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January 7, 2026 10:50am ET
Applying: Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Machine Learning Engineer
Post MBA Career: Finance, FinTech
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.89
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Boston
Post MBA Location: Boston/NYC
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January 7, 2026 9:10am ET
Applying: All Schools
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Finance- Morgan Stanley Capital International- Index management research and Private Assets RnD- work as a quant researcher
Post MBA Career: Finance, Asset Management, FinTech, Venture Capital
GMAT: 785
GPA: 8.1
Years of Work Experience: 1
Location: Mumbai
Post MBA Location: US
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Name-Manas Jalan
Birla Institute of Technology and Science- 8.1 cgpa
GMAT Focus-785
work at MSCI = Index management research and Private Assets RnD- work as a quant researcher 18 Months work ex 1 promotion - Analyst to associate
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January 7, 2026 8:40am ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post MBA Career: LEK Consulting, Roland Berger, PWC Strategy&, McKinsey, Kearney, EY Parthenon, BCG, Bain, Alvarez & Marsal, Consulting
GRE: 340
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: South Asia
Post MBA Location: Anywhere in USA
Notes:

Already have a pre-experience MBA
Very strong ECs + Family legacy business
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January 7, 2026 7:12am ET
Applying: Boston / Questrom, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Machine Learning Engineer
Post MBA Career: Finance, FinTech
GRE: 328
GPA: 3.89
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Boston
Post MBA Location: Boston, NYC
Notes:

Laid off in October 2025 due to division-wide restructuring, right before R2 deadlines. Not sure how this will be taken by adcoms.
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January 7, 2026 4:34am ET
Applying: U. Chicago Booth, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Business Simulations
Post MBA Career: Other Industries, Health Care
GMAT: 755
GPA: 3.96
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Chicago
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January 7, 2026 5:35pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via phone January 7, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 665
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, New York
January 7, 2026 4:58pm ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 7, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.95
GRE: 320
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career: Healthcare
Application Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Note:

GRE quant score 155 & verbal score 165. No international working experience. Surprised and excited!!
January 7, 2026 4:27pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone January 7, 2026
Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)
GPA: 3.19
EA: 160
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: San Diego, CA
Note:

Applied r1 so was getting worried when r2 ppl were getting accepted lol. No mention of scholarship on phone call, will get letter later this week. Really surprised since I had a very low GPA, but 🤷
January 7, 2026 4:27pm ET
Interview Invite to UNC Kenan-Flagler
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 7, 2026
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.05
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United States, Boston
January 7, 2026 2:38pm ET
Applied to Columbia
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Energy, Finance, Private Equity
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: Texas
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