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June 21, 2025 8:10am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Public
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.0
Years of Work Experience: 10
Location: South Korea
Notes:

I'm concerned about my lower GPA and a GMAT score that isn't particularly high compared to the average.

In the public sector, I was responsible for planning, introducing, and operating new technologies, applying robotics, AI, and cloud services to my organization.

I think a key differentiator for my role is that I frequently planned, procured, and managed projects typically ranging from $10~50million, which is quite different from a traditional revenue-generating role.

My top choice school is Stanford—do you think these unique aspects of my profile could be a strong differentiator when I apply?