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Babson / Olin
Bath
Berkeley / Haas
Boston College / Carroll
Brigham Young
CEIBS
Cambridge / Judge
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Columbia
Cornell / Johnson
Dartmouth / Tuck
Duke / Fuqua
ESADE
ESCP
ESMT Berlin
Emory / Goizueta
Florida / Warrington
Georgetown / McDonough
Georgia / Terry
Georgia Tech / Scheller
HEC Paris
HKUST
Harvard Business School
IE Business School
IESE
IMD
INSEAD
Illinois / Gies
Imperial
Indian School of Business
Indiana / Kelley
Johns Hopkins / Carey
Lauder Institute
London Business School
MIT Sloan
Manchester / AMBS
Michigan / Ross
Michigan State / Broad
Minnesota / Carlson
NYU Stern
Nanyang
Northwestern / Kellogg
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Notre Dame / Mendoza
Ohio State / Fisher
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Oxford / Saïd
Penn State / Smeal
Rice / Jones
Rochester / Simon
SMU Cox
Stanford GSB
Temple / Fox
Toronto / Rotman
U. Chicago Booth
U. Illinois Urbana
U. Washington / Foster
UCI Merage
UCLA Anderson
UMD / Smith
UNC Kenan-Flagler
UPenn / Wharton
USC / Marshall
UT Austin / McCombs
UVA / Darden
Undecided
Vanderbilt / Owen
Washington U. / Olin
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HBS
Sta
INS
November 26, 2024 8:44am ET
Location:
United States – Southwest
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. INSEAD
  4. UPenn / Wharton
  5. Columbia
  6. U. Chicago Booth
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
  8. NYU Stern
  9. MIT Sloan
  10. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  3. Large Class Size
  4. Alumni Network
  5. Leadership Training
Sta
HBS
INS
November 18, 2024 5:17pm ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. INSEAD
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. Yale SOM
  8. Berkeley / Haas
  9. UPenn / Wharton
  10. HEC Paris
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. Healthcare Placement
  3. Close-Knit Culture
  4. Brand / Reputation
  5. Global Curriculum
CBS
Fuq
And
November 3, 2024 12:58pm ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Columbia
  2. Duke / Fuqua
  3. UCLA Anderson
  4. UVA / Darden
  5. NYU Stern
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. International Study Trips
  3. Family Friendly
  4. Breadth of Student Clubs
  5. Brand / Reputation
Sta
HBS
Wha
October 5, 2024 2:46pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Columbia
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. U. Chicago Booth
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. East Coast Location
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Entrepreneurship Preparation
  5. Academic Course Offerings
Sta
HBS
Wha
September 27, 2024 10:13am ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
Other
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. Columbia
  6. U. Chicago Booth
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
  8. Berkeley / Haas
  9. NYU Stern
  10. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Leadership Training
  5. Academic Course Offerings
Notes:

Real world reputation + cross admit data
HBS
Sta
CBS
September 25, 2024 11:45pm ET
Location:
East Asia
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. Columbia
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. UPenn / Wharton
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. MIT Sloan
  8. NYU Stern
  9. Yale SOM
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Family Friendly
  4. East Coast Location
  5. PE / VC Placement
HBS
Wha
CBS
September 24, 2024 8:06am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Columbia
  4. Stanford GSB
  5. MIT Sloan
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. East Coast Location
  4. Moderate Class Size
  5. International Study Trips
HBS
Wha
Sta
July 10, 2024 9:28am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Stanford GSB
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. Northwestern / Kellogg
  6. MIT Sloan
  7. Columbia
  8. NYU Stern
  9. Yale SOM
  10. INSEAD
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Large Class Size
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Competitive Culture
  5. Alumni Network
HBS
Sta
Wha
June 25, 2024 9:18am ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. Northwestern / Kellogg
  6. NYU Stern
  7. Columbia
  8. MIT Sloan
  9. Cornell / Johnson
  10. London Business School
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Breadth of Social Activities
HBS
Sta
Wha
June 4, 2024 3:35pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. NYU Stern
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. Columbia
  8. MIT Sloan
  9. Duke / Fuqua
  10. Cornell / Johnson
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  5. Leadership Training
HBS
CBS
Wha
May 23, 2024 1:30pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Columbia
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Stanford GSB
  5. MIT Sloan
Factors:
  1. Large Class Size
  2. East Coast Location
  3. Alumni Network
  4. Brand / Reputation
  5. Collaborative Culture
HBS
Sta
NYU
May 20, 2024 5:58pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. NYU Stern
  4. Northwestern / Kellogg
  5. Yale SOM
  6. MIT Sloan
  7. Michigan / Ross
  8. Dartmouth / Tuck
  9. Berkeley / Haas
  10. Duke / Fuqua
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Large Class Size
  5. Competitive Culture
Sta
Wha
HBS
May 13, 2024 1:47pm ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. Columbia
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. MIT Sloan
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Experiential Learning Opportunities
HBS
Wha
Sta
April 23, 2024 8:20am ET
Location:
United States – South
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Stanford GSB
  4. Columbia
  5. MIT Sloan
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. Partner / Spouse Friendly
  4. East Coast Location
  5. Collaborative Culture
Fuq
UVA
Cor
April 23, 2024 2:58am ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Duke / Fuqua
  2. UVA / Darden
  3. Cornell / Johnson
  4. Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
  5. UT Austin / McCombs
  6. UNC Kenan-Flagler
  7. Yale SOM
  8. NYU Stern
  9. Northwestern / Kellogg
  10. Dartmouth / Tuck
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Partner / Spouse Friendly
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Experiential Learning Opportunities
HBS
Wha
CBS
April 17, 2024 10:08am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Columbia
  4. Stanford GSB
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. Northwestern / Kellogg
  7. U. Chicago Booth
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Large Class Size
  5. Academic Course Offerings
NYU
Klg
Haa
April 16, 2024 7:14pm ET
Location:
Canada
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. NYU Stern
  2. Northwestern / Kellogg
  3. Berkeley / Haas
  4. Columbia
  5. Yale SOM
  6. UCLA Anderson
  7. UT Austin / McCombs
  8. Emory / Goizueta
  9. U. Washington / Foster
  10. Vanderbilt / Owen
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Moderate Class Size
  3. Alumni Network
  4. East Coast Location
  5. Consulting Placement
Sta
Wha
HBS
April 15, 2024 3:58pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. U. Chicago Booth
  5. MIT Sloan
  6. Columbia
  7. Northwestern / Kellogg
Factors:
  1. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Alumni Network
  5. PE / VC Placement
OSU
SMU
April 15, 2024 2:58pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Penn State / Smeal
  2. Ohio State / Fisher
  3. SMU Cox
  4. Arizona State / W.P. Carey
  5. Nanyang
Factors:
  1. Religious Affiliation
  2. Family Friendly
  3. BIPOC Student Representation
  4. LGBTQ+ Representation
  5. Women Student Representation
HBS
Sta
MIT
April 15, 2024 2:49pm ET
Location:
United States – Northeast
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. MIT Sloan
  4. UPenn / Wharton
  5. Oxford / Saïd
  6. Yale SOM
  7. Columbia
  8. Northwestern / Kellogg
  9. Duke / Fuqua
  10. Dartmouth / Tuck
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Alumni Network
  3. Rigorous Quantitative Curriculum
  4. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  5. Competitive Culture
Notes:

This should be the ultimate list. For anyone to say otherwise is naive at best.
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November 26, 2024 2:43pm ET
Interview Invite to NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via email on November 24, 2024
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States
November 26, 2024 2:22pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via portal November 26, 2024
GPA: 9.48
GMAT: 705
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
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November 26, 2024 2:21pm ET
Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 13, 2024
GMAT: 735
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
Note:

Interviewed on 11/22.
November 26, 2024 2:19pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 26, 2024
GMAT: 735
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
Note:

Interviewed on 11/7.
November 26, 2024 2:18pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 26, 2024
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 675
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
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