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August 19, 2025 6:31pm ET
Applying:
Columbia,
Cornell / Johnson,
Dartmouth / Tuck,
Northwestern / Kellogg,
NYU Stern,
U. Chicago Booth,
UPenn / Wharton,
UVA / Darden
Intake Year:
2027
Pre-MBA Career:
Hotel Acquisitions and lending and then brokerage
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Investment Banking
GPA:
3.57
Years of Work Experience:
4
Location:
Chicago
Post MBA Location:
NYC
Notes:
Currently deciding whether it’s worth it to take the GMAT and try for these schools. I went to a big state school outside of top 100, majored in finance, got a double minor too. I volunteer at habitat and am going to be a key crew lead, white and straight, good recs, Fortune 200 company, one promotion at each job, will have 5 YOE once I enter program.
If you do think it’s worth it is there anything I can do to make my resume better outside of score? What should I aim to score, I know most of these schools want a 3.6 and I’m just under from a big state school which makes me unsure.
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