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Class Size:
247
Female:
46%
MEAN GMAT:
729
MEAN GPA:
3.64
MBA Applywire
5
September 29, 2023 2:50pm ET
Applying:
Columbia,
Cornell / Johnson,
Dartmouth / Tuck,
Duke / Fuqua,
Yale SOM
Intake Year:
2024
Pre-MBA Career:
Pension Fund
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Asset Management, inc. HF, Other
Companies:
Other
GPA:
3.83
Years of Work Experience:
4
Location:
Mid Atlantic
Post MBA Location:
NYC
Notes:
- White Female in the Forte MBA Launch Program
- Finance and Economics major at average Mid-Atlantic university
- 3 leadership roles during undergrad, including 3+ years at a non-profit
- 2 leadership roles within my organization and 2 with outside professional organizations
- Post MBA Goal: infrastructure portfolio manager at pension or sovereign wealth fund
- Wondering what GRE/GMAT test scores to target ahead of R2 deadlines at the schools I am interested in
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4
September 28, 2023 3:27pm ET
Applying:
Harvard Business School,
MIT Sloan,
Northwestern / Kellogg,
UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year:
2024
Pre-MBA Career:
Strategy consulting (M&A, life sciences focus)
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Consulting, Pharmaceutical
Companies:
PWC
GMAT:
760
GPA:
3.5
Years of Work Experience:
5
Post MBA Location:
NYC / DC (sponsored)
Notes:
Since sponsored, near-term have to go back. Long-term hope to lead growth stage biotechs through their scaling process and need the network of investors and broader base of education to do it.
11
September 28, 2023 2:17pm ET
Applying:
Berkeley / Haas,
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper,
Columbia,
Cornell / Johnson,
Georgetown / McDonough,
Harvard Business School,
Northwestern / Kellogg,
NYU Stern,
UPenn / Wharton,
USC / Marshall,
Yale SOM
Intake Year:
2025
Pre-MBA Career:
Marketing
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Media, Entrepreneurship, Undecided
Companies:
CBS Corp
, Time Warner
, Walt Disney
GMAT:
765
GPA:
3.30
Years of Work Experience:
1
4
September 28, 2023 1:33am ET
Applying:
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper,
Cornell / Johnson,
UVA / Darden,
Yale SOM
Intake Year:
2024
Pre-MBA Career:
Strategy & Analytics with American Express and OYO
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Consulting, Technology
Companies:
Bain
, BCG
, McKinsey
, Amazon
, Apple
, Google
, Microsoft
GMAT:
720
GPA:
7.88
Years of Work Experience:
4
Location:
India
Post MBA Location:
USA
Notes:
Strong extra circulars
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4
September 27, 2023 9:19pm ET
Applying:
Columbia,
Cornell / Johnson,
NYU Stern,
Yale SOM
Intake Year:
2024
Pre-MBA Career:
Operations/Buying
Post-MBA Target Industry:
Consumer Goods, Other
Companies:
Coca Cola
, Nike
, PepsiCo
, Unilever
GRE:
300
GPA:
3.52
Years of Work Experience:
7
Location:
New Jersey
Post MBA Location:
New York, NY
Notes:
Applied to CBS / NYU Round 1 with EA: 151 (IR: 10 / V: 10 / Q: 11). Retaking the GRE for Round 2 schools.
Leadership at work: involved in ERGs at work
Leadership outside of work: involved 2 organizations
MBA LiveWire
September 30, 2023 6:28pm ET
Applying
to
Stanford GSB
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
GPA:
2.1
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location:
London
September 30, 2023 11:57am ET
Interview Invite
to
INSEAD
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
GMAT:
680
Program Type:
One Year Program
Post MBA Career Name:
Technology
Application Location:
Brazil
September 29, 2023 11:12pm ET
Applying
to
Yale SOM
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
GMAT:
740
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
September 29, 2023 12:16pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Stanford GSB
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
September 29, 2023
GPA:
3.83
GRE:
333
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
September 29, 2023 11:46am ET
Interview Invite
to
Dartmouth / Tuck
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
on
September 26, 2023
GMAT:
770
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Note:
Submitted application on Sunday Sep 24th