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April 21, 2026 10:21am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Banking -> fintech startup
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
GMAT: 705
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: NYC
Post MBA Location: NYC
14
April 15, 2026 12:57pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UVA / Darden
Pre-MBA Career: Big4 Deals Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Finance, Commercial Banking, Diversified, Corporate, Management Consulting
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.72
Location: Marietta, GA
Post MBA Location: New York City
Notes:

Applying to deferred programs this year, would love to hear thoughts on my application.

675 GMAT Focus, 3.723 at Non Target Undergraduate, Finance Major. Decent extra curricular on-campus, for internship experience started college with internship at a small ABL shop, interned sophomore summer/junior school year at a large publicly traded mortgage company doing Risk, interned after junior year at a Big4 doing Risk Consulting for FSOs. Returning FT to same B4 in Deals practice.

Would love to hear thoughts. Thanks.
6
April 14, 2026 10:15am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Lauder Institute, London Business School, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Orthopedic Surgeon
Post MBA Career: Consulting, McKinsey, Healthcare, Management Consulting, Technology
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 13
Location: UK
Post MBA Location: US, UK, Switzerland, HK, Europe
Notes:

Orthopaedic surgeon with cross-border training/work exposure i.e. UK, HK & Pakistan
• Strong involvement in research, publications, and innovation-related work
• Interested in the intersection of clinical medicine, healthcare systems, digital health, and business
• Long-term goal is to move from being a clinician to a broader leadership role where I can help build, scale, or evaluate healthcare solutions
3
April 12, 2026 10:23am ET
Applying: London Business School, Oxford / Saïd, SDA Bocconi
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Civil Engineer with PPP experience and certification
Post MBA Career: Finance
GPA: 4.48
Years of Work Experience: 10
Location: Uganda
Post MBA Location: London, UAE or Europe
Notes:

African female - after 7 years at an international engineering consultancy and 3 in public sector, looking to get into infrastructure finance through an infrastructure focused MBA and internship pipeline. Certified PPP practitioner but not ao much leadership experience. Hoping to join a big 4 infrastructure advisory or infrastructure fund post MBA.
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April 23, 2026 8:50pm ET
Interview Invite to Chicago Booth
Round: Early Decision
Received via email April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.9
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Technology
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, CA
Juno Member: Not yet
April 23, 2026 6:39pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received via phone April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.21
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
Application Location: NYC
Juno Member: Not yet
April 23, 2026 5:02pm ET
Interview Invite to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 2
Received via email April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: International (4.12/5)
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Note:

I was waitlisted, just got the invite
Juno Member: Not yet
April 23, 2026 5:00pm ET
Interview Invite to Chicago Booth
Round: Early Decision
Received via email April 23, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.931
GRE: 333
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career: Technology
Juno Member: Not yet
April 23, 2026 11:21am ET
Accepted to Boston College / Carroll
Round: Round 4
Received via phone on April 21, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 615
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Marketing
Application Location: United States
Juno Member: Not yet
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Klg
April 23, 2026 10:26am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck $
$20000
 , Northwestern / Kellogg , UVA / Darden
Applied: Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden
GMAT: 715
Location: Pakistan
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

As an international the NU loan option and the location Kellogg offered were alternatives that ultimately pushed me towards Kellogg as opposed to Tuck. Also have my wife joining, where a commitment to Evanston made more sense as opposed to Hanover
CBS
April 23, 2026 10:24am ET
Enrolled: Columbia Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School $
$50,000
 , Cornell / Johnson $
$120,000
 , Duke / Fuqua $
$80,000
 , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$50,000
 , UVA / Darden $
$$60,000
 , Yale SOM $
$100,000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.68
Location: NYC
Juno Member: Not yet
Klg
April 23, 2026 10:09am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Chicago Booth , Northwestern / Kellogg
Applied: Yale SOM, NYU Stern, Northwestern / Kellogg, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth
GRE: 319
GPA: 3.8
Location: Toronto, Canada
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Post-MBA goal in Marketing
CBS
April 22, 2026 12:59pm ET
Enrolled: Columbia Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School $
$100000
 , Duke / Fuqua $
$20000
 , NYU Stern , Berkeley / Haas , UVA / Darden $
$90000
Applied: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM, Berkeley / Haas
GMAT: 750
GPA: 7.4/10.0
Location: Mumbai, India
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

I feel very fortunate that I did not have to make a difficult decision. Columbia has always been my dream school, and the scholarship is the cherry on top. Given my career goals in finance (IB/IM), I can’t think of a better fit than CBS.

I would advise applicants to apply in EA/Round 1 and to articulate career goals that builds on their work ex.
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