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November 3, 2025 6:25pm ET

Interview Invite to UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 1

Received via email on October 21, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 2.88

GRE: 328

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

Application Location: NYC

Note:

I’m a reapplicant. Applied earlier in the year r2 didn’t get in, so worked on a reapp strategy and got an interview this time around!

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bhw_13 Likes Earned: 13 Congratulations! What did you change? Did you also retake the GRE? (0)

ddtran408 Likes Earned: 1 Need to share more...how did you reapp strategy change this time? Impressive interview invite given that GPA! (0)

anon45828 Likes Earned: 3 Yeah I retook the gre. At the time of initial submission, my highest was a 158Q 160V . I retook before reapplying and got a 167Q 161V. Also explained circumstances surrounding low gpa (can’t change it but I studied engineering at a pretty hard engineering US college as an international student at the time at a pretty young age). Emphasized strengths, got much stronger recommenders, talked more in depth about my extracurriculars, still had the same why mba but very specific and clear in my essays, so that there’s no room for confusion/grey areas. Was extremely clear on contributions essay too. My reapplicant essay was clear too in admitting areas of weakness and how I addressed them + new work I’d done. Feedback from students and alums helped a lot. I also took MBA math bc I heared it doesn’t hurt.. my line of work is pretty quant heavy to I explained that too (edited) (1)

bhw_13 Likes Earned: 13 Sounds like you put a lot of work into this one. I imagine the new GRE helps substantially to round out your academic redemption story. Your profile stood out to me because I’m also a low GPA at a notoriously difficult college (2.8ish) in a quantitative major, and also a GRE retaker. Took mine again R1 and submitted late, improved from a 159 V 162 Q to 165 V 162 Q. Hope it helps with the schools that accepted my new score. I’m wishing you the best of luck, we have some hurdles with our low undergrad GPAs but we’re doing everything we can to mitigate it. Best of luck with your interview, and well done! (1)

daisyblythe Likes Earned: 0 That's amazing! Did you use an MBA admissions consultant? (0)

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