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September 13, 2024 10:31am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Biotech/Pharmaceuticals
Post-MBA Target Industry: Pharmaceutical Companies: Amgen , Johnson & Johnson , Pfizer
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.75
Years of Work Experience: 4
7
September 13, 2024 6:01am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Impact consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.76
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: India
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September 13, 2024 5:38am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Software engineer at Big Tech
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: London
Notes:

South Korean female software engineer at 2 of FAANG.
Studied & Worked in multiple locations in US and London.

Post MBA goals:
(short-term): moving onto more product & strategy roles in tech companies or consulting specialized in tech ventures.

(long-term): using technologies and product insights to innovate the family business back home or build up my own company.

Extracurricular:
* participated in-company recruiting (interview every week),
* mentoring (2 interns, 1 college student, 1 teammate)
* worked on a side project website that one time drew ~30k signups that is now shut down.

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September 12, 2024 7:41pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting
GMAT: 770
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: USA

MBA Livewire

September 13, 2024 8:51pm ET
Applied to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
GPA: 3.9
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
September 13, 2024 10:27am ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via email September 13, 2024
GPA: 3.75
GMAT: 685
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Healthcare
Application Location: Massachusetts
September 13, 2024 10:19am ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 2
Received via phone September 13, 2024
GMAT: 725
Program Type: January Intake
Application Location: Netherlands
Note:

Interview 6/9
Accepted 13/9

September 13, 2024 6:54am ET
Rejected from Waitlist at IMD
Round: Round 2
Received via email
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 321
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career Name: Healthcare
Application Location: Boston
Note:

Interview and assessment day went super well. Follow-up from admission contact confirming I was rejected because my GRE quant score was too low. 156Q, 165V.

September 13, 2024 5:29am ET
Applied to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
GPA: 3.7
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career Name: Technology

MBA DecisionWire

CBS
September 13, 2024 12:28am ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: Columbia
Applied: Columbia
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Venture Capital Companies: Other
GPA: 3.86
Cor
August 20, 2024 9:28am ET
Enrolled: Cornell / Johnson
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$40000
,
Washington U. / Olin $
$100000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen, Washington U. / Olin
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GPA: 3.85
Location: Miami, FL
Notes:

This is for applicants who are applying directly from undergrad to an MBA program without "post-bachelor" work experience. It is tough but possible with perseverance.

Sta
July 31, 2024 12:10pm ET
Enrolled: Stanford GSB
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Columbia $
$180000
,
Harvard Business School $
$130000
,
Michigan / Ross , Stanford GSB $
$130000
Applied: Harvard Business School, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Michigan / Ross, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Undecided
GMAT: 750
Notes:

Selecting Stanford GSB for smaller class size and focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.

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July 23, 2024 3:58pm ET
Enrolled: IESE
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson , Duke / Fuqua , IESE , UPenn / Wharton , Yale SOM
Applied: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, IESE, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM, Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.6

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