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January 30, 2025 11:08pm ET
Interview Invite to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via email on January 16, 2025
GPA: 8.52/10
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Mexico City
Note:

GMAT Focus
January 30, 2025 10:58pm ET
Interview Invite to Toronto / Rotman
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GMAT: 675
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Africa
January 30, 2025 10:13pm ET
Interview Invite to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.9
GRE: 338
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Northeast US
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non-profit/ healthcare background, 6YOE
January 30, 2025 10:11pm ET
Interview Invite to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.8
GMAT: 710
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: New York
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Ivy undergrad, MBB + 1yr externship at a startup. Grateful beyond words
January 30, 2025 9:20pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.85
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: San Diego
Note:

regular round 2 (not Consortium)
January 30, 2025 9:01pm ET
Rejected at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via email on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.78
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
January 30, 2025 8:59pm ET
Interview Invite to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.78
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Note:

applied via Consortium
January 30, 2025 8:14pm ET
Interview Invite to Emory / Goizueta
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 7.98 / 10
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Argentina
January 30, 2025 7:05pm ET
Rejected at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.33 B.A. 4.05 M.Eng.
GRE: 336
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: New York
Note:

B.A. in Math-Econ + M.Eng. in CS. 8 YOE as a self-taught SWE and tech lead at a public tech co and HF. Perhaps the UG GPA was my issue
January 30, 2025 6:56pm ET
Question about Stanford GSB

When are MSx Round 2 Interview Invites Expected?

January 30, 2025 6:37pm ET
Waitlisted at All Schools
Round: Round 1
Received via n/a January 30, 2025
GRE: 332
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

I was waitlisted in R1 for my dream school. The university originally only required 1 recommendation in the application. I want to add a second recommendation to strengthen my application and hopefully get out of the waitlist. Do I just upload to the portal with company letterhead, or how do I certify the letter?
January 30, 2025 3:56pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Colombia
January 30, 2025 3:43pm ET
Interview Invite to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.74
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
January 30, 2025 3:33pm ET
Interview Invite to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.54
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: US
Note:

Waitlisted in R1 without interview. Did not contact admissions or send any updates since then. Received email today for interview invitation.
January 30, 2025 3:14pm ET
Rejected at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: USA
Note:

Traditional applicant
January 30, 2025 2:59pm ET
Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 313
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
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January 30, 2025 2:35pm ET
Rejected at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on January 28, 2025
GPA: 3.75
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
January 30, 2025 2:21pm ET
Interview Invite to NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.9
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
January 30, 2025 2:14pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Michigan / Ross
Round: Round 1
Received via phone January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.4
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: USA
January 30, 2025 2:09pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 30, 2025
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 323
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
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January 30, 2025 5:31am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Rochester / Simon $
Applied: Babson / Olin, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Duke / Fuqua, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, Michigan State / Broad, Notre Dame / Mendoza, Ohio State / Fisher, Rochester / Simon, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Entrepreneurship
GRE: 315
GPA: 3.0
Location: Brazil
Notes:

Waiting for other decisions, but focusing on highest possible scholarship.
UT
January 29, 2025 12:58pm ET
Enrolled: UT Austin / McCombs
Admitted: Rice / Jones $
$152,000
 , UNC Kenan-Flagler $
$122,000
 , UT Austin / McCombs $
$60,000
Applied: UT Austin / McCombs, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Rice / Jones
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Investment Banking, Other
GRE: 314
Location: Texas
Notes:

Currently live in Texas and would like to live here long term. Despite McCombs not being the best option for IB or being the cheapest, it keeps me where I want to be and felt like the best cultural fit.
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January 29, 2025 9:24am ET
Enrolled: Yale SOM
Admitted: Yale SOM
Applied: Yale SOM, Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Accenture, Bain, BCG, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, McKinsey, PWC
GRE: 325
GPA: 3.581
Location: Los Angeles
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January 29, 2025 7:30am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck $
$ $
 , Duke / Fuqua $
$ $$
 , Northwestern / Kellogg
Applied: Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GMAT: 740
GPA: 3.8
Location: Texas
Notes:

Considering Kellogg MMM Program vs. traditional 2Y at Fuqua/Tuck
Mic
January 28, 2025 6:48am ET
Enrolled: Michigan / Ross
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$30000
 , Michigan / Ross $
$40000
 , UT Austin / McCombs $
$50000
Applied: Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, UT Austin / McCombs, Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Commercial Banking, Media, Consumer Goods Companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Lenova, Microsoft, Oracle, Tesla, Uber, Bank of America, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, 21st Century Fox, Time Warner, Walt Disney, 3M, Anheuser Busch InBev, Coca Cola, General Mills, LVMH, Nike, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever
GRE: 325
GPA: 3.0
Location: Brazil
Notes:

Michigan had the edge over other schools due to Action Based Learning opportunities, strong placement and overall history of alumni in Marketing roles, placement across all regions in the US and cultural fit with students throughout the process.
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January 30, 2025 4:18pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Berkeley / Haas
  3. U. Washington / Foster
  4. UCLA Anderson
  5. Vanderbilt / Owen
  6. Dartmouth / Tuck
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
  8. USC / Marshall
Factors:
  1. Consulting Placement
  2. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. West Coast Location
  5. Alumni Network
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January 26, 2025 5:11pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Northwestern / Kellogg
  3. U. Chicago Booth
  4. Dartmouth / Tuck
  5. Duke / Fuqua
  6. Yale SOM
  7. Michigan / Ross
  8. UVA / Darden
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Consulting Placement
  4. East Coast Location
  5. Collaborative Culture
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HBS
January 21, 2025 7:06am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. MIT Sloan
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. Columbia
  5. Berkeley / Haas
  6. Oxford / Saïd
  7. U. Washington / Foster
  8. UCLA Anderson
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Experiential Learning Opportunities
  3. Alumni Network
  4. Leadership Training
  5. Technology Placement
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January 4, 2025 8:12am ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Columbia
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. Stanford GSB
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. East Coast Location
  4. Close-Knit Culture
  5. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
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January 2, 2025 9:50am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Berkeley / Haas
  2. U. Washington / Foster
  3. UCLA Anderson
  4. Oxford / Saïd
  5. Northwestern / Kellogg
  6. Imperial
  7. Harvard Business School
  8. IMD
  9. Cambridge / Judge
  10. Stanford GSB
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. West Coast Location
  3. Support for Career Changers
  4. Brand / Reputation
  5. Location - UK
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January 29, 2025 10:16am ET
Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Process Engineering (Biotech)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Pharmaceutical Companies: Bain
GMAT: 690
GPA: 3.11
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: NYC
Notes:

GRE : 318
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January 29, 2025 9:10am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Fintech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: São Paulo
Post MBA Location: USA or Brazil
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January 29, 2025 8:41am ET
Applying: Columbia, INSEAD, London Business School
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Petrochemicals
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GRE: 316
GPA: 3.0
Years of Work Experience: 5
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January 29, 2025 12:26am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: EQUITY RESEARCH
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Bank of America , Barclays , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , JP Morgan Chase , Wells Fargo Securities , Blackrock , Fidelity , Goldman Sachs , Vanguard
GMAT: 695
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: INDIA
Notes:

Post MBA Career goal is to work as investment Banking associate focused on industrial sector. Currently I work in fidelity as equity research analyst covering US and European Industrial sector, so want to leverage this experience while recruiting for investment banking.
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January 28, 2025 6:32pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Imperial, INSEAD, Lauder Institute, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Stanford GSB
Pre-MBA Career: Partnerships at fintech startup
Post-MBA Target Industry: Media, Consumer Goods Companies: 21st Century Fox , Time Warner , Walt Disney , Anheuser Busch InBev , LVMH , Nike , PepsiCo
GPA: 3.38
Years of Work Experience: 6
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