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2025-2026 USC Marshall MBA Recommendation
The USC Marshall School of Business does not accept letters of recommendation for its full-time MBA program.
MBA Applywire
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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
1
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
10
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
2
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
6
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
MBA LiveWire
April 29, 2026 4:53pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist
to
Dartmouth / Tuck
Round:
Round 3
Received via
phone
April 29, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.2
GRE:
330
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Venture Capital
Application Location:
Oregon
Note:
Was waitlisted round one and round two. Just got the call. Super excited, Tuck has been my first choice! Good luck to all of those still waiting!
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 29, 2026 3:05pm ET
Accepted
to
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round:
Round 3
Received via
phone
April 29, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.81
GMAT:
645
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Technology,
Amazon
Target Career:
Operations Management
Application Location:
Mexico, Mexico City
Note:
Accepted with scholarship $$
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 29, 2026 2:18pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Stanford GSB
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
317
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 29, 2026 10:34am ET
Waitlisted
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
Standardized Test:
Executive Assessment (EA)
EA:
140
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
United States, Somerset
Juno Member:
Not yet
April 29, 2026 10:33am ET
Waitlisted
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
Standardized Test:
Granted Waiver
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
United States, Somerset
Juno Member:
Not yet