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June 11, 2026 11:56pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cambridge / Judge, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, HEC Paris, INSEAD, London Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Oxford / Saïd
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: PM in a Series B --> Pre Series A --> IPO Company (Intern-->APM-->PM Track). Senior Year Internship in JPMorgan Investment Banking.
Post MBA Career: Finance, Venture Capital, Technology
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.25
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: India
Notes:

Undergrad
Engineering Majors from BITS Pilani (Tier-1 school in India), Minors in Finance and Accounting.
8.12/10.0 GPA in Majors, 8.0/10.0 in Minors

Extra Curricular
> Lead Fellow with a national academic NGO (Academic Yr 2026-2027)
> Teaching Volunteer with a national Academic NGO (Academic Yr 2025-2026)
> Captain - Football Team at Undergrad University + Captain - Football Team in School

Positioning/Story
> Strong academic foundations and interest in Finance (Minors + Internship) and immersive experience moving the needle for Startups to IPO companies with deep technology exposure across B2C and B2B environments.

> Collaborative and stakeholder management-driven work experience throughout, professionally and personally - driving impact to the under-served sections of the society (NGO) + Leading the team in sports through teenage to adulthood.

Specific Questions -
1. How am I positioned for Kellogg (FT or MMM), booth (MBA/MS), Haas (MBA/MEng), Columbia (MBA/MS) ? Will Dual degrees give me a slight edge over the FT MBAs?

2. How am I placed for top EU/UK? Tailoring applications here with VC goal than the PM leadership.

3. What T15s should I consider? Presently considering Fuqua, Cornell, Stern 2yr (Not considering 1yr Tech MBAs - (Stern, Cornell Tech) as I want to leverage the internship).