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March 3, 2025 6:04am ET
Applying: Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Washington / Foster, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Military Officer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Private Equity, MF, Auto, Aerospace, Undecided Companies: Booz Allen Hamilton , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Apple , Facebook , Microsoft , Boeing , Seimens
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 20
Location: Germany
Post MBA Location: Seattle
Notes:

Retiring military officer, coming from operations and strategic planner roles. Previous led teams of 80+ people, and looking to grow into a leadership role in a large company in the Pacific Northwest. Undergraduate in Arabic Language and Culture from lesser known school, and a Masters in Theology from Seminary (3.8 GPA in both programs). Will be a practice GRE and GMAT to see which is a better fit.

Questions I am considering:
Will it be better to go to an M7 program or a local MBA program if I want to find a position in Seattle?
Will the GRE or GMAT be a better fit for my application?
Should I be looking into EMBA programs instead, based on the average age of MBA programs?
Should a maintain a federal job while attending a hybrid MBA or EMBA program?
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March 2, 2025 3:30am ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: IT Audit for 2.5 years, Government Consultant for 1.5 years at time of application
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , PWC , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , Microsoft
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.6
Years of Work Experience: 2
Location: Michigan
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February 28, 2025 7:26am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Financial analyst
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America , JP Morgan
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Nigeria
Post MBA Location: USA
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February 27, 2025 6:06am ET
Applying: Cambridge / Judge, Columbia, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, U. Chicago Booth, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Family Business, Military
Post-MBA Target Industry: Family Business
GRE: 339
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 2
Location: Singapore
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March 3, 2025 3:04pm ET
Interview Invite to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 3, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.76
GMAT: 700
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: General Management
Application Location: Mexico
March 3, 2025 2:46pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 3, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
March 3, 2025 1:51pm ET
Interview Invite to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 3, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.3
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: US
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March 3, 2025 1:45pm ET
Interview Invite to Georgetown / McDonough
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 3, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: Distinction
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Zimbabwe
March 3, 2025 12:59pm ET
Interview Invite to NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via email March 3, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.67
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: NJ
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