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January 8, 2026 2:50am ET
Applying: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Financial Advisory : Valuation
Post MBA Career: Finance
GRE: 333
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: France
Post MBA Location: US
Notes:

R2 MBA 2026 applications submitted. Seeking interview prep.
Profile: 29. Sub-Saharan African, native French; top African engineering school + Top 3 French business school.
• Tests: GRE 333 (Q170/V163, AWA 3.5); IELTS 7.5 overall but Writing/Speaking 6.5.
• Work: 5 years at enrollment : Big4 Valuation / Financial Advisory, currently Manager (early promotion). Deal/valuation modeling, client-facing work, internal tools/templates to improve quality/efficiency.
• Leadership & Extracurriculars: Project/team leadership (would like help framing scope clearly and credibly).70+ admissions mentees with tracked outcomes; advising early-stage founders (fundraising readiness, financial storytelling, strategy).
• Goals: Short-term growth equity/PE (EM focus); long-term build a platform/fund combining capital + operational support for high-potential businesses.

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January 7, 2026 10:50am ET
Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Machine Learning Engineer
Post MBA Career: FinTech, Finance
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.89
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Boston
Post MBA Location: Boston/NYC
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January 7, 2026 9:10am ET
Applying: All Schools
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Finance- Morgan Stanley Capital International- Index management research and Private Assets RnD- work as a quant researcher
Post MBA Career: Finance, Asset Management, FinTech, Venture Capital
GMAT: 785
GPA: 8.1
Years of Work Experience: 1
Location: Mumbai
Post MBA Location: US
Notes:

Name-Manas Jalan
Birla Institute of Technology and Science- 8.1 cgpa
GMAT Focus-785
work at MSCI = Index management research and Private Assets RnD- work as a quant researcher 18 Months work ex 1 promotion - Analyst to associate

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January 7, 2026 8:40am ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Alvarez & Marsal, Bain, BCG, EY Parthenon, Kearney, LEK Consulting, McKinsey, PWC Strategy&, Roland Berger
GRE: 340
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: South Asia
Post MBA Location: Anywhere in USA
Notes:

Already have a pre-experience MBA
Very strong ECs + Family legacy business

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January 7, 2026 7:12am ET
Applying: Boston / Questrom, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Machine Learning Engineer
Post MBA Career: FinTech, Finance
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.89
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Boston
Post MBA Location: Boston, NYC
Notes:

Laid off in October 2025 due to division-wide restructuring, right before R2 deadlines. Not sure how this will be taken by adcoms.

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