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March 24, 2025 5:23pm ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: New York
Note:

Interviewed on campus on 28 Feb. 8+ years of experience in IB
March 24, 2025 2:43pm ET
Accepted to Georgetown / McDonough
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.75
GRE: 307
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Mexico, CDMX
March 24, 2025 12:00pm ET
Interview Invite to Notre Dame / Mendoza
Round: Round 3
Received via email March 24, 2025
Standardized Test: Granted Waiver
GPA: 3.45
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: United States, Houston
Note:

Applied 3/17. Invite 3/24!!
March 24, 2025 10:03am ET
Waitlisted at Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 317
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: California
Note:

Waitlisted after interview.
March 24, 2025 1:24am ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 2
Received via email on March 21, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
March 24, 2025 12:32am ET
Waitlisted at Georgetown / McDonough
Round: Round 2
Received via email on March 20, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.5
GRE: 335
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Sydney, Australia
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Submitted app 6/1, Waitlisted without interview on 21/3 (Sydney Time). Hoping to receive an invite in the coming months! Congrats to all acceptances and best of luck to all future applicants!
March 23, 2025 10:07pm ET
Applying to All Schools
Round: Round 3
Received via email
Standardized Test: I haven't taken any of the standardized tests yet.
GPA: 8.2
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar
March 23, 2025 8:26pm ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 332
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: San Francisco, CA
March 23, 2025 6:30pm ET
Accepted to U. Washington / Foster
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 20, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2.8
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Georgia
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Veteran, ($) scholarship included.
March 23, 2025 10:16am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3,69
GRE: 323
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: New England
March 23, 2025 10:11am ET
Waitlisted at Columbia
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.2
GMAT: 645
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: East Asia
March 23, 2025 7:17am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
March 23, 2025 4:39am ET
Waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 04, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 675
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
March 23, 2025 4:37am ET
Rejected at Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 12, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 675
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
March 23, 2025 2:52am ET
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March 23, 2025 2:44am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 26, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
March 22, 2025 9:36pm ET
Accepted to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 20, 2025
Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)
GPA: 3.85
EA: 161
Target Career: Consulting
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Accepted to Kelley, Fuqua, Haas.
Will be attending: Haas
March 22, 2025 7:44pm ET
Accepted to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 12, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 316
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
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got $$$
March 22, 2025 7:35pm ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 19, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 316
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: NYC
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March 24, 2025 4:29pm ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth $
$140000
 , Columbia $
$50000
 , MIT Sloan , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$170000
 , NYU Stern $
$190000
 , UPenn / Wharton , Yale SOM $
$180000
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology
GRE: 333
Notes:

I chose primarily based on the location of my partner. Scholarships were not a significant factor in my decision.
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March 24, 2025 6:21am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: UVA / Darden , Yale SOM
Applied: Yale SOM, UVA / Darden
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 709
GPA: 3.5
Notes:

Looking for any input here. Applied to Darden and Yale R1, Yale waitlisted but admitted me with R2 applications. Because of that however I have deposited already at Darden. Targeting consulting, specifically MBB, which both schools have good placement. Is it worth it to flip to Yale for the prestige? I am pretty split on that decision.
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March 23, 2025 6:44am ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: Dartmouth / Tuck , Duke / Fuqua $
$40000
 , Georgetown / McDonough
Applied: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Location: Washington D.C.
Notes:

Waitlisted at CBS and Darden.
Leaning towards Tuck over Fuqua and Georgetown, but still undecided.
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March 22, 2025 12:28pm ET
Enrolled: Undecided
Admitted: U. Washington / Foster $
$27000
Applied: U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology Companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter
GMAT: 760
GPA: 7.67
Location: India
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March 21, 2025 7:42pm ET
Enrolled: U. Washington / Foster
Admitted: U. Washington / Foster
Applied: U. Washington / Foster
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology
GRE: 331
GPA: 8.7
Location: India
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March 12, 2025 11:00am ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. UPenn / Wharton
  2. Stanford GSB
  3. U. Chicago Booth
  4. Harvard Business School
  5. INSEAD
  6. Columbia
  7. MIT Sloan
  8. Northwestern / Kellogg
  9. Dartmouth / Tuck
  10. Duke / Fuqua
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Academic Course Offerings
  3. Collaborative Culture
  4. Consulting Placement
  5. Urban Setting
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Wha
March 3, 2025 9:35pm ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Columbia
  7. INSEAD
  8. Northwestern / Kellogg
  9. Dartmouth / Tuck
  10. Duke / Fuqua
Factors:
  1. Brand / Reputation
  2. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
  3. Alumni Network
  4. Leadership Training
  5. Collaborative Culture
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Wha
February 24, 2025 10:23am ET
Location:
Mexico, Central & South America
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. MIT Sloan
  5. U. Chicago Booth
  6. Columbia
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. West Coast Location
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Moderate Class Size
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MIT
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February 24, 2025 6:51am ET
Location:
United States – West
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Harvard Business School
  2. MIT Sloan
  3. UPenn / Wharton
  4. Stanford GSB
  5. Columbia
Factors:
  1. Alumni Network
  2. East Coast Location
  3. Brand / Reputation
  4. Collaborative Culture
  5. Post-MBA Salary / ROI
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HBS
February 19, 2025 2:38am ET
Location:
East Asia
Status:
MBA Applicant
Rankings:
  1. Stanford GSB
  2. UPenn / Wharton
  3. Harvard Business School
  4. Columbia
  5. London Business School
Factors:
  1. West Coast Location
  2. Brand / Reputation
  3. PE / VC Placement
  4. Close-Knit Culture
  5. On-Campus Housing
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March 24, 2025 8:36am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Software Engineer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology Companies: Microsoft
GMAT: 695
GPA: 4.0
Location: US
Post MBA Location: Boston
Notes:

Applying for deferred programs at the mentioned schools. African woman studying Comp Sci and Math. GMAT Focus 98 %tile. Substantial community involvement and some experience at big tech working as a SWE. Thinking of consulting or product management post MBA.
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March 24, 2025 4:43am ET
Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Investment Banking, Corporate Development & Strategy
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 644
GPA: 1st
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: London
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

Took the GMAT twice - with significant percentile increases for DI (77th to 86th) and Quant (50th to 66th) and a small dip in Verbal from (99th to 96th) same overall score of 645. Wondering whether to retake again.

Female, UK citizen.

Many extracirricular leadership roles.
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March 23, 2025 6:03pm ET
Applying: All Schools
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: I am currently enrolled in the Bsc. Agriculture program. Studying at 4th year, I have shown clear understanding and academic talent in the field. In the final year we have get experience of growing and marketing of crops. I am first from my family to complete the 4 year degree program and also to apply for MBA. I will do my best to secure a seat and to get the chance to study in one of the world known university. I have completed my 10 standard with 89.20 percentage, 12 with 84 percentage. I have not applied for GMAT or GRE or EA.
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Investment Banking, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Booz Allen Hamilton , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , McKinsey , Bank of America , Capital One , Citibank , Deutsche Bank , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , JP Morgan Chase , RBC Capital , Blackrock , Fidelity , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Vanguard
GPA: 3.8
Location: India
Post MBA Location: Us
3
March 22, 2025 4:56am ET
Applying: MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Investment Banking
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Commercial Banking Companies: Bank of America , Citibank , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , JP Morgan Chase , Wells Fargo Securities , Sequoia Capital , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Carlyle Group , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , Blackrock , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management
GRE: 313
GPA: 3.6
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Southeast Asia
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March 19, 2025 2:15pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Engineer / Product Manager
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , Microsoft
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Germany
Post MBA Location: US
Notes:

Background: 30M, white European from a small non-EU country. Can speak 3 languages, lived abroad for 7 years across 2 countries.

Grades: BSc (3.8 GPA) from home country, MSc (3.9 GPA) from a top EU university. Both are in Electrical Engineering

GMAT: 675 FE (might retake, depending on work commitments).

Work Experience: 5+ years in the semiconductor/electronics industry—started as an Engineer, now a Product Manager focusing on product strategy at a large US-based company. Currently working in the EU.

Extracurriculars: Skiing, running, skill development (nothing standout).

Target Schools: M7 (reach), but more realistically T10-T20—Fuqua, Stern, McCombs, Tepper, Ross (Fuqua & McCombs are my top choices).

Post-MBA Goals: Transition into a Product Manager role at a top tech company (Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, AMD). Consulting as a backup.

Long-Term Goal: Live and work in the US for 10+ years, using the MBA to build a strong local network for that transition.

Questions: Would Stern's Tech MBA or Kellogg's MBAi be appropriate for my kind of profile? + I would prefer to get $$$ to $$$$, given my stats is that too much to ask? Should I re-take the GMAT?
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