Podcast Replay: HBS Admissions Director, Chad Losee

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Published: November 22, 2018 by Lauren Wakal

Looking for a break from the Thanksgiving holiday hubbub? Grab your headphones and find a quiet spot to tune into our MBA podcast that could help you get into Harvard:

HBS Admissions Director Chad Losee Dishes on the MBA Interview, Essays, Financial Aid, and More

We wish you a happy holiday and best of luck in the coming weeks as you submit your Round 2 applications!

Posted in: MBA Podcast

Schools: Harvard Business School

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Carnegie Mellon / Tepper

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CLASS SIZE: 171

FEMALE: 36%

MEAN GMAT: 705

MEAN GPA: 3.26

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Class Size: 39

Women: 38%

Mean GMAT: n/a

Nationalities: 17

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Class Size: 40

Women: 35%

Mean GMAT: 675

Mean GPA: 3.44

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Avg. CLASS SIZE: 120

MEAN GMAT: 640

MEAN GPA: 3.23

AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE: 6 Years

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Class Size: 47

Women: 47%

Mean GMAT: n/a

International: 94%

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Cornell / Johnson

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TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE: 283

Women: 42%

MEDIAN GMAT: 710

MEDIAN GPA: 3.35

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CLASS SIZE: 339

Women: 40%

Median GMAT: 720

Median GPA: 3.64

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Georgia / Terry

Class Size: 65

Women: 29%

Mean GMAT: 668

Mean GPA: 3.55

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Florida / Warrington

Class Size: 52

Women: 38%

Mean GMAT: 686

Mean GPA: 3.46

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MBA Livewire

April 19, 2024 6:27pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to UCLA Anderson

Round: Round 2

Received via phone on April 16, 2024

GRE: 321

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: LATAM

Note:

I'm a lawyer from LATAM.

April 19, 2024 4:30pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to NYU Stern

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 19, 2024

GPA: 3.9

GRE: 332

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: Brooklyn

Note:

Interviewed 2/22
Waitlisted 3/21
Accepted by email 4/19

Interview went very well, was surprised by waitlist, accepted today

April 19, 2024 4:13pm ET

Interview Invite to Yale SOM

Round: Round 3

Received via email April 19, 2024

GMAT: 655

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Finance

April 19, 2024 3:56pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to USC / Marshall

Round: Round 2

Received via email April 19, 2024

GPA: 2.6

Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: SF

Note:

2.6 gpa undergrad; 3.3 grad gpa;
R2 OMBA applicant
Confirmation of app by email on 2/18
Waitlisted by email on 3/22
Interview invite by email on 4/12
Interviewed on 4/17
Admit email on 4/19

April 19, 2024 3:54pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 3

Received via portal April 19, 2024

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career Name: Consulting

Note:

Applied: 1/18
Interviewed: 3/25
Portal update email received: 4/19

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