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December 16, 2023 1:31pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, INSEAD, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson

Intake Year: 2024

Pre-MBA Career: Amazon

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Apple , Google

GMAT: 730

GPA: 2.5

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: Seattle

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 Are there any mitigating circumstances surrounding your GPA. Despite a super GMAT score, the 2.5 GPA may be hard to overcome for top programs.

Showing impact and growth at work will be important. Are you also involved in activities outside of work?

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wenithegoo Likes Earned: 14 low GPA due to mental health that eventually inspired me to pursue long-term goal in mental health. Career growth - 2 year people management experience in tech; current work is heavy on operations management and strategic planning. 1 current activity in professional development; 3 past involvements in community services and social organization (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 Have you taken any additional coursework, since your undergrad. Be worth doing MBA Math or similar, show your academic preparedness, etc. You’d likely need to address this in the optional essays. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1584 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/01/mba-wire-taps-332/ (0)