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A Guide to Test Waivers: Should You Request a Waiver for Submitting a GMAT or GRE Score?
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A Guide to Test Waivers: Should You Request a Waiver for Submitting a GMAT or GRE Score?
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Texas McCombs Announces Additional Round 4 Deadline
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MBA Wire Taps 479: Indian candidate, no GMAT. 316 GRE will retake. Fuqua vs Goizueta
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March 20, 2026 11:31am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, SDA Bocconi
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Energy
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Finance, Private Equity, Management Consulting
GMAT: 695
GPA: 3.93
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Italy
Post MBA Location: US
Notes:

I am a European 28-years-old engineer (automotive and oil&gas background) preparing my MBA applications. GMAT Focus 695 (97th percentile), IELTS 8/9, ~3 years of work experience.
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March 16, 2026 11:59am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Finance/Biotech
Post MBA Career: Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Management Consulting
GMAT: 695
GPA: 9.2
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: MA
Post MBA Location: New york
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March 16, 2026 11:44am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2028
Pre-MBA Career: startup/entrepreneurship
Post MBA Career: Other Industries
GRE: 310
GPA: 4.1
Location: pasadena
Post MBA Location: new york
Notes:

4.1 GPA from a T10 university in STEM planning on doing entrepreneurship post college during the deferred years.
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March 11, 2026 2:57pm ET
Applying: Michigan / Ross
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Banking
Post MBA Career: Finance
GRE: 317
GPA: 7/10
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: São Paulo
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March 24, 2026 4:50pm ET
Accepted to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via phone March 24, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Chile
Juno Member: Not yet
March 24, 2026 4:33pm ET
Accepted to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via phone March 24, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting, BCG
Application Location: Mexico City
Juno Member: Not yet
March 24, 2026 2:50pm ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via email
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.6
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Application Location: Canada
Juno Member: Not yet
March 24, 2026 2:39pm ET
Rejected at UVA / Darden
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 18, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.91
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Technology
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Note:

Rejected without an interview. I guess my work experience (10.5 years) was too high. Cannot think of any other reason.
Juno Member: Not yet
March 24, 2026 2:37pm ET
Rejected at Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 19, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.91
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Technology
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Note:

Rejected without an interview. I guess my work experience (10.5 years) was too high. Cannot think of any other reason.
Juno Member: Not yet
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