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July 10, 2025 6:21pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consumer Goods, Technology, Private Equity Companies: Amazon , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Other
GMAT: 685
GPA: 3.91
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Washington, DC
Notes:

I'm at a T2 consulting (e.g., OW/LEK/Kearney) firm for 3+ years (promoted twice and now am in a management role), where I am part of the practice that focuses on technology, customer growth and innovation. We are known as the "start up" area of the firm, and I've had a lot of joy being able to work on products and business lines for different companies (ranging from fintech to healthcare to banks, etc.). I would love to be in a sort of strategy and innovation arm post-MBA within industry (tech / consumer goods / strategy or PM @ banks) to really have ownership over what's being built and thinking long-term about the future (rather than being restricted to a single project with a deadline).

Previously worked in economic consulting for 1.5 years. I have also volunteered heavily as a pro bono consultant and run the volunteering ERG at my office, in addition to supporting non-target school recruiting + women in business ERG

3.91 GPA dual degree in Economics and Int'l Business from GWU (strong program in Economics/Int'l Business but non-target school, received scholarship, honors program, received awards, PBK)

685 score on the GMAT Focus