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January 13, 2026 2:02pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2026

Pre-MBA Career: Accounting

Post MBA Career: Management Consulting

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.17

Years of Work Experience: 6

Location: Los Angeles

Post MBA Location: Los Angeles

Notes:

First generation, low income background

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 Is there any additional context surrounding the lower GPA? Have you applied to these programs in Round 2?

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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application356998 Likes Earned: 11 I applied to all of these programs in Round 2. I am a CPA and Manager at a Big 4 firm. GPA is low due to personal family circumstances and I worked throughout college. My GPA is split between university and community college. Do you know how those grades are factored into my overall GPA, if they are? Including community college courses, my overall GPA is 3.55. Regarding extracurriculars, I am on the board of two nonprofits in my local community (one is a $5M fund). I am also in leadership for a pro bono consulting initiative at my firm, and I founded a social impact organization during undergrad. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 Will you be providing both transcripts? Did you include a note in the optional essay, regarding the wider context for your GPA? Your ECs do sound impactful! (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1883 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2026/01/mba-wire-taps-468/ (0)