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Class Size: 637
Women: 42%
Mean GMAT: 728
Mean GPA: 3.6
% International: 36%
Avg. CLASS SIZE: 120
MEAN GMAT: 640
MEAN GPA: 3.23
AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE: 6 Years
Class Size: 47
Women: 47%
Mean GMAT: n/a
International: 94%
Class Size: 52
Women: 38%
Mean GMAT: 686
Mean GPA: 3.46
Class Size: 65
Women: 29%
Mean GMAT: 668
Mean GPA: 3.55
Class Size: 39
Women: 38%
Mean GMAT: n/a
Nationalities: 17
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March 29, 2024 2:23am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Leading GenAI startup in India (Sarvam AI) (6 months); Sr. BA at McKinsey (2.5 years)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Venture Capital Companies: Accell Partners , Andressen Horowitz , NEA , Sequoia Capital
GRE: 330
GPA: 8.4
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: India
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

I have a few spikes in my profile which might be helpful:

1. Currently working as Strategy and Business lead at Sarvam AI, one of India's leading GenAI startups with funding from Sequioa, Khosla Ventures and Lightspeed VP.

2. Worked at McKinsey for 2.5 years - worked in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Europe and India on exciting topics like Drones, AI and EVs

3. In college, I pursued 2 successful startups. One startup, ICG is still running successfully and has 200+ members. It is an AI for Social Good startup, and we have worked with WHO when COVID hit, Ministry of Environment in India, Prime Ministers Office, Noora Health on impactful AI4SG projects.

4. Worked with Google AI for a year as an external project lead on 2 AI for Social Good projects in India and Africa

5. Worked on 2 impactful projects in Africa on deforestation reduction with the UNDP and Google AI

6. I have 1 patent and 7 publications in leading AI journals under my name, including 2 by McKinsey publications (only BA to publish an article on behalf of McKinsey as a first author)

7. Received best freshman of the year and most promising leader award from my undergrad institute (IIT)

8. Worked in Japan for 2 months towards a fully funded scholarship program (only 2 students from India are selected every year)

10
March 29, 2024 12:38am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Columbia, Emory / Goizueta, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: SWE
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 745
GPA: 3.76
Location: Atlanta, GA
Notes:

Background:
- Asian, first-gen, international
- Junior at T25 applying to deferred programs next year
- 745 on GMAT FE, 3.76 gpa for now - might drop to 3.68
- Work Experience so far: 3 months as a product manager intern at a startup, 8 months as a business operations intern at a local company, 3 months as SWE intern at a large start-up
- Incoming SWE intern at a big digital bank and aiming for SWE at big tech post-grad

Extra-curriculars:
- Project lead in a consulting club for 1.5 years, treasurer at two student clubs for 3 years, some volunteering here and there
- Club soccer and some other sports
- Mentoring at my old high school (starting this year)

Post-MBA goals:
- Want to move towards strategy/ops, maybe vc? Want to stay within tech for sure and eventually want to do something entrepreneurial

Need a reality check on whether my list is realistic - and would love some feedback on what to work on for my app, thanks!

8
March 27, 2024 12:18am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2024
Pre-MBA Career: Automotive Engineer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Consumer Goods, Other
GMAT: 720
GPA: 3.0
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Illinois
Notes:

Background:
-American and Middle Eastern dual Citizen
-Lead engineer and project lead in manufacturing and design roles at major car OEM. 3 promotions and youngest in department.
-3.0 MechE degree from T50 university. Hoping to offset the low engineering GPA with a gmat quant, six sigma greenbelt cert, and completed MBA MATH.

Goal:
-Want to leverage the transition to EV in transportation to swap from product development engineering at major OEM to corporate product planning and strategy.

Extracurriculars:
-D&I leadership role & major company wide projects.
-Teach community teen safe driving classes on local track.
-Volunteer in company young professionals organization.

7
March 26, 2024 9:43pm ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Oxford / Saïd, U. Washington / Foster, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Banking Strategy
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Accenture , AT Kearney , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , KPMG , McKinsey
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Dallas
Post MBA Location: East Coast
Notes:

Looking to apply round 1, specifically Early Action at Duke as it is my top choice. Promoted 3 times at current company, Project Leader for 3 separate technology implementation initiatives for vertical at Fortune 500 bank, as well as leadership team member for acquisition. GPA low due health situation that impacted first two years of undergrad, made Dean's List final two years at Top 50 undergrad. Have client facing/transaction experience in banking but have been drawn to strategic initiative implementation the past 3 years, leading me to a desire to shift into consulting, specifically strategic/management with a focus on organizational behavior/mergers. Recipient of Presidential Service Award for community service related to environmental protection, state champion lacrosse coach. Would love to be on the East Coast (Boston or DC) as I have family in both cities. Thank you for any feedback!

MBA Livewire

March 29, 2024 1:10am ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 29, 2024
GPA: 3.23
GRE: 322
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Non Profit / Social Impact
March 29, 2024 12:47am ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email on March 27, 2024
GPA: 3.67
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Texas
Note:

Notified of acceptance via email / Zoom webinar on 3/27. Checked decision letter via portal and was awarded $80K in scholarship - so grateful and excited!

March 28, 2024 11:42pm ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 2
Received via email March 28, 2024
GPA: 3.4
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: Seattle
Note:

Email just came out 11:30pm ET.

March 28, 2024 9:38pm ET
Accepted to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on March 26, 2024
GRE: 330
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Other
Application Location: Stanford
Note:

received call around 10AM Pacific Time

March 28, 2024 9:31pm ET
Accepted to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 27, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GRE: 329
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: Central América

MBA DecisionWire

Wha
March 27, 2024 6:24pm ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: Harvard Business School , UPenn / Wharton
Applied: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Private Equity
GMAT: 770
GPA: 3.8
Location: New York
Notes:

Wharton has always been my dream school! Anyone else who got in from NY?

MIT
March 27, 2024 12:58pm ET
Enrolled: MIT Sloan
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth $
$50000
,
Columbia , MIT Sloan
Applied: Yale SOM, UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth, Berkeley / Haas
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.0
CBS
March 27, 2024 11:34am ET
Enrolled: Columbia
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth $
$30000
,
Columbia $
$150000+
,
Duke / Fuqua $
$120000
,
MIT Sloan , Northwestern / Kellogg $
$40000
,
UPenn / Wharton
Applied: UPenn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth
Entering Year: 2024
GRE: 323
GPA: 3.97
Oli
March 27, 2024 8:31am ET
Enrolled: Washington U. / Olin
Admitted: Washington U. / Olin
Applied: Washington U. / Olin, NYU Stern
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Entrepreneurship Companies: Accenture, McKinsey, PWC
Notes:

I've finally chosen Olin for my MBA goal. The strength of their entrepreneurship program was particularly influential, especially as a startup founder myself. Excited for the journey ahead.

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