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January 25, 2026 10:06am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, London Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 327
GPA: 3.87
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Pennsylvania
Post MBA Location: New York
Notes:

Additional Notes:
1. MBB consultant w/3 years at the firm + one promotion
2. Took a secondment at a nonprofit focused in sustainability in countries below the equator (although have programs above too), including the one I am from (mentioned the link in essays)
3. Choosing to go to MBA for network opportunity to continue sustainability-focus, and inch closer to being ready to be in fields like impact investing (think MBB gives me general knowledge, but doesn't get me to where I want to go)
4. Will return to MBB because of sponsorship
5. Am worried about GRE; got a 158Q and 169V - so avg is around school avg, but the split is bad. Biggest worry here.
6. URM