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Episode 34: The Undergraduate Admissions Scandal

Published: March 28, 2019 by Lauren Wakal
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Lauren Wakal
Lauren Wakal has been covering the MBA admissions space for more than a decade, from in-depth business school profiles to weekly breaking news and more.
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May 13, 2025 8:32pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Rolling Admissions
Received via email May 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 745
Program Type: Deferred Enrollment
Application Location: US East Coast
May 13, 2025 6:32pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 2
Received via phone May 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 2:1 UK
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: United Kingdom
Note:

WL R2, submitted updates, got the interview invite for R3. Did the interview last week and got the call today. Super excited and elated to have secured my first choice school. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Sloanies :)

4 YoE, Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing
May 13, 2025 6:13pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 2
Received via phone May 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: New York City, USA
May 13, 2025 4:45pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 2
Received via phone May 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: United States, San Francisco
May 13, 2025 3:36pm ET
Waitlisted at UPenn / Wharton
Round: Round 3
Received via portal May 13, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
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