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April 24, 2025 7:07pm ET
Applying:
Berkeley / Haas,
Duke / Fuqua,
Harvard Business School,
Northwestern / Kellogg,
Stanford GSB,
UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year:
2026
Pre-MBA Career:
LDP into Program Manager (global role)
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Pharmaceutical, Entrepreneurship
Companies:
Amgen
, Astra Zeneca
, Merck
, Roche
GMAT:
685
GPA:
3.2
Years of Work Experience:
3
Location:
Bay Area
Post MBA Location:
Bay Area or San Diego
Notes:
Haas is part-time. Rest are FT. Curious as what the best option is for both ROI and long-term value.
-Currently make $200k+ TC.
-BS in STEM (3.20) low rank state school
-MS in Management (3.9+) low rank private school
-Good ECs/Volunteering/Hobbies -- Founded an org that is still ongoing. On the private school's alumni relations board.
-Good story for personal statements and interviews. First-gen everything, low income.
Goals (in order of best to worst case):
1) co-founding a startup and running with it (e.g. vc funding, fellowships, etc.)
2) Chief of Staff at a start up --> Head of Dept or C-level
3) Back into another LDP in the area of interest
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