / Darden
Round: Early Decision
Received via email September 14, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.84
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York City
Juno Member: Not yet
September 14, 2026 11:18am ET
Applied to London Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)
GPA: 2.7/4
EA: 156
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career: Health Care, Consumer Goods
Application Location: India
Note:

Is 156 a good enough score to offset the UG GPA? I had a humanities undergrad and explained the GPA + submitted existing master’s academics that are better.
Juno Member: Not yet
September 14, 2026 9:40am ET
Applied to Chicago Booth
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
Application Location: India
Juno Member: Not yet
September 14, 2026 2:14am ET
Applied to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.79
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, FinTech
Application Location: Thailand
Juno Member: Not yet
September 14, 2026 2:12am ET
Applied to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.79
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, FinTech
Application Location: Thailand
Juno Member: Not yet
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CBS
September 12, 2026 5:29am ET
Enrolled: Columbia Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School
Applied: Columbia Business School
GPA: 8.05
Location: Brazil
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

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September 12, 2026 5:17am ET
Enrolled: Columbia Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School
Applied: Columbia Business School
GMAT: 725
Location: USA
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Waitlisted, 7/28 - admitted 9/10
September 10, 2026 8:23am ET
Enrolled: Lauder Institute
Admitted: Columbia Business School $
$50000
 , Dartmouth / Tuck , Lauder Institute , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$40000
 , Penn / Wharton , UVA / Darden $
$50000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Lauder Institute, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.62
Location: Hawaii
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

US veteran, ORM
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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
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