The Harvard interview happened to be with the person who led an local reception in September. I had talked with her a little at the event. When she came to get me for my interview today, she said she recognized me. Also, once I knew it was her that was going to be interviewing me, I became much less nervous because I knew she was not likely to be too tough based on my past interaction with her and her personality. HBS is known for occasionally conducting stress interviews. She went out of her way to make sure I was comfortable (adjusting the blinds and such.) It was in her office. There was a table and two round chairs. We first talked about the weather in my city as compared to Boston and she encouraged me to be conversational in the interview. Mostly basic questions. No curve balls.
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April 1, 2026 8:34pm ET
Accepted
to
Chicago Booth
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
2.9
GRE:
315
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Other Industries
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 1, 2026 7:54pm ET
Accepted
to
London Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
April 1, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
4.39/5.0
GRE:
319
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Real Estate,
Other
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Nigeria
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 1, 2026 6:01pm ET
Accepted
to
London Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
April 1, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
331
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Application Location:
India
April 1, 2026 4:04pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist
to
Penn / Wharton
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
March 30, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.33
GMAT:
645
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Note:
R1 waitlist, accepted from WL R2.
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 1, 2026 3:50pm ET
Rejected
at
Stanford GSB
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
April 01, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.63
GRE:
326
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
United States
Note:
Never received an interview invite. Was very proud of the application I submitted, but it just wasn’t meant to be. Congrats to those that got in!