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April 29, 2024 3:27pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Lauder Institute, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: IBM Tech Sales

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Family Business Companies: IBM

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.43

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: D.C.

Notes:

-24, 4YOE on-matriculation.
-Asian-American Male.
-CS undergrad from T20 eng school.
-Looking to return to IBM in different org/role
-161V/165Q GRE split

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1588 Showing impact and growth at work will be important. Are you involved in activities outside of work, any additional hobbies and interests?

What are your long term goals?

Numbers are decent, but perhaps not outstanding for the very best programs. Do you believe that that is your best GRE score?

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bw_9924 Likes Earned: 1 Thanks for the reply Alex. I’m the acting CTO of a family business outside of work, I do Youth/teen mentoring as well and speak in high school college/career panels. The long term goal is to eventually take MBA/Post-MBA connections and experience and apply it to grow the family business domestically, potentially spark beginnings internationally (hence the dream for lauder) Initially I aimed for 328 on GRE, but I opted to build out edges of my resume and networking in fear of only a 1-2 point return on effort. Is it advisable that I give it another go? (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1588 If you have time now, ahead of round 1, it might make sense. For Lauder, which track? Which language etc? Just want to make sure that’s realistic, etc. (1)

bw_9924 Likes Earned: 1 Gotcha, I’ll see if I can make one final attempt before R1 apps. I have fluency in Mandarin Chinese and am looking to do the East/southeast Asian program. Not sure if I’m misunderstanding, but do they have preferences on language/program for admission? (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1588 No, I don’t think they do, as long as it all aligns with your goals, etc. Good luck! (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1588 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/05/mba-wire-taps-351/ (0)