Real Humans of MBA Students

Published: January 25, 2022

Real Humans of MBA Students: Georgetown McDonough MBA Class of 2023

We head to Washington, D.C., for this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students to meet some new members of the Georgetown McDonough MBA Class of 2023. 283 students enrolled in the McDonough MBA Class of 2023. Thirty-two percent are women and 37 percent are international, representing 37 countries. Forty percent of U.S. students are African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, or Native American. Twenty percent identify as underrepresented minorities. During their undergraduate years, the class averaged a GPA of 3.35. Twenty-nine percent had majored in business followed by 17 percent in engineering. Fourteen percent Read more

Published: January 17, 2022

Real Humans of MBA Students: USC Marshall MBA Class of 2023

Students of the USC Marshall School of Business MBA Class of 2023 shed light on their admissions journeys and more in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. The MBA Class of 2023 at Marshall is comprised of 218 students. Thirty-six percent are women and 34 percent are international, representing 31 different countries of origin. Forty-seven domestic students identify as students of color, while 21 percent identify as historically underrepresented students of color. During their undergraduate years, the Marshall class averaged a GPA of 3.6. Twenty-nine percent had majored in business/commerce followed by 18 Read more

Published: January 12, 2022

Real Humans of MBA Students: Vanderbilt Owen MBA Class of 2023

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to Nashville to meet some new members of the Class of 2023 at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. 182 students comprise the Vanderbilt Owen MBA Class of 2023. Thirty-seven percent are women and a quarter are international, which includes dual citizens and permanent residents. The class represents 27 different countries. Twenty-three percent of U.S. students identify as minorities. During their undergraduate years, Vanderbilt Owen MBAs averaged a 3.33 GPA and represent 117 different undergraduate institutions. Classmates range in age from 23 to 40 Read more

Published: January 10, 2022

Real Humans of Texas McCombs’ MBA Class of 2023

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we meet some new members of the MBA Class of 2023 at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business in Austin. 270 students joined the Austin-based McCombs full-time MBA program. Thirty-eight percent of the class are women and nearly a quarter are international. Thirty-six percent of U.S. students identify as a minority and 23 percent overall identify as an underrepresented minority. Texas MBA students averaged an age of 29 and 5.5 years of work experience at the time of matriculation. During their undergraduate years, Texas Read more

Published: January 5, 2022

Real Humans of MBA Students: Boston College Carroll MBA Class of 2023

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, new members of the Boston College Carroll MBA Class of 2023 shed light on their admissions journeys and more. 97 students matriculated for the latest Carroll MBA class. Forty-two percent are women and 23 percent are international. Nineteen percent identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. During their undergraduate years, the BC Carroll MBA class averaged a GPA of 3.19. Twenty-one percent had majored in humanities/social sciences followed by 17 percent in business. Ten percent each had earned degrees in economics or finance. Nine percent Read more

Published: January 3, 2022

Real Humans of MBA Students: Washington University Olin MBA Class of 2023

We continue with our Real Humans: MBA Students series in the new year by saying hi to some new members of the Washington University (WashU) Olin Business School MBA Class of 2023 in St. Louis. 86 students comprise the MBA Class of 2023. Forty-three percent are women and 40 percent are international students. Twenty-five percent identify as underrepresented U.S. minorities. During their undergraduate years, WashU Olin MBAs averaged a 3.3 GPA. Thirty-seven percent had majored in business or economics. Thirty-six percent pursued studies in natural science, engineering or STEM. Twenty-seven percent had earned degrees Read more

Published: December 29, 2021

Real Humans of MBA Students: Rochester Simon MBA Class of 2023

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to upstate New York to meet some new members of the Rochester Simon MBA Class of 2023. 113 students enrolled in Simon’s latest MBA class. Forty-two percent are women and 43 percent are international. Thirty-four percent of U.S. students are from historically underrepresented groups – 17 percent are African American or Black and another 17 percent are Hispanic American. During their undergraduate years, the middle 80 percent of GPAs for Rochester Simon MBAs ranged from 2.8 to 3.9. Forty-two percent had studied business & commerce Read more

Published: December 27, 2021

Real Humans of MBA Students: UCLA Anderson MBA Class of 2023

We head to sunny California for this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students to meet some new members of the UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA Class of 2023. 360 students joined the latest Anderson class. Forty-two percent are women and 36 percent are international, representing 41 different countries. Thirty-two percent identify as minorities. During their undergraduate years, 26 percent of Anderson MBA students had studied business. Twenty percent each had majored in engineering or economics. Seventeen percent earned degrees in the humanities followed by 10 percent in math/science. The middle 80 percent of Read more

Published: December 22, 2021

Real Humans of MBA Students: Cambridge Judge Class of 2022

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we meet members of the one-year MBA program at the Cambridge Judge Business School in Cambridge, England. 221 students joined the latest Cambridge Judge MBA class. Forty-three percent are women and the class represents 45 different nationalities. During their undergraduate years, 29 percent had pursued degrees in business/accounting/finance. Twenty-six percent had engineering majors. Fifteen percent earned degrees in economics, followed by 12 percent in social sciences. Eleven percent studied the sciences and eight percent the arts. At an average age of thirty, Judge MBAs matriculated Read more

Published: December 20, 2021

Real Humans of the Dartmouth Tuck MBA Class of 2023

Get to know some new members of the Dartmouth Tuck School of Business MBA Class of 2023 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 294 students enrolled for the Tuck MBA Class of 2023. Forty-six percent are women and 41 percent are international, including dual citizens and permanent residents. Twenty-nine percent of U.S. students identify as U.S. minorities. During their undergraduate years, Tuckies averaged a GPA of 3.54. Forty-five percent had majored in the arts, humanities or social sciences. Twenty-eight percent earned degrees in STEM disciplines. The remaining 27 percent of the class Read more

Published: December 15, 2021

Real Humans of MBA Students: Minnesota Carlson MBA Class of 2023

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to Minneapolis to meet some new members of the University of Minnesota’s Curtis L. Carlson School of Management MBA Class of 2023. On average, the class size at Carlson lands at 89 students. Thirty-two percent are women and 19 percent are international. Sixteen percent identify as U.S. students of color. Carlson also reports that 19 percent of new students served in the military. During their undergraduate years, Carlson MBA students averaged a GPA of 3.45. Twenty-two percent earned degrees in business followed by 20 percent Read more

Published: December 13, 2021

Real Humans of MBA Students: Columbia Business School Class of 2023

Join us for another edition of the Real Humans: MBA Students series to meet some new members of the Columbia Business School (CBS) MBA Class of 2023. 847 students chose to attend CBS and become part of the MBA Class of 2023. Classes began in August with 614 students and another 233 will begin their studies in January. Women make up 41 percent of the class, and international students comprise nearly half (48 percent) of students. Forty percent of students identify as US minorities. CBS reports minority representation using both federal guidelines and multi-dimensional Read more

Published: December 8, 2021

Real Humans of the Rice Jones MBA Class of 2023

We head to Texas for this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series to meet some new members of the Rice Jones MBA Class of 2023. 178 students matriculated into the Rice MBA program in the fall of 2021. Thirty-three percent are women and 39 percent are international. Thirty percent identify as U.S. minorities and 16 percent as underrepresented minorities. During their undergraduate years, Rice MBA students had an average GPA of 3.51. Fifty-five percent had earned degrees in STEM disciplines and a third had studied business/economics. Twelve percent pursued degrees in humanities Read more

Published: December 6, 2021

Real Humans of the Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2023

Get to know Chicago Booth’s MBA Class of 2023 in this edition of our ongoing series, Real Humans: MBA Students. The latest MBA class at Chicago Booth is comprised of 620 students. Forty-two percent of the class are women. Students hail from 56 countries overall and 39 percent of students in the Class of 2023 are international. Chicago Booth shares the racial and ethnic identities of its domestic students in two ways. Federal reporting guidelines allow each individual student to be represented in a single race or ethnic group, and Booth also employs multidimensional Read more

Published: December 1, 2021

Real Humans of the CEIBS MBA Class of 2023

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to Shanghai, China, to meet the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) MBA Class of 2023. 120 students matriculated in the CEIBS MBA Class of 2023. Half are women and 38.3 percent are international students, representing 21 countries. During their undergraduate years, 42.5 percent of CEIBS MBAs pursued majors in business and management. Thirty percent earned degrees in science and engineering. Nearly 16 percent had majored in language and arts while the remaining 12 percent studied other disciplines. In regards to pre-MBA work experience, a Read more

Published: November 29, 2021

Real Humans of Northwestern Kellogg’s MBA Class of 2023

New members of the MBA Class of 2023 at Northwestern Kellogg are here to share their insights into admissions, what they love about the Kellogg community and more in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 508 students matriculated in the Kellogg MBA Class of 2023. Nearly half, 49 percent, are women and 36 percent are international. Twenty-three percent of the new class identify as U.S. underrepresented minorities. Kellogg also shares the racial and ethnic identities of its domestic students in two ways. Federal reporting guidelines allow each individual student to be represented in Read more

Published: November 24, 2021

Real Humans of the HEC Paris MBA Class of 2023

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students introduces some new members of the MBA Class of 2023 at HEC Paris. Typically, the class size at HEC Paris hovers around 300. However, due to COVID-related deferrals, the MBA Class of 2023 numbers 378.* Thirty-five percent are women. Ninety-five percent are international and the class represents 69 nationalities. HEC Paris MBA students averaged six years of work experience at the time of matriculation and an age of 30. When it came time to take the GMAT, the new class landed an average score of 690. HEC Read more

Published: November 22, 2021

Real Humans of UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Class of 2023

Meet some of the newest members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Class of 2023 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 296 students matriculated in the latest Kenan-Flagler MBA class. Thirty-four percent are women and 26 percent are international. Based on the U.S. attendance, 29 percent identify as U.S. minorities and 17 percent as underrepresented minorities. Within the context of the whole class, 13 percent identify as underrepresented, which includes American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Multi-racial/ethnic. Kenan-Flagler MBA students averaged Read more

Published: November 17, 2021

Real Humans of UCI Merage’s MBA Class of 2023

In this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series, we head to the University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business. Fifty-one students comprise the UCI Merage MBA Class of 2023. Forty-three percent are women and 27 percent are international. The new class represent 10 different countries. During their undergraduate years, Merage MBA students averaged a GPA of 3.47. Twenty-nine percent had majored in business/commerce followed by 20 percent in science. Nineteen percent had studied engineering and 14 percent had pursued humanities/social sciences. Six percent each had majored in economics, finance or Read more

Published: November 15, 2021

Real Humans of Yale SOM’s MBA Class of 2023

Some new members of the Yale School of Management’s MBA Class of 2023 join us for the latest edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series. 349 students matriculated in the latest class in New Haven, CT. Forty-three percent are women and 44 percent are international passport holders. Forty-nine percent of U.S. students identify as U.S. students of color and a fifth identify as U.S. underrepresented students of color. During their undergraduate years, Yale MBA students earned a median GPA of 3.69, of those who attended U.S. programs that used a 4.0 GPA scale. Read more

Published: November 10, 2021

Real Humans of Washington Foster Business School’s MBA Class of 2023

Say hello to Seattle as we chat with some new members of the Washington Foster MBA Class of 2023 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 126 students comprise Foster’s latest full-time MBA class. Forty percent of the class are women and international students also make up 40 percent of the student population. Twenty percent are Washington state residents. During their undergraduate years, Foster MBA candidates averaged a GPA of 3.42. A third of the class had majored in engineering, the leading major of the Washington Foster MBA Read more

Published: November 9, 2021

Episode 198: Real Humans of the Wharton Lauder MBA/MA Class

We have a special edition podcast episode for you in which we welcome two current students of the Wharton School’s Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies class. As part of our Real Humans: MBA Students series, current Wharton Lauder students, Wendy Yu and Juliana Escobar, share their experiences with the joint degree program. Wharton Lauder students earn two degrees in two years: A Wharton School MBA plus an International Studies MA from the University of Pennsylvania. Wendy Yu (left) and Juliana Escobar, Wharton Lauder MBA/MA Candidates Our first guest, Wendy Yu, is a top Read more

Published: November 8, 2021

Real Humans of Cornell Johnson’s MBA Class of 2023

We head to “gorges” Ithaca, New York, for this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students to meet some new members of Cornell Johnson’s Two-Year MBA Class of 2023. The Johnson Two-Year MBA Class of 2023 is comprised of 304 students. Thirty-nine percent of the first-year students are women, which represents an eight percent increase from the prior class. Twenty-five percent are underrepresented minorities, which refers to students of African American, Native American, and Hispanic American backgrounds. International citizens account for 35 percent of the class, representing 30 countries. Students in the Class of Read more

Published: November 3, 2021

Real Humans of the London Business School MBA Class of 2023

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to London to meet some new members of the London Business School MBA Class of 2023. LBS welcomed 511 new students this fall. Thirty-eight percent of the MBA Class of 2023 are women. LBS prides itself on being an international melting pot, and 90 percent of students come from outside of the United Kingdom. The LBS Class of 2023 represents 67 different nationalities. Twenty-one percent joined the new class from North America and 30 percent came from Asia. Another 16 percent of candidates represent Europe Read more

Published: November 1, 2021

Real Humans of the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2023

New members of the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2023 discuss their admissions journeys, the leading b-school and more in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. HBS’s Class of 2023 is made up of 1,010 students–an above average size since the school had implemented a deferral policy last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the admissions team split the 200 deferring candidates across the Classes of 2023 and 2024. Forty-six percent of the latest class are women and 37 percent are international. HBS shares the racial and Read more

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MBA Applywire

December 20, 2024 5:17pm ET

Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Healthcare

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG

GRE: 332

GPA: 3.5

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Florida

Post MBA Location: Consulting

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25F, lgbtq, 3 years as a registered nurse. also have started working for an early stage VC in the past several months.

December 19, 2024 4:44pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Stanford GSB

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Insurance

Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship

GRE: 318

GPA: 3.59

Years of Work Experience: 3.5

Location: Georgia

Post MBA Location: Southeast

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Looking to launch a tech startup post MBA, without any background in tech. Come from a quant heavy background and undergraduate coursework. I regularly attended admissions events, in person and online at my schools. I hope that focusing energy on my few top schools and spending a lot of time on essays will help me overcome the less than average test score (164 quant 154 verbal) and GPA.

Serial entrepreneur with a history of profitable small businesses. Was promoted twice in 3.5 years. Involved in many extracurricular activities in and outside of work. My background is very centered around financial services/insurance, is this a red flag for a pivot to Tech Entrepreneurship?

Transferred between two state schools in the southeast. School I graduated from is a top 25 undergrad business program. Obtained a few professionals designations post grad.

December 18, 2024 11:38am ET

Applying: Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Vanderbilt / Owen

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Held various positions in Finance and Accounting in a healthcare institution

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Other Companies: BCG , Deloitte , Other

GPA: 3.0

Years of Work Experience: 11

Location: International

Notes:

I am passionate about healthcare enhancing patient quality care. So exploring in that field is what I would love. Got a 72k scholarship from Vandy and named Forte Fellow. UNC 50k. I'm having a hard time deciding though my heart is leaning towards Owen

December 18, 2024 10:23am ET

Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Indiana / Kelley, Ohio State / Fisher

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Facility management

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting

GRE: 309

GPA: 2.8

Years of Work Experience: 3

Notes:

Graduate GPA -3.869

December 18, 2024 2:57am ET

Applying: IESE, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, U. Chicago Booth

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Engineering

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Undecided Companies: Amazon

GMAT: 690

GPA: 3.26

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: Chile

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December 21, 2024 8:37am ET

Accepted to Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 11, 2024

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

December 21, 2024 2:38am ET

Waitlisted at Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 10, 2024

GPA: 3.27

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: CA

December 20, 2024 11:16pm ET

Accepted to Babson / Olin

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 17, 2024

GPA: 3.9

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: South Asia

December 20, 2024 7:50pm ET

Accepted to Columbia

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on December 10, 2024

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: India

Note:

$100k scholarship

December 20, 2024 3:21pm ET

Accepted to Yale SOM

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 20, 2024

GPA: 4.0

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

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100% scholarship

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