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March 28, 2025 6:21am ET
Accepted to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 2
Received via email on March 26, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 323
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Central Asia
March 28, 2025 4:56am ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 26, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.7
GRE: 314
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: London UK
March 28, 2025 3:41am ET
Applying to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 3
Received via email
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 200
Target Career: Marketing
March 28, 2025 2:48am ET
Rejected at Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.33
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
March 28, 2025 2:43am ET
Rejected at Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 26, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 7.8/10
GRE: 329
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
Note:

Rejected after interview. Feeling pretty dejected right now.
March 28, 2025 2:40am ET
Accepted to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.33
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
March 28, 2025 2:08am ET
Accepted to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.35
GMAT: 725
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Note:

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March 28, 2025 1:46am ET
Waitlisted at Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 26, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.16
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: Indonesia, Jakarta
Note:

Waitlisted without interview, non traditional applicants with 7 years of experience across founding a startup, scaling early-stage ventures, and leading strategic roles at a Fortune 500 CPG in Southeast Asia.
March 28, 2025 1:38am ET
Accepted to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via phone March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.3
GMAT: 675
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Operations Management
Application Location: Colorado
Note:

Engineering background 5YOE. No fellowship offers
March 28, 2025 12:05am ET
Rejected at Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.24
GRE: 308
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: United States, San Jose
March 27, 2025 11:53pm ET
Waitlisted at UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)
EA: 154
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Brazil
March 27, 2025 11:43pm ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 3
Received via phone on March 18, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: UK 2:1
GMAT: 655
Program Type: One Year Program
Application Location: East Asia
March 27, 2025 11:42pm ET
Accepted to London Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: UK 2:1
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: East Asia
March 27, 2025 11:37pm ET
Waitlisted at London Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via email on March 26, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: India
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Any suggestions for how I can get myself off the waitlist?
March 27, 2025 10:24pm ET
Accepted to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 25, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.55
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: East Asia
March 27, 2025 10:00pm ET
Waitlisted at Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.526
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: China (US citizen working abroad)
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Waitlisted after R2 interview; accepted to CBS so will be attending there! Hope that shortens the waitlist for those keen :)
March 27, 2025 9:58pm ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 2
Received via phone March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.85
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: LA
March 27, 2025 9:30pm ET
Accepted to U. Chicago Booth
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.84
GMAT: 645
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Washington, DC
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$120K Scholarship!!! Over the moon!
March 27, 2025 9:10pm ET
Rejected at UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via portal March 27, 2025
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GPA: 3.425
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Los Angeles, CA
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March 28, 2025 3:20am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Georgia Tech / Scheller $
$150000
 , UNC Kenan-Flagler $
$60000
 , UT Austin / McCombs $
$30000
 , U. Washington / Foster $
$60000
 , Vanderbilt / Owen $
$150000
 , Georgetown / McDonough , Emory / Goizueta $
$100000
 , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$60000
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, U. Washington / Foster, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Georgia Tech / Scheller, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall, UT Austin / McCombs, Vanderbilt / Owen
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain, Booz Allen Hamilton, BCG, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, Amazon, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft
GRE: 326
GPA: 3.5
Notes:

- International, 27, Male, Uzbekistan.
- Currently tech PM, want to stay in tech but work for big tech in the US. - Would like to NOT go into debt for an MBA given the uncertain situation of immigration/H1Bs/students in the US
- but also want to go to a good school that maximizes chances of career goals of tech PM or consulting
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March 27, 2025 11:37pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$70000
 , Michigan / Ross , UNC Kenan-Flagler $
$150000
 , USC / Marshall $
$150000
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Michigan / Ross, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology Companies: Deloitte, McKinsey, PWC, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Oracle
GMAT: 750
GPA: 3.56
Location: Bengaluru
Notes:

I'm an international student and am looking fofeedback on which school to choose.

I plan to get into Consulting/ tech PM after my MBA. Ross looks good for both and is a step above the other schools I've got, but is it worth the 150k I have to put in?
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March 27, 2025 8:24pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Georgetown / McDonough $
$20,000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$60,000
 , Other
Applied: Columbia, Georgetown / McDonough, London Business School, UCLA Anderson, Other
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Family Business
GRE: 311
GPA: 16/20
Location: Peru
Notes:

The other university I got accepted is SDA BOCCONI, waitlisted at Columbia and LBS. Between UCLA and Bocconi, which would you chose?
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March 27, 2025 5:44pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: London Business School , Harvard Business School , U. Chicago Booth
Applied: Yale SOM, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, Michigan / Ross, London Business School, Harvard Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, U. Chicago Booth
Entering Year: 2025
GRE: 317
GPA: 3.5/4.3
Location: Canada
Notes:

Non traditional background, emphasized rural employment and a strong desire to return to supporting rural jobs creation.
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March 27, 2025 5:39pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: London Business School , Oxford / Saïd , IESE
Applied: London Business School, Oxford / Saïd, IESE
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Undecided
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March 25, 2025 7:00am ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. MIT Sloan
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Columbia
  5. Stanford GSB
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. East Coast Location
  3. Alumni Network
  4. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  5. Collaborative Culture
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March 12, 2025 11:00am ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. U. Chicago Booth
  4. Harvard Business School
  5. INSEAD
  6. Columbia
  7. MIT Sloan
  8. Northwestern / Kellogg
  9. Dartmouth / Tuck
  10. Duke / Fuqua
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Academic Course Offerings
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Consulting Placement
  5. Urban Setting
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HBS
Wha
March 3, 2025 9:35pm ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Columbia
  7. INSEAD
  8. Northwestern / Kellogg
  9. Dartmouth / Tuck
  10. Duke / Fuqua
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  3. Alumni Network
  4. Leadership Training
  5. Collaborative Culture
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HBS
Wha
February 24, 2025 10:23am ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Columbia
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. West Coast Location
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Moderate Class Size
HBS
MIT
Wha
February 24, 2025 6:51am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. MIT Sloan
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Stanford GSB
  5. Columbia
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. East Coast Location
  3. Brand / Reputation
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
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March 27, 2025 2:54am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: DA/DS; Family Business
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Family Business, Entrepreneurship
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Malden, MA
8
March 25, 2025 7:42am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Real estate acquisitions and development
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Mid-atlantic
Notes:

I am originally from the UK (now a permanent resident) and went to community college (3.6 gpa), then transferred to a top 25 undergrad and severe health issues due to a disability causing me to get a 3.1 gpa. I then stayed there and did a master’s in finance with a 3.8 gpa. I am very passionate about giving back, especially about the homelessness epidemic. Before college I spent a year in Switzerland volunteering at homeless shelters. During college I led a campus ministry with a focus on helping the unhoused. After my experience with my disability, I started a nonprofit that has consulted with several shelters and foodbanks to help those with similar health issues as myself. I also personally raised capital to purchase and preserve an affordable multifamily property. My career has been in real estate since I graduated, but I have job hopped. My first job was 5 months, then I moved to be closer to family. My next job was for 7 months, but I quit as they were taking actions to make housing unaffordable for first time buyers. My next job was in acquisitions but I was laid off with about half the company due to the rising interest rates that affected the industry. I have been at an impact real estate private equity firm for almost 2 years in an acquisitions, development, and asset management role with a promotion. All my roles have been for REITs or PE firms. My post-mba goal is banking to better learn capital markets and long term to start an affordable real estate investment firm, perhaps in London. I would love to be a wire tap candidate, fingers crossed.
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March 24, 2025 8:36am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Software Engineer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology Companies: Microsoft
GMAT: 695
GPA: 4.0
Location: US
Post MBA Location: Boston
Notes:

Applying for deferred programs at the mentioned schools. African woman studying Comp Sci and Math. GMAT Focus 98 %tile. Substantial community involvement and some experience at big tech working as a SWE. Thinking of consulting or product management post MBA.
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March 24, 2025 4:43am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Investment Banking, Corporate Development & Strategy
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 644
GPA: 1st
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: London
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

Took the GMAT twice - with significant percentile increases for DI (77th to 86th) and Quant (50th to 66th) and a small dip in Verbal from (99th to 96th) same overall score of 645. Wondering whether to retake again.

Female, UK citizen.

Many extracirricular leadership roles.
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March 23, 2025 6:03pm ET
Applying: All Schools
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: I am currently enrolled in the Bsc. Agriculture program. Studying at 4th year, I have shown clear understanding and academic talent in the field. In the final year we have get experience of growing and marketing of crops. I am first from my family to complete the 4 year degree program and also to apply for MBA. I will do my best to secure a seat and to get the chance to study in one of the world known university. I have completed my 10 standard with 89.20 percentage, 12 with 84 percentage. I have not applied for GMAT or GRE or EA.
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Investment Banking, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Booz Allen Hamilton , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , McKinsey , Bank of America , Capital One , Citibank , Deutsche Bank , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , JP Morgan Chase , RBC Capital , Blackrock , Fidelity , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Vanguard
GPA: 3.8
Location: India
Post MBA Location: Us
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