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CLASS SIZE: 534
Women: n/a
MEAN GMAT: 733
MEAN GPA: 3.68
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April 29, 2026 9:56am ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Harvard Business School, Johns Hopkins / Carey, London Business School, Manchester / AMBS, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Law
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Management Consulting
GMAT: 800
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 9
Post MBA Location: London
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April 28, 2026 5:53pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Engineer
Post MBA Career: Professional Services
GPA: 2.6
Years of Work Experience: 17
Location: 09:51
Post MBA Location: Massachusetts
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April 27, 2026 11:39am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cambridge / Judge, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Materials Engineer and Product Manager
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 8
Post MBA Location: Socal
Notes:

34M, Chinese (green card)
Bachelor in Engineering (GPA ~3.2)
Master in Materials Science (Top 30 US school, GPA ~3.2)
3 published papers (Nano Energy, Langmuir)
~9 years experience:
~5 years Materials Engineer
~4 years Product Manager (owning product lines, launching products, cross-functional work)

Goal:

Transition into more strategic / business-impact roles
Long-term target: ~$300k total comp in California
Not interested in IB / consulting
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April 27, 2026 10:07am ET
Applying: Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Deferred enrollment
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.75
Location: United States
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April 21, 2026 10:21am ET
Applying: Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Banking -> fintech startup
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
GMAT: 705
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: NYC
Post MBA Location: NYC
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April 30, 2026 7:53am ET
Enrolled at Chicago Booth
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.57
GMAT: 645
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: Washington, D.C.
Note:

$40k total scholarship! I’m so excited!
Juno Member: Yes
April 30, 2026 2:01am ET
Enrolled at Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 3
Received via portal
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.66
Post MBA Career: Manufacturing, Consumer Goods
Application Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Juno Member: Not yet
April 29, 2026 11:10pm ET
Enrolled at MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via n/a
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 635
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Chile, Santiago
Juno Member: Not yet
April 29, 2026 7:41pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 3
Received via phone April 29, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Juno Member: Not yet
April 29, 2026 6:47pm ET
Accepted to IESE
Round: Round 3
Received via phone on April 26, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 585
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Brazil
Juno Member: Not yet
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