Real Humans of MBA Class of 2025

Published: November 6, 2024

Real Humans of the Cambridge Judge MBA Class of 2025

For this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students, some new members of Cambridge University’s Judge Business School MBA join us to share their admissions stories, why they chose Judge and more. 244 students joined the one-year program in the fall of 2024. Women comprise 47 percent of the new class. All together, the group represents 49 nationalities. Upon matriculation, the Cambridge Judge class had six years of average work experience. Fifty-four percent had worked in industry prior to matriculation. Twenty-two percent came from finance and 15 percent from consulting. Their average age landed at 29. Read more

Published: May 28, 2024

Real Humans of the UCLA Anderson MBA Class of 2025

We dip back into our series, Real Humans: MBA Students, to take a trip to the UCLA Anderson School of Management to meet members of the MBA Class of 2025. 300 students joined the UCLA Anderson Class of 2025. Thirty-seven percent of the latest class are women. Forty-eight percent of students in the class are international. Twenty-eight percent identify as U.S. underrepresented minorities. With respect to students’ undergraduate degrees, a quarter of enrolled first-year Anderson students pursued the field of business. Nineteen percent of students arrived in LA with academic degrees in engineering. Fifteen percent Read more

Published: February 12, 2024

Real Humans of the HEC Paris MBA Class of 2025

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to France to meet some new members of the MBA Class of 2025 at HEC Paris. The Class of 2025 is comprised of 235 students, who may matriculate in September or January. Forty percent are women and 95 percent are international, representing 49 nationalities. During their undergraduate years, 24 percent of HEC Paris MBAs earned degrees in engineering. Seventeen percent had majored in business & commerce followed by 11 percent in economics. Nine percent had studied management and five percent had studied law. Before arriving on campus, Read more

Published: February 8, 2024

Real Humans of the Columbia Business School MBA Class of 2025

We head to New York City to greet some new members of the Columbia Business School (CBS) MBA Class of 2025 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. The CBS MBA Class of 2025 is comprised of 900 students, with 681 starting in August and 219 starting in January. Women make up 44 percent of the Class of 2025, and 43 percent of students identify as U.S. minorities. Forty-seven percent of students are international citizens. During their undergraduate years, they earned an average GPA of 3.5. A third had majored in business, while Read more

Published: January 24, 2024

Real Humans of the UMD Robert H. Smith School of Business MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of our ongoing series, Real Humans: MBA Students, get to know some new members of the MBA Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Fifty-five students matriculated to the Maryland-based business school program. Roughly 25 percent are women and 58 percent are international. Fourteen percent identify as U.S. minorities or underrepresented U.S. minorities. During their undergraduate years, Smith MBAs averaged a GPA of 3.5. Before matriculation, the new class accumulated an average of six years of work experience. Nearly 42 percent of candidates opted to Read more

Published: January 22, 2024

Real Humans of the Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2025

Find out what it’s like to be a member of the Harvard Business School (HBS) MBA student community in this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series. The Harvard MBA Class of 2025 is comprised of 938 students. Women make up 45 percent of the class and 39 percent are international. Out of domestic students and permanent U.S. residents, when counted according to Federal guidelines, 22 percent are Asian American, 10 percent are Black or African American, 11 percent are Hispanic or Latino, and six percent identify as multiracial. Multi-dimensional reporting indicates that 27 Read more

Published: January 15, 2024

Real Humans of the Manchester AMBS MBA Class of 2025

We continue with our Real Humans: MBA Students series by meeting some new members of the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) MBA Class of 2025 in northwestern England. Ninety-six students comprise the MBA Class of 2025. Forty-six percent are women and 94 percent are international students, representing 29 nationalities. Manchester AMBS requires a minimum of three years of work experience to join their program. Pre-MBA, the top industry choices for the new class were financial services at 28 percent, telecoms/tech at 15 percent, and consulting at 13 percent. When it came time to Read more

Published: January 8, 2024

Real Humans of the MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Class of 2025

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students takes us to the MIT Sloan School of Management to meet members of the MBA Class of 2025. A total of 409 students joined the MIT Sloan Class of 2025. Forty-six percent of the latest class are women. Forty percent of students in the class are international and 60 countries are represented. Twenty-eight percent identify as U.S. underrepresented minorities. With respect to students’ undergraduate degrees, a third of enrolled first-year MIT Sloan students pursued the field of engineering. Eighteen percent of students arrived in Cambridge with academic Read more

Published: January 3, 2024

Real Humans of the CEIBS MBA Class of 2025

We head to Shanghai to greet some new members of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) MBA Class of 2025 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. The 18-month CEIBS MBA is well known for its China Focus, called “China Depth, Global Breadth,” as well as for preparing international leaders to enter the global business economy. 121 new MBA students joined CEIBS in the Fall of 2023. Forty-six percent of the new class are women and 24 percent hail from overseas. The new class represents 16 different countries overall. Upon matriculation at CEIBS students Read more

Published: January 1, 2024

Real Humans of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA Class of 2025

We kick off the new year in California to meet some members of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA Class of 2025 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 244 students matriculated at Haas in the fall of 2023. Women comprise 41 percent of the class and 47 percent are international, representing 39 countries. Fourteen percent of the class identify as LGBTQ+. U.S. minority students make up 47 percent of U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the class. Historically underrepresented U.S. minorities, identified as American Indian, African American, Hispanic/Latinx, or Native Read more

Published: December 27, 2023

Real Humans of the Yale School of Management MBA Class of 2025

New members of the Yale School of Management’s (SOM) MBA Class of 2025 join us for the latest edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series. 339 students matriculated in the latest class in New Haven, CT. Forty percent are women and half are international passport holders. Forty-eight percent of U.S. students identify as U.S. students of color and 18 percent identify as U.S. underrepresented students of color. During their undergraduate years, Yale MBA students earned a median GPA of 3.64, of those who attended U.S. programs that used a 4.0 GPA scale. Thirty-five percent Read more

Published: December 20, 2023

Real Humans of The Ohio State Fisher MBA Class of 2025

We head to The Ohio State to greet some new members of the Fisher College of Business MBA Class of 2025 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. Forty-nine new MBA students joined Fisher in the Fall of 2023. Forty-three percent of the new class are women and the same percentage are international. A quarter of the new U.S. students identify as a minority. During their undergraduate years, 45 percent pursued undergraduate degrees in business. Another 18 percent had studied arts and sciences, and 22 percent studied social sciences. Fifteen percent had majored in Read more

Published: December 18, 2023

Real Humans of the Dartmouth Tuck MBA Class of 2025

Some new members of the Dartmouth Tuck MBA Class of 2025 join us to discuss MBA admissions and student life in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. 297 students matriculated into the Tuck MBA program in the fall of 2023. Forty-four percent are women and 33 percent are international. Thirty-two percent of U.S. students identify as American Indian, African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latinx, or Native Hawaiian. Thirteen percent of U.S. students identify as U.S. underrepresented minorities, which includes American Indian, African American, Hispanic/Latinx, or Native Hawaiian. During their undergraduate years, Tuck MBA students Read more

Published: December 11, 2023

Real Humans of the Washington University Olin MBA Class of 2025

We continue with our Real Humans: MBA Students series by meeting some new members of the Washington University (WashU) Olin Business School MBA Class of 2025 in St. Louis. Eighty-three students comprise the MBA Class of 2025. Thirty-seven percent are women and 51 percent are international students. Thirty-four percent identify as underrepresented U.S. minorities. During their undergraduate years, WashU Olin MBAs averaged a 3.6 GPA. Forty percent had majored in business or economics. Thirty-nine percent pursued studies in natural science, engineering or STEM. Twenty-two percent had earned degrees in the humanities or social sciences. The Read more

Published: December 6, 2023

Real Humans of the Chicago Booth MBA Class of 2025

This edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series introduces some new members of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA Class of 2025. The five students profiled here matriculated along with 632 other MBA candidates out of 4,184 applicants. Forty-two percent of the new class are women and 36 percent are international, representing 54 countries. Based on Federal reporting guidelines, 28 percent of U.S. students identify as Asian American, seven percent as Black/African America, 11 percent as Hispanic/Latinx, and three percent as multi-race. During their undergraduate years, the new crop of candidates averaged a Read more

Published: December 4, 2023

Real Humans of Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Business MBA Class of 2025

We head to Nashville in this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series to meet some new members of the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Business MBA Class of 2025. Vanderbilt Owen welcomed 160 new students in the fall of 2023. A third of the new candidates are women and 29 percent are international, which includes foreign nationals, dual citizens and U.S. permanent residents. Nine percent of U.S. students identify as a U.S. minority. During their undergraduate years, Owen MBAs earned a median 3.5 GPA. Their average GMAT score landed at 687 and Read more

Published: November 29, 2023

Real Humans of the IESE Business School MBA Class of 2025

We head to IESE Business School of the University of Navarra in Barcelona to meet some new Class of 2025 candidates in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. IESE’s class is comprised of over 350 students and 35 percent are women. Eighty-five percent are international. Twenty-four percent of new students hail from Asia. Another 20 percent each joined from North America or Latin America. Outside of Spain, 16 percent sourced from the rest of Europe. Fifteen percent came from Spain and five percent from the Middle East & Africa. The IESE students’ average age was 29 at Read more

Published: November 27, 2023

Real Humans of the Texas McCombs School of Business MBA Class of 2025

In this edition of our Real Humans: MBA Students series, we hear from some new members of the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business MBA Class of 2025. 241 students comprise the Texas McCombs MBA Class of 2025. Women make up 35 percent of the class while international students comprise 26 percent of the new group. Of U.S. students, 35 percent identify as a minority and 18 percent as historically underrepresented minority students. A fifth were first-gen college students in their families and 14 percent of the students are active-duty U.S. military or veterans. Read more

Published: November 22, 2023

Real Humans of the London Business School MBA Class of 2025

This edition of Real Humans: MBA Students introduces London Business School (LBS) candidates for the Class of 2025 from five different continents, which is representative of the global diversity of the program. Of the 487 new students, only six percent hail from the United Kingdom. There are 63 nationalities represented in the LBS MBA Class of 2025. Thirty-three percent come from Asia followed by 18 percent from North America. Another 17 percent have roots in Central and South America while 12 percent come from Europe, not including the UK. When it was time to Read more

Published: November 20, 2023

Real Humans of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business MBA Class of 2025

We head to Washington, D.C. to continue our Real Humans: MBA Students series with new members of the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business MBA Class of 2025. 258 students make up the McDonough MBA Class of 2025. Women comprise 31 percent of the class and 59 percent are international, representing 40 different countries. African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American students make up 42 percent of the class. Nineteen percent identify as underrepresented U.S. minorities. Eleven percent had served or are serving in the U.S. military. During their undergraduate years, McDonough MBA’s Read more

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 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

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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