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January 19, 2026 4:00am ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Indian School of Business
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Compliance
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 321
GPA: 3.83
Years of Work Experience: 5.5
Post MBA Location: Europe , Middle East
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January 17, 2026 4:47pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Military
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Moelis & Company, Lazard Freres, JP Morgan, Guggenheim Partners, Evercore Partners, Credit Suisse, Barclays, Investment Banking, FinTech, Finance, Oliver Wyman, McKinsey, BCG, Bain
GMAT: 665
GPA: 3.12
Years of Work Experience: 10
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January 17, 2026 8:48am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: HR in Tech
Post MBA Career: McKinsey, KPMG, BCG, Bain, Consulting
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 5
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January 15, 2026 4:07pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, Indiana / Kelley, MIT Sloan, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: heathcare
Post MBA Career: Healthcare
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: atlanta
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January 19, 2026 11:39am ET
Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via email on January 14, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.77
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Management Consulting
Application Location: Chicago
Note:

Submitted Jan 3
January 19, 2026 11:39am ET
Applied to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2:1 (UK)
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Health Care
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: United Kingdom, London
Note:

healthcare entrepreneurship or VC
January 19, 2026 11:38am ET
Applied to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2:1 (UK)
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Health Care
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: United Kingdom, London
Note:

Healthcare entrepreneurship or VC
January 19, 2026 11:36am ET
Applied to Chicago Booth
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2:1 (UK)
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Health Care
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: United Kingdom, London
Note:

Healthcare VC or Entrepreneurship
January 19, 2026 11:23am ET
Applied to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2:1 (UK)
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Health Care
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: United Kingdom, London
Note:

Healthcare Entrepreneurship or VC
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January 8, 2026 10:00pm ET
Enrolled: UT Austin / McCombs
Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs $
$50000
Applied: Michigan / Ross, UT Austin / McCombs
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Management Consulting
GRE: 325
GPA: 3.72
Location: India
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January 7, 2026 3:44am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $
$30000
 , Northwestern / Kellogg
Applied: Chicago Booth, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg
Post MBA Career: Agribusiness, Finance
GMAT: 645
Location: Peru
Notes:

Going to Kellogg for the strong curriculum and exit options.
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December 30, 2025 7:53am ET
Enrolled: Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Admitted: Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Applied: Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Agribusiness, Bayer
GMAT: 200
GPA: 200
Location: Test
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December 30, 2025 4:28am ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $
$120000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$186000
 , USC / Marshall $
$150000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology
GRE: 324
GPA: 3.51
Location: Virginia
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