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August 8, 2026 3:31pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2028
Pre-MBA Career: Education / nonprofit
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 327
GPA: 3.98
Years of Work Experience: 6
Notes:

Male
Undergrad: Italian @ Ivy, 3.98/4.0 (top 5%)
Masters: MS in Education @ Northwestern, 4.0/4.0
GRE: 327 (163Q 164V 5.0 AWA)

Work exp:
- 1 year prestigious teaching fellowship
- 2 years teacher
- 2 years manager @ nonprofit

LORs: I think they will be decent to good, mentor from nonprofit job who hired me (only was there for 1 year) and new manager from next job (will have only known me for 1 year)

ECs: Pretty Strong

Short term goal: Consulting

Long-term goal: Leader at Education Foundation

Got laid off unfortunately due to org restructuring and have been looking for a job for 3 months. What jobs should I be targeting to help my profile, as I will be applying next year.