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July 23, 2026 9:05am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, UT Austin / McCombs, Washington / Foster
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting experience at ZS Associates
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Healthcare
GPA: 8.93
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: India
Post MBA Location: Healthcare consultant
Notes:

Tier I institute, NIT Biotechnology, have research experience in biotechnology.
Have research experience in entrepreneurship at Isb. Looking for a fee waiver
1
July 23, 2026 2:48am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Military
Post MBA Career: Consulting, BCG, Deloitte, McKinsey, Management Consulting
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: US
Post MBA Location: Pittsburgh
Notes:

GMAT Waiver
4.0 GPA - Graduate Business Analytics Certification (12 credits)
3.5 GPA - Service Academy
1
July 22, 2026 10:38pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Medical Engineer
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Professional Services, Management Consulting, Ernst & Young
GPA: 3.17
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Post MBA Location: Kuala Lumpur
Notes:

To gain IR abbreviation PEngineer.
And to get MBA for the designation CEO
6
July 22, 2026 9:57am ET
Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Emory / Goizueta, IESE, Michigan / Ross, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Consultant
Post MBA Career: Accenture, Bain, BCG, EY Parthenon, McKinsey, Oliver Wyman, PWC Strategy&, Roland Berger, ZS Associates, Consulting
GMAT: 675
GPA: 7.97
Years of Work Experience: 4.5
Location: India
Post MBA Location: US, Europe or Middle East
Notes:

Assistant Manager at EY GDS: 4.5 years in consulting at EY Global Delivery Services (Risk Consulting, software asset management); ~5.5 years by matriculation. Promoted ahead of cycle to Assistant Manager, ranked highest-performing AM in a cohort of ~60, rated top 10% of ~200 consultants.

Client-facing since year two, advising Fortune 500 clients across banking, insurance, fintech, media and business services on licensing compliance, risk exposure and cost optimisation. Present directly to client Directors, AVPs and procurement leads. Engagements have surfaced $600K–$1M+ in savings or contractual exposure; advised on renewal decisions for a ~$20M contract.

Led teams of 2–6. Trained 20+ consultants.

Indian male, B.Tech CSE, Tier II institution, 7.97/10.
GMAT Focus 675 (Q87/V84/DI80), not retaking.

Extracurriculars are thin — personally, a 50kg transformation (125→75kg) I now use to coach others informally.

Goals: strategy consulting (MBB target, tier-2/Big 4 alternates)
Long term, partner-level in technology strategy.
Applying R1/EA: Tuck, INSEAD, Darden, Ross, Emory, McCombs.

Where I'd genuinely value input:

1. Is 675 FE a meaningful constraint at Tuck/INSEAD for an Indian male consulting applicant, or is it survivable with a differentiated narrative?
2. Is my school list appropriately balanced? What are my chances in these?
3. How much does a non-IIT/NIT undergrad hurt at this level, and can EY-brand + progression offset it?
4. My extracurricular profile is thin post-college. With ~6 weeks to R1, is starting something now worth it, or is it better to lean entirely on essays?
5. Am I mis-reading the "GDS is a delivery center, not real consulting" perception risk? Everything I've done is client-facing advisory, but I'm aware of how the label reads.
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July 23, 2026 2:40am ET
Enrolled at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via email
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Ernst & Young
Application Location: Malaysia, Machang
Note:

I am waiting the Decision
Juno Member: Yes
July 22, 2026 6:24pm ET
Accepted to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via email July 22, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 330
Program Type: January Intake
Post MBA Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Washington DC
Juno Member: Not yet
July 22, 2026 2:04pm ET
Applying to All Schools
Round: Rolling Admissions
Received via email
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.37
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, FinTech, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa, Technology, Amazon
Application Location: Nigeria
Juno Member: Not yet
July 22, 2026 12:54pm ET
Accepted to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via email July 22, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 321
Program Type: January Intake
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods, Food
Application Location: New York (but I'm from overseas)
Note:

16th June Applied/2nd July Invite/12th July Interview/22nd July Admit Letter
Juno Member: Not yet
July 21, 2026 2:00pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Penn / Wharton
Round: Round 2
Received via portal July 21, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 315
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Energy
Application Location: Boston
Note:

I had already put down a deposit for another school (Tuck), but happy to know I was able to still remain competitive this late in. My advice, stats are table stakes, stories really matter!
Juno Member: Yes
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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
NYU
June 27, 2026 5:05am ET
Enrolled: NYU Stern
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$70000
 , Michigan / Ross , NYU Stern , Rochester / Simon $
$130000
 , UVA / Darden $
$30000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, Rochester / Simon, UVA / Darden
GPA: 3.6
Juno Member: Yes
UVA
June 25, 2026 7:04am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$40000
 , Cornell / Johnson , Georgetown / McDonough , UCLA Anderson , UVA / Darden $
$40000
Applied: Harvard Business School, UVA / Darden, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Georgetown / McDonough, Cornell / Johnson, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Berkeley / Haas
Entering Year: Other
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.75
Location: USA
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Deferred Enrollment. Kind of rushed the application process, curious if that could have contributed to my M7 results or if it was test score or my overrepresented profile.
Em
June 17, 2026 10:49am ET
Enrolled: Emory / Goizueta
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $
$65,000
 , Emory / Goizueta $
$125,000
Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UT Austin / McCombs, Berkeley / Haas
GMAT: 705
GPA: 3.1
Location: India
Juno Member: Yes
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