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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 15, 2025 7:12am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Tech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG
GMAT: 705
GPA: 8.23
Years of Work Experience: 6.5
Location: Pune
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February 28, 2025 8:11pm ET
Interview Invite to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via email February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 2:1 (UK)
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Korea
February 28, 2025 7:29pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via email February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 735
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United States, New York
February 28, 2025 5:55pm ET
Accepted to Georgia / Terry
Round: Round 2
Received via phone February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.45
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Nashville, TN
Note:

App submitted Jan 1, 2025. Interviewed during campus visit prior.
February 28, 2025 4:21pm ET
Accepted to Oxford / Saïd
Round: Round 4
Received via portal February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 327
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States
February 28, 2025 3:10pm ET
Interview Invite to Indian School of Business
Round: Round 3
Received via email February 28, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 323
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India, Bangalore
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