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April 29, 2026 9:56am ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Harvard Business School, Johns Hopkins / Carey, London Business School, Manchester / AMBS, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Law
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Management Consulting
GMAT: 800
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 9
Post MBA Location: London
1
April 28, 2026 5:53pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Engineer
Post MBA Career: Professional Services
GPA: 2.6
Years of Work Experience: 17
Location: 09:51
Post MBA Location: Massachusetts
10
April 27, 2026 11:39am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cambridge / Judge, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Materials Engineer and Product Manager
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 8
Post MBA Location: Socal
Notes:

34M, Chinese (green card)
Bachelor in Engineering (GPA ~3.2)
Master in Materials Science (Top 30 US school, GPA ~3.2)
3 published papers (Nano Energy, Langmuir)
~9 years experience:
~5 years Materials Engineer
~4 years Product Manager (owning product lines, launching products, cross-functional work)

Goal:

Transition into more strategic / business-impact roles
Long-term target: ~$300k total comp in California
Not interested in IB / consulting
2
April 27, 2026 10:07am ET
Applying: Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Deferred enrollment
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.75
Location: United States
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April 30, 2026 7:53am ET
Enrolled at Chicago Booth
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.57
GMAT: 645
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Washington, D.C.
Note:

$40k total scholarship! I’m so excited!
Juno Member: Yes
April 30, 2026 2:01am ET
Enrolled at Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 3
Received via portal
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.66
Post MBA Career: Manufacturing, Consumer Goods
Application Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Juno Member: Not yet
April 29, 2026 11:10pm ET
Enrolled at MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via n/a
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 635
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Chile, Santiago
Juno Member: Not yet
April 29, 2026 7:41pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 3
Received via phone April 29, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Juno Member: Not yet
April 29, 2026 6:47pm ET
Accepted to IESE
Round: Round 3
Received via phone on April 26, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 585
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Brazil
Juno Member: Not yet
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Haa
April 29, 2026 9:30am ET
Enrolled: Berkeley / Haas
Admitted: NYU Stern , Berkeley / Haas $
$20000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$100000
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson
GMAT: 665
GPA: 3.94
Location: Los Angeles
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Following up on previous post. Was able to negotiate some scholarship from Haas, plus I get $30K off for in-state tuition. Staying west coast and having a tight knit community ended up being the deciding factor!
HBS
April 29, 2026 9:30am ET
Enrolled: Harvard Business School
Admitted: Columbia Business School , Duke / Fuqua $
$90000
 , Harvard Business School $
$70000
 , MIT Sloan $
$46000
 , NYU Stern , Penn / Wharton , Stanford GSB $
$115000
 , Yale SOM $
$100000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Yale SOM, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, NYU Stern, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Duke / Fuqua
GMAT: 655
GPA: 4.0
Location: Switzerland
Juno Member: Yes
Notes:

8 apps was too many — start with 5 max. Take your time on the GMAT. Find 2-3 things you love per school and know them well. Film yourself practicing interviews. ClearAdmit podcasts and mbaMission guides were invaluable. Be genuine, reflect deeply, and quality over quantity.
Haa
April 28, 2026 2:04pm ET
Enrolled: Berkeley / Haas
Admitted: Berkeley / Haas $
$20000
 , UVA / Darden $
$80000
 , Washington / Foster $
$full
Applied: Berkeley / Haas, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Washington / Foster
GMAT: 645
GPA: 3.6
Location: Seattle
Juno Member: Yes
Notes:

Updated from earlier post. I went to UVA for undergrad and want to stay on the West Coast, so that ultimately swayed me to Haas.
Klg
April 28, 2026 6:31am ET
Enrolled: Northwestern / Kellogg
Admitted: Columbia Business School , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$20000
Applied: Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth
GMAT: 725
GPA: 3.5
Location: Chicago
Juno Member: Not yet
Notes:

Seemed more fun
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