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January 23, 2025 12:57pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, MIT Sloan, Washington / Foster, UT Austin / McCombs

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Technology

Post MBA Career: Technology

GMAT: 715

GPA: 6.9

Years of Work Experience: 6

Post MBA Location: Technology

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 Where are you from? I’m guessing India, based on your GPA? Did you apply in Round 2, this season?

Showing impact and growth at work will be very important, supported by strong recommendations. Are you also involved in activities outside of work? Any additional hobbies and interests?

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vivekvengatesh97gmail-com Likes Earned: 2 Yeah, I'm from India. Applied to all of these schools in R2, didn't apply to any school in R1 since I didn't have my GMAT score yet. I have a strong work profile & recommendations, but no ECs outside of a couple of activities since college, so I'd say that and my UG GPA are probably the weak points of my application (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 Best of luck! Have you received any interview invites, so far? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2025/02/mba-wire-taps-408/ (0)

vivekvengatesh97gmail-com Likes Earned: 2 That was me in the episode today! Sorry I couldn't get back earlier. I have a few updates regarding the previous comments and the point in the episode 1. Didn't realize Post MBA Location referred to geography - I'm looking for a job in the States because that's where all of my target companies are located 2. I briefly considered Cornell's Tech MBA, but opted to apply for a traditional MBA program instead because I felt like I also needed broader business skills alongside the ones that I would be getting for my target career I like to think I've done justice to the essays that each school have asked me to write, but I haven't received any updates yet. If I don't get in this year, I'll plan to strengthen my profile and apply again to join in 2027 (1)

vivekvengatesh97gmail-com Likes Earned: 2 Looks like the formatting in my previous comment got messed up. I have my first interview with a student from McCombs today. I'll be more than happy to answer any more questions if needed (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 Best of luck with your McCombs interview, I hope it goes well for you. Fingers crossed there are more invites. If you’re not finally successful, make sure to target Round 1, next season. (0)