Carnegie Mellon / Tepper - 05-27-2024

May 26, 2024 9:00pm ET

Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Rice / Jones, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Entrepreneurship

Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

Two STEM bachelors degrees
PhD in STEM
Founder of VC backed startup for past 7 years
Many prestigious awards
Took GRE in past (323, Q-164, V-159) (didn't study, so if I need to I could probably bring it up, but I hate tests and want to avoid if at all possible)
Looking for online/EMBA programs as I learn while I lead my startup

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1618 How long ago did you complete the GRE test? Is it within 5 years? Where are you currently based?

I assume that you are not looking at top full-time programs, so you can continue to lead your VC-backed startup?

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anon68782 Likes Earned: 5 I am currently based in the mid-atlantic region, and the GRE was taken a while back when I was applying to PhD programs. I am not looking for full time programs, more-so trying to learn and grow as a leader as I scale up my company. Might not need MBA, but I've never had formal business instruction, and there is so much I don't know. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1618 Online//hybrid might well suit your needs. Tepper & Ross would be good options in that regard. If your GRE is older than five years, you might want to see if you can waive the test, based on your STEM PhD.

Your entrepreneurial experience should reflect well in admissions.

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1618 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2024/06/mba-wire-taps-355/ (0)