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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 15, 2026 3:46pm ET

Waitlisted at USC / Marshall

Round: Round 2

Received via email April 15, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GRE: 318

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Juno Member: Not yet

April 15, 2026 2:56pm ET

Interview Invite to Columbia Business School

Round: Round 2

Received via email April 15, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.51

GRE: 313

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Technology

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Washington DC

Note:

I submitted multiple updates but the main one was an EA score of 163. Also visited for a class visit and had 2 student letters of endorsement as well as 2 letters of recs from former colleagues. I’m so excited!!

Juno Member: Yes

April 15, 2026 2:12pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 3

Received via phone April 15, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 655

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Finance

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Latam

Note:

Just got the call, it's a dream come true!

Juno Member: Not yet

April 15, 2026 1:12pm ET

Accepted to SDA Bocconi

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 15, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 2.81

GRE: 308

Program Type: One Year Program

Juno Member: Not yet

April 15, 2026 10:59am ET

Interview Invite to SDA Bocconi

Round: Round 3

Received via portal on March 18, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 200

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Consulting

Juno Member: Not yet

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MBA DecisionWire

Chi

April 15, 2026 9:46am ET

Enrolled: Chicago Booth

Admitted: Chicago Booth , Cornell / Johnson $

$100000

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

$40000

, UVA / Darden

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

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.

MIT

April 13, 2026 1:14am ET

Enrolled: MIT Sloan

Admitted: MIT Sloan , Berkeley / Haas

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan

GMAT: 645

GPA: 3.80

Juno Member: Not yet

HBS

April 4, 2026 3:13pm ET

Enrolled: Harvard Business School

Admitted: Northwestern / Kellogg $

$170000

, Penn / Wharton , Harvard Business School

Applied: Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Harvard Business School

GMAT: 715

Juno Member: Not yet

HBS

April 3, 2026 10:44am ET

Enrolled: Harvard Business School

Admitted: Penn / Wharton , Northwestern / Kellogg $

$30000

, Berkeley / Haas , Columbia Business School , Duke / Fuqua $

$120000

, Harvard Business School , MIT Sloan

Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB

GRE: 332

GPA: 3.44

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

Wiretaps 457 candidate #1 signing off on a really happy admissions season! Excited to stay in Boston and continue to support innovation in the climate tech space. HBS' strength in VC outcomes tips the scale for me, and I loved the energy in my class visit. Thanks for all the advice over the year, Graham, Alex, and Eliot!

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