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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.

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

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.

April 6, 2026 12:21pm ET

Applying: Penn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2026

Pre-MBA Career: MBB Consulting

Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Brookfield Asset Management

GMAT: 675

GPA: 3.76

Location: South Korea

Post MBA Location: U.S., Seoul, Singapore

Notes:

Only applying to Wharton "Deferred" Program (Due to eligibility)

Demographic: Asian Male, 26

Academic Background: B.S. & M.S. in Nuclear Engineering @ Top school in S.Korea

GPA: B.S.(3.76/4.30), M.S.(3.93/4.30)

GMAT Focus: 675 (Q-96th, DI-95th, V-56th)

Pre-MBA Employer: Recieved FT Offer @ Bain (expected start: July 2026)

Post-MBA Goal:
- Short: Banking
- Long: Infrastructure PE

Internships: Internship @ BCG

Research Experience:
4 conferences and several papers under review about Nuclear Fuel Materials, Nuclear Plant Economics & EPC, Nuclear Reactor Core Design

Extracurricular Activities/Leadership:
- Led a consulting project for a nuclear energy company in S.Korea
- Honor Society, College of Engineering
- VP of the student council @ UG department
- Soccer/Baseball team(non-varsity)

Awards:
- 2 x Minister's Award (1st place in Nationwide competition in Energy Sector)
- 5~10 x Minor Awards mostly in Energy & Nuclear Engineering

Honors:
- U.S. Army Commendation Medal
- Presidential Science Scholarship(Awarded by the President of the Korea, one of 25 recipients nationwide) - Fully funded during UG
- Korea Defense Veteran's Association (KDVA) Scholarship
- Honor Society of the College of Engineering

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MBA Livewire

April 20, 2026 12:51pm ET

Applied to Columbia Business School

Round: Round 1

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.75

GRE: 311

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Post MBA Career: Technology

Juno Member: Not yet

April 20, 2026 12:34pm ET

Applied to Harvard Business School

Round: Early Decision

Received via email

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.931

GRE: 336

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Post MBA Career: Technology

Juno Member: Not yet

April 20, 2026 12:33pm ET

Applied to Penn / Wharton

Round: Early Decision

Received via email

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.931

GRE: 336

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Post MBA Career: Technology

Juno Member: Not yet

April 20, 2026 12:28pm ET

Applied to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 3

Received via email

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.931

GRE: 336

Program Type: Deferred Enrollment

Post MBA Career: Technology

Juno Member: Not yet

April 18, 2026 8:50pm ET

Accepted to Other

Round: Rolling Admissions

Received via email on April 16, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GRE: 319

Program Type: One Year Program

Post MBA Career: Technology

Application Location: Ghana

Juno Member: Not yet

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MBA DecisionWire

Sta

April 20, 2026 1:47pm ET

Enrolled: Stanford GSB

Admitted: Duke / Fuqua $

$120000

, Harvard Business School , Stanford GSB , UCLA Anderson $

$186000

, USC / Marshall $

$150000

Applied: Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall

GRE: 324

GPA: 3.51

Location: Virginia

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

I was overwhelmed at first but once I took a pause, I feel confident that I want to be a part of the smaller, stronger GSB community and that learning in the larger, more segmented HBS environment and with exclusive use of the case method isn't the best choice for me. Hopefully I get enough meaningful aid!

Wha

April 20, 2026 11:41am ET

Enrolled: Penn / Wharton

Admitted: Columbia Business School $

$200k

, Penn / Wharton

Applied: Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Columbia Business School

GRE: 331

GPA: 3.4

Location: New York

Juno Member: Yes

Notes:

Fxxx it we ball. Wharton was my dream school from the beginning. I know it’s crazy to turn down a full ride but I’m young and will be working for at least the next 20 years. The money will come back I guess (I hope)

Sta

April 20, 2026 9:16am ET

Enrolled: Stanford GSB

Admitted: Stanford GSB , Yale SOM , Dartmouth / Tuck , Columbia Business School $

$$50k

, Chicago Booth $

$$40k

Applied: Penn / Wharton, Yale SOM, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, Harvard Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan

GMAT: 740

GPA: 4.0

Location: San Diego, CA

Juno Member: Not yet

Chi

April 15, 2026 9:46am ET

Enrolled: Chicago Booth

Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $

$100000

, Georgetown / McDonough , UCLA Anderson , UT Austin / McCombs $

$40000

, UVA / Darden , Chicago Booth

Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Penn / Wharton, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, Chicago Booth

GMAT: 655

GPA: 3.92

Location: Minneapolis

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

I am undecided on schools. Impact of scholarship money is a factor. I’m looking to go into high finance after graduation. I got waitlisted at Wharton, so I’m curious how to navigate the deposit deadlines at the schools I was accepted at.

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