Real Humans of MBA Students

Published: November 15, 2023

Real Humans of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, new members of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School (JHU Carey) MBA Class of 2025 share their admissions journeys. The Carey Business School MBA Class of 2025 numbers 65 students. Fifty-one percent are women, which marks the fourth time in the last five years that Johns Hopkins Carey has had a total enrollment of at least 50 percent women in our full-time MBA programs. Eighty-six percent of domestic students identify as U.S. minorities. Sixty-six percent of the class are international, representing 14 countries. During their undergraduate years, the Read more

Published: November 13, 2023

Real Humans of the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Class of 2025

We continue our Real Humans: MBA Students with a visit to UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School to hear from new members of their MBA Class of 2025 about applicant & student life. 253 students matriculated at Kenan-Flagler in the Fall of 2023. Women comprise a third of the class and 34 percent of students are international. Twenty-six percent of U.S. students identify as a minority and 13 percent as underrepresented minorities. Fourteen percent had served or continue to serve in the military. The new Kenan-Flagler MBA class landed a mean GMAT score of 696. During Read more

Published: November 8, 2023

Real Humans of the Cambridge Judge MBA Class of 2024

For this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we meet some new MBA candidates at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School (CJBS). 226 students joined the one-year program in the Fall of 2023. Women comprise 42 percent of the new class. All together, the group represented 45 nationalities. Upon matriculation, the Cambridge Judge class had six years of average work experience. Their average age landed at 29. When they took the GMAT, they earned an average score of 690. Get to know their diversity beyond the stats in the following pages, as six Cambridge Judge Read more

Published: November 6, 2023

Real Humans of the Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business Class of 2025

Learn more about business school life in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students featuring new candidates at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. 104 students matriculated for the Class of 2025. Women comprise 31 percent of the class and another 34 percent are international students, representing 19 countries. Among domestic students, 20 percent are underrepresented minorities. Another 20 percent of U.S. students are military veterans. During their undergraduate years, the new Mendoza class had a mean GPA of 3.4. Twenty-four percent were the first in their families to earn a Read more

Published: November 1, 2023

Real Humans of the NYU Stern MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, new members of the NYU Stern MBA Class of 2025 talk about applicant & student life. 327 students comprise the Stern MBA Class of 2025. Forty-three percent are women and 48 percent have international citizenship. Forty-seven percent of the class are U.S. minority students, and 17 percent are historically underrepresented minorities. Twenty-seven percent of students in the Stern MBA Class of 2025 hold undergraduate degrees in business, while another 27 percent majored in a STEM discipline. Nineteen percent had studied the social sciences and another 17 percent had Read more

Published: October 30, 2023

Real Humans of Emory Goizueta’s Business School MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of our ongoing Real Humans: MBA Students series, five new students at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School shed light on their road to joining the Class of 2025 and why they chose the leading program. The Two-Year MBA Class of 2025 at Goizueta is comprised of 125 students. Thirty-four percent are women and nearly half, 49 percent, are international. Overall, the class represents 16 different countries. A quarter of the new class identify as African American, Hispanic/Latinx, or Native American/Alaskan. During their undergraduate years, they earned a mean GPA of 3.47. Fifty-eight Read more

Published: October 25, 2023

Real Humans of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2025

We welcome some new students of the Boston College Carroll School of Management MBA Class of 2025 to this installment of Real Humans: MBA Students. Eighty-six students matriculated into the Carroll MBA program in the fall of 2023 at a 56 percent acceptance rate. Twenty-nine percent are women and 27 percent are international. Twenty-seven percent of U.S. students identify as African-American, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American. During their undergraduate years, Carroll MBA students had an average GPA of 3.22. Twenty-one percent had earned degrees in business and the same percentage had studied humanities/social sciences. Ten percent Read more

Published: October 23, 2023

Real Humans of the INSEAD MBA Class of 2024

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we meet some new members of the 2024J cohort at INSEAD. 429 students matriculated at INSEAD in September of 2023 for the July-graduating class. They represent 66 different nationalities/passports and resided in 58 different countries before joining the program. Thirty-seven percent of the new class are women. Overall, the group averaged an age of 29 and 5.7 years of work experience. The middle 80 percent range of work experience fell between three and nine years. Get to know INSEAD students behind the class profile in the Read more

Published: October 18, 2023

Real Humans of the Cornell Johnson MBA Class of 2025

We head to Ithaca, NY, to meet new members of the Cornell Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Two-Year MBA program in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 283 students matriculated to be part of the Johnson MBA Class of 2025. Forty-two percent of the incoming class are international students and represent 39 countries. Forty-three percent are women, and 35 percent identify as U.S. underrepresented minorities–Black/African American, Native American, or Hispanic American. The median GMAT score for the Class of 2025 came in at 710 while their undergraduate GPA landed at a Read more

Published: October 16, 2023

Real Humans of Rochester Simon’s MBA Class of 2025

We visit upstate New York for this installment of Real Humans: MBA Students to meet some new students of the Class of 2025 at the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School. The new class numbers 96 students. Forty-nine percent are women and 47 percent are international. Thirty-five percent of U.S. students identify as minorities and underrepresented minorities. The middle 80 percent of GPAs during their undergraduate years ranged from 2.9 to 3.9. Thirty-five percent had majored in business/commerce while 23 percent earned degrees in humanities/social science. A fifth had studied math/science. Another 14 percent Read more

Published: October 12, 2023

Real Humans of the UGA Terry MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we head to Georgia to meet some new members of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business Class of 2025. 65 students matriculated in the Terry Class of 2025. Eighteen percent of students are international. Women make up 29 percent of the class. Fourteen percent of U.S. students identify as minorities. During their undergraduate years, new Terry students earned an average GPA of 3.55. Forty-eight percent had majored in engineering/computer science followed by a fifth who had pursued the sciences. Eighteen percent earned degrees in business Read more

Published: October 11, 2023

Real Humans of the Michigan Ross School of Business MBA Class of 2025

We are here for another look at student life in this installment of Real Humans: MBA Students, this time with the Michigan Ross School of Business MBA Class of 2025. Michigan Ross welcomed 379 students to the Class of 2025. Forty-three percent of the new group are women and 43 percent are international. Forty-three percent identify as U.S. students of color. LGBTQIA2S+ make up 10 percent of the new Ross class. During their undergraduate years, the Ross MBA Class of 2025 averaged a GPA of 3.43. Thirty-four percent had majored in business, 44 Read more

Published: October 9, 2023

Real Humans of Toronto Rotman’s MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, we head to Canada to meet some new members of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management Class of 2025. 284 students matriculated in the Rotman Class of 2025. Seventy percent of students are international, representing 41 passport regions. Women make up nearly half the class, at 49 percent. Eight percent identify as LGBTQ+ and 10 percent as Black or Indigenous. During their undergraduate years, new Rotman students earned an average GPA of 3.6. Thirty-five percent had majored in business/commerce followed by 20 percent in Read more

Published: October 5, 2023

Real Humans of the Duke Fuqua MBA Class of 2025

Say hello to some new Class of 2025 Daytime MBA students at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series. 385 students matriculated for the Duke Fuqua MBA Class of 2025. They hailed from 33 states and 51 countries to pursue their graduate management education in Durham, North Carolina. Nearly half of the class, 45 percent, are women. International citizens, based on primary citizenship, make up 47 percent of the latest class. U.S. minority students, identified as African American or Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian American, Hispanic Read more

Published: October 4, 2023

Real Humans of Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Class of 2025

The Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Class of 2025 has a lot to share about applicant and student life in this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series. 171 students matriculated at Tepper this fall for the full-time MBA Class of 2025. Thirty-six percent are women and 53 percent are international citizens. Forty-nine percent of the class identify as U.S. minorities with 26 percent identifying as U.S. underrepresented minorities. LGBTQ+ members make up seven percent of the class and eight percent are military veterans. During their undergraduate years, the new Tepper class averaged a GPA of Read more

Published: October 2, 2023

Real Humans of ASU Carey’s MBA Class of 2025

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to Arizona to meet new members of the Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business Class of 2025. Fifty-six students matriculated in the W.P. Carey Class of 2025. Thirty-nine percent of students are international, representing 13 countries, and 45 percent are women. Twenty-six percent identify as U.S. minorities and 18 percent as underrepresented U.S. minorities. Overall, the average GPA for the class in undergrad was 3.57. Upon matriculation at W.P. Carey, students averaged 5.75 years of full-time work experience. The average GMAT score of incoming students Read more

Published: September 27, 2023

Real Humans of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business MBA Class of 2025

We continue our Real Humans: MBA Students series with new students from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business MBA Class of 2025. Ninety-six students comprise the new IU Kelley School of Business class in Bloomington, Indiana. Thirty-eight percent of the new class are women and 58 percent are international students. Twenty-one percent of the new class identify as U.S. minorities. During their undergraduate years, Kelley MBA students earned an average 3.4 GPA. Thirty-five percent of students pursued a degree in business administration before joining the MBA program. Thirty-three percent had majored in science or engineering. Read more

Published: September 25, 2023

Real Humans of The Wharton School’s MBA Class of 2025

We are excited to kick off Real Humans: MBA Students with the Wharton MBA Class of 2025. In this annual series, new MBA students provide firsthand insights into the academic and student life at their leading business school. Out of 6,194 applications, 874 students ultimately matriculated at Wharton in August of 2023. Half of the new class are women and 31 percent are international. U.S. minority students comprise 30 percent of the class, with 2q percent identifying as Asian American, 9 percent Black/African America, and 7 percent Hispanic/Latinx. This year, 11 percent of the students identify as Read more

Published: April 5, 2023

Real Humans of MBA Students: Stanford GSB Class of 2024

We dip back into our Real Humans: MBA Students series for the Stanford GSB Class of 2024. 424 students matriculated to the California campus in the fall of 2022. Forty-four percent of the latest class are women and 37 percent are international. More than half of the class’s U.S. citizens and permanent residents identify as people of color (51 percent), with the numbers of Black and Hispanic students reaching their highest levels in history under the program’s multi-identity reporting. During their undergraduate years, 24 percent had majored in engineering and another 21 percent in Read more

Published: January 31, 2023

Real Humans of Wharton’s MBA Class of 2024

We are excited to introduce six new members of the Wharton MBA Class of 2024 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. Out of 6,319 applicants, 877 students ultimately matriculated at Wharton in August of 2022. Half of the new class are women and 35 percent are international. U.S. minority students also comprise 35 percent of the class, with 23 percent identifying as Asian American, 7 percent Black/African America, and 5 percent Hispanic/Latinx. This year eight percent of the students identify as LGBTQ+. During their undergraduate years, 35 percent of new Wharton students Read more

Published: January 24, 2023

Real Humans of UVA Darden’s MBA Class of 2024

Get to know some new members of the UVA Darden MBA Class of 2024 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 348 students matriculated into the Darden MBA program in the fall of 2022. Thirty-seven percent are women and 43 percent are international. Twenty percent of domestic students identify as U.S. minorities. During their undergraduate years, Darden MBA students had an average GPA of 3.51. Prior to joining Darden students accumulated an average of 5.8 years of work experience and arrived on campus at the average age of 28. When it came time to take the GMAT, Read more

Published: December 29, 2022

Real Humans for the Holidays: Cozy Fireplace Edition

Cozy up to the fireplace with another edition of our festive short series, Real Humans for the Holidays, inspired by Real Humans: MBA Students! See what students of top MBA programs like to do during the December holidays and their advice for our readers. Scroll down to see what six MBA students chose in a “This or That” game. You can also win a gift this season by participating in the Clear Admit Giveaway on LinkedIn! Tyler Kelley, UVA Darden School of Business MBA Class of 2023 What Read more

Published: December 27, 2022

Real Humans for the Holidays: Hot Cocoa Edition

Come in from the winter cold and warm up with some hot cocoa–and the third installment of our festive short series, Real Humans for the Holidays, inspired by Real Humans: MBA Students! See what students of top MBA programs like to do during the December holidays and their advice for our readers. Scroll down to see what five MBA students chose in a “This or That” game. You can also win a gift this season by participating in the Clear Admit Giveaway on LinkedIn! Myles Stroud, UVA Darden Read more

Published: December 26, 2022

Real Humans of Northwestern Kellogg’s MBA Class of 2024

New members of the MBA Class of 2024 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. 503 students matriculated in the Kellogg MBA Class of 2024. Nearly half, 48 percent, are women and 38 percent are international. Based on federal guidelines, 17 percent of the MBA students identify as Asian American and 11 percent as Hispanic/Latinx. Four percent are Black/African American and another four percent identify as multi-race students. During their undergraduate years, the Kellogg MBA Read more

Published: December 22, 2022

Real Humans for the Holidays: Wrapped Gifts Edition

We continue with some festive fun inspired by Real Humans: MBA Students with our short series, Real Humans for the Holidays! Read what students from top MBA programs like to do during the December holidays and their advice for our readers. Scroll down to see what five MBA students chose in a “This or That” game. You can also win a gift this season by participating in the Clear Admit Giveaway on LinkedIn! Brian Hum, Berkeley Haas MBA Class of 2024 What do you like most about the December Read more

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MBA Applywire

November 20, 2024 9:42pm ET

Applying: Babson / Olin, , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Rice / Jones, Rochester / Simon, SMU Cox, UCI Merage, Washington U. / Olin

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Technology - Entrepreneurship

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Entrepreneurship

GRE: 333

GPA: 2.56

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Lagos

Notes:

I just got rejected for WashU Olin and I have an interview invitation with Questrom. GPA continues to bother me but I addressed it in my supporting essays.

November 19, 2024 12:51pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Tech in government

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , McKinsey

GRE: 319

GPA: 2.9

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

I got cancer when I was undergrad that's why my undergrad GPA is low. After MBA I want to work in consulting then make a social impact in Africa through entrepreneurship

November 19, 2024 12:06pm ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, U. Washington / Foster, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Pre-MBA Career: Wealth Management and Military

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Asset Management, inc. HF, Other Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Vanguard

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: San Diego

Post MBA Location: Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis, Charlotte

Notes:

UG Degree: BBA Financial Markets at an Accredited Institution.

Civilian Work History: 3 years as Wealth Advisor under an RIA in Minneapolis and Denver. Total AUM of ~$350-400M, served as a salaried advisor in a primary and secondary capacity. Holistic services to include investment management, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance planning, tax planning, etc.

Military History: 4 years as a supply/logistics officer heading efforts for air/ground mobility, defense contracting, supply and procurement, and fiscal budget management while located at various bases within CONUS and multiple forward deployed locations.

Professional Certifications: Obtained Certified Financial Planner designation (2022) and Series 65 (2019).

November 18, 2024 12:50am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America , Barclays , Citibank , Credit Suisse , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Chase

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.32

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

Education:
- Combined Major in Economics and Statistics
- CFA Charterholder (passed all three levels on the first attempt)

Professional Experience:
- Manager at a Big 4 firm Specializing in capital projects and infrastructure, with a role similar to investment banking
- Seven years of experience, mainly in financial services in Ghana

Extracurricular Activities:
- Pro bono capital-raising services for SMEs
- Aspiring to run a full advisory firm for SMEs in the future
- CFA exam coaching and tutorial classes for candidates
- Founder of a travel and tour club offering affordable trips to explore beautiful and historic scenes in Ghana

Will being 32 years old affect the attractiveness of my candidacy?

November 17, 2024 9:24am ET

Applying: Columbia, , Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Higher Education

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Media, Undecided Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , JP Morgan Chase , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Andressen Horowitz , Charles River , Sequoia Capital , Blackstone , KKR , 21st Century Fox , Comcast , Walt Disney

GPA: 3.97

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Denver, Colorado

Post MBA Location: New York City

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November 21, 2024 4:51am ET

Waitlisted at NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 19, 2024

GPA: 3.54

GRE: 331

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Nicaragua

Note:

Waitlisted without interview. How can I flip this in my favour?

November 21, 2024 3:13am ET

Accepted to Washington U. / Olin

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 20, 2024

GPA: 3.81

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Los Angeles

Note:

100K scholarship!

November 20, 2024 11:49pm ET

Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 20, 2024

GMAT: 645

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Note:

Consortium

November 20, 2024 9:20pm ET

Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on September 04, 2024

GPA: 3.74

GRE: 311

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Tampa, FL

Note:

Applied early enough to guarantee interview.

November 20, 2024 9:19pm ET

Interview Invite to U. Washington / Foster

Round: Round 1

Received via email on October 31, 2024

GPA: 3.74

GRE: 313

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Tampa, FL

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