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July 3, 2021 4:40pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2022
Pre-MBA Career: Military Officer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Non Profit/SI Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey
GMAT: 750
GPA: 2.51
Years of Work Experience: 5
Notes:

B.s Systems Engineering, West Point
M.s Computational Data Analytics, Georgia Tech (3.7 GPA)
African American/native American descent

Like another applicant I saw post, my undergrad GPA suffered as a result of some significant personal and family circumstances. It didn't help that the West Point culture encourages a "Cs get degrees" mentality.

Since then I have held multiple command positions in Special Forces Units, deployed, and maintained a high GPA in my graduate program. In addition, have worked closely with Make-A-Wish foundation, an organization very near to my heart. Is the undergrad GPA too big a hurdle?