The atmosphere was casual. I was expecting something more structured and formal, but it ended up being a 45 minute barrage of why get an MBA and then 15 minutes of questions. I thought this was pretty unusual, and I couldn’t get a good read on the Adcom. The interviewer seemed to have read my application as he targeted my future goals right away. I was thrown a bit by how much persuading I had to do with just why an MBA because I felt at some point, we should’ve moved on, but he kept at it. But there’s nothing wrong with that, as I was comfortable speaking about my goals, background, network, and ambitions. For certain industries, the Trojan Network will get you where you want to be, and business school is so much more than just classes and a diploma.
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February 14, 2026 6:32pm ET
Interview Invite
to
INSEAD
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
February 14, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
309
Program Type:
One Year Program
Application Location:
Austin, TX
February 14, 2026 5:18pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.82
GMAT:
675
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Other Industries
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Mexico
February 14, 2026 3:40pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Chicago Booth
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 02, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.32
GRE:
320
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
Bain,
BCG,
Deloitte,
EY Parthenon,
KPMG,
McKinsey
February 14, 2026 9:44am ET
Interview Invite
to
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
Executive Assessment (EA)
GPA:
8.14
EA:
164
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
Argentina, Buenos Aires
February 14, 2026 6:42am ET
Interview Invite
to
Duke / Fuqua
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
February 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.4
GRE:
331
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Retail
Application Location:
NYC
Note:
Email to check portal came in at 3:07PM EST. 331 GRE (168Q, 163V). 3.4 GPA from Ivy, engineering major. 3.5 YOE at FAANG. Ding HBS, received CBS interview