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September 13, 2026 3:02pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, Penn / Wharton, Rice / Jones, Stanford GSB, UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Petroleum Engineer
Post MBA Career: Energy, Chevron Corp, Exxon Mobil
GMAT: 665
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Texas
Post MBA Location: Texas/Southwest
Notes:

Hey Y'all,

Background: 27M, Mexican-American based in Texas

I am planning to apply this year. I studied petroleum engineering at a large Texas school and graduated with a 3.4 GPA. After graduating, I started working as a field engineer for a oil field services company for about 3 years. I was then promoted into more of an in office engineering role at this service company where I work with modeling & data analysis. I have been doing the in office engineering for about 2 years.

Post MBA, I want to work at a large oil company (think Shell, Chevron, etc) in acquisitions and divestitures using my engineering background + business skills.

Extracurriculars:
-I volunteer with coaching a local youth baseball league
-I volunteer with Hispanic students with college prep & admissions
-I volunteer with GED tutoring

Looking forward to hearing on how to improve my profile! I am really looking to maximize possible scholarships.

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September 13, 2026 11:41am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: MBB Consulting
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
GMAT: 715
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Mexico
Post MBA Location: NYC
7
September 12, 2026 8:16am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Engineering
Post MBA Career: Real Estate
GMAT: 715
GPA: 3.98
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Chicago
5
September 11, 2026 12:06pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Software Engineer
Post MBA Career: Technology
GRE: 336
GPA: 3.27
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: Denver
Post MBA Location: Any
Notes:

- ~5 Years in Air Force Special Warfare Officer, 1x combat deployment to middle east

- ~2 Years as a SWE for small defense tech company (AI/ML stuff, drone stuff)

- 3 publications (not peer-reviewed) on AI and warfare

- Former volunteer EMT

MBA Livewire

September 13, 2026 3:34pm ET
Applied to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
Application Location: India
Juno Member: Not yet
September 11, 2026 5:41pm ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via email September 11, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.97
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: North Carolina
Juno Member: Not yet
September 11, 2026 7:00am ET
Applied to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.39
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Other Industries
Application Location: United Kingdom
Juno Member: Not yet
September 10, 2026 11:51pm ET
Accepted to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on September 09, 2026
Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)
GPA: 3.7
EA: 161
Program Type: January Intake
Juno Member: Not yet
September 10, 2026 5:24pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal September 10, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 735
Program Type: January Intake
Post MBA Career: Finance, Asset Management
Application Location: USA
Juno Member: Not yet

MBA DecisionWire

CBS
September 12, 2026 5:29am ET
Enrolled: Columbia Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School
Applied: Columbia Business School
GPA: 8.05
Location: Brazil
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

January-entry

CBS
September 12, 2026 5:17am ET
Enrolled: Columbia Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School
Applied: Columbia Business School
GMAT: 725
Location: USA
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Waitlisted, 7/28 - admitted 9/10

September 10, 2026 8:23am ET
Enrolled: Lauder Institute
Admitted: Columbia Business School $
$50000
,
Dartmouth / Tuck , Lauder Institute , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$40000
,
Penn / Wharton , UVA / Darden $
$50000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Lauder Institute, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.62
Location: Hawaii
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

US veteran, ORM

UT
June 28, 2026 7:54pm ET
Enrolled: UT Austin / McCombs
Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs $
$10,000
Applied: UT Austin / McCombs
GPA: 3.05
Location: Dallas, Tx
Juno Member: Yes

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