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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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February 26, 2025 5:04am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: U.S. Special Operations 8yos / 5 years Financial Advisor
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Other Companies: Bain , Deloitte
GRE: 315
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 13
Post MBA Location: Chicago
Notes:

Throughout my time in the Army I steadily promoted and I have had a successful Financial Advising career with notable institutions and now currently with a startup firm. Average client I manage has a liquid asset of $1.5million. I am looking to change careers as I struggle with the monotony of the job, and I am always seeking new challenges. I know post MBA there will be plenty of challenging and exciting opportunities to tackle which will hopefully help me feel more fulfillment in my professional career.
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February 18, 2025 9:55am ET
Applying: Columbia, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Brand Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Other Companies: Bain , BCG
GRE: 319
GPA: 3.47
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: California
Notes:

I applied to my programs via the Consortium.
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February 28, 2025 12:48pm ET
Waitlisted at NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via email on February 26, 2025
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: United States, boston
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Consortium R2
February 28, 2025 12:27pm ET
Rejected at Washington U. / Olin
Round: Round 3
Received via email February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 4.00
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Zimbabwe
Note:

Rejected without any Interview
February 28, 2025 11:54am ET
Accepted to Georgia Tech / Scheller
Round: Round 2
Received via email February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Jamaica, Kingston
February 28, 2025 11:19am ET
Waitlisted at NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via email February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

Waitlist with no interview for Stern. Invited to interview at CBS and Wharton though. A win is a win đź’€
February 28, 2025 11:00am ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via portal February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GPA: 3.8
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Other
Application Location: Canada
Note:

Interviewed a month ago and just logged into portal and saw that I was in.
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