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December 13, 2025 6:49am ET
Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Harvard Business School, Indiana / Kelley, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen, U. Washington / Foster, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: BCG , McKinsey
GRE: 329
GPA: 3.34
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Tokyo
Post MBA Location: New York
Notes:

Already got an admit from one of the T15 with no scholarship in round 1, applying to the rest in round 2.

I really need a scholarship to afford an MBA so will be applying to lower ranked schools as well. I currently work in Big 4 strategy team.
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December 12, 2025 9:13am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Job lined up at DHL Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Private Equity Companies: Andressen Horowitz , Kleiner Perkins , Sequoia Capital , KKR
GMAT: 705
GPA: 7.38
Location: United States
Notes:

I'm an MiM candidate at Kellogg expected to matriculate in June 2026. I have an undergraduate degree in engineering from IIT. I will be joining DHL Consultings Americas office as a Mgmt Consultant post graduation from Kellogg.
My undergrad GPA is 7.38/10 and am expecting a 3.7+ from Kellogg at the time of applications.
I have a lot of internships ( 5+) at start-ups across various roles(strategy, marketing, Product Management, operations), industries and sizes. From dorm-room stage to unicorns. Also held multiple leadership roles during my time at college. Founded and headed two social initiatives on sustainability and women empowerment and informally mentored underclassmen from underrepresented backgrounds.
Plan to exit consulting soon into a start-up. Post MBA goal is investing ( not sure if VC/PE/Growth equity ). Longer term goal is entrepreneurship in India ( Inspired by family legacy and want to give back to country )
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December 11, 2025 2:12pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Business Operations in Energy Logistics
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Investment Banking
GMAT: 715
GPA: 2.45
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: California
Post MBA Location: Austin or Southeastern US due to family
Notes:

- No excuse for low GPA, I was simply didn't have the necessary drive or subject matter interest in school, was more interested in playing music and doing enough to graduate. Pursued that simultaneous to my conventional job for a few years after school and actually had a couple cool licensing deals with corporate brands but in last few years decided to focus on career.
- unfortunately had an illness at the end of last year that led to me have serious vision issues, being laid off and subsequently on disability for the first part of this year. Have since mostly recovered except for an operation I should be able to get next spring.
- volunteer leader for a high school ministry
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December 11, 2025 10:23am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, London Business School, Oxford / Saïd
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Consumer Goods
GRE: 323
GPA: 3.61
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Canada
Post MBA Location: New York
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December 13, 2025 5:46pm ET
Interview Invite to NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via email on December 04, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
December 13, 2025 4:35pm ET
Accepted to Washington U. / Olin
Round: Round 2
Received via email on December 11, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.10
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: USA
Note:

Accepted with full ride $$
December 13, 2025 1:27pm ET
Waitlisted at NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on November 23, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 685
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
Note:

WL without Interview
December 13, 2025 1:25pm ET
Rejected at UVA / Darden
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 09, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 685
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
December 13, 2025 7:13am ET
Rejected at MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 11, 2025
Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)
EA: 161
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: United States, chicago
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December 6, 2025 6:01pm ET
Enrolled: Michigan / Ross
Admitted: Michigan / Ross
Applied: Michigan / Ross
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 735
GPA: 6.01/10
Location: India
UVA
October 22, 2025 10:08am ET
Enrolled: UVA / Darden
Admitted: UVA / Darden
Applied: UVA / Darden
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 675
GPA: 4
Location: India
Notes:

I am asked to schedule a batten scholarship interview next week.
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October 20, 2025 6:43am ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: UCLA Anderson , USC / Marshall $
Applied: Columbia, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Media Companies: Other
GRE: 314
Location: NYC
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October 19, 2025 12:56am ET
Enrolled: Oxford / Saïd
Admitted: Oxford / Saïd
Applied: Cambridge / Judge, IESE, Indian School of Business, London Business School, Oxford / Saïd, Yale SOM
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 685
GPA: 66
Location: New Delhi, India
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