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April 2, 2025 1:21pm ET
Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Pharmaceutical Operations
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Pharmaceutical Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Johnson & Johnson , Merck
GRE: 321
GPA: 3.7
Years of Work Experience: 15
Location: Mumbai
Post MBA Location: NYC
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March 30, 2025 10:53am ET
Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, ESADE, IESE, INSEAD, London Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Other, Penn State / Smeal, U. Chicago Booth, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Banking and technology
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Commercial Banking Companies: Other , Other
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.1
Years of Work Experience: 7
Location: Brazil
Post MBA Location: Brazil
Notes:

I am a 29 yo black brazilian woman. I am civil engineer by the oldest civil engineer school of Brazil with full scholarship. I have been working with data since 2015 and now I am coordinator of a data team I the biggest Latin American Bank. Currently I am studying for toefl and improving my English. My main purposes joining a top tier mba are to improve my leadership skills and to learn with different people from different backgrounds (I am working in the same business since 2017).
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March 30, 2025 10:29am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Fintech, Morgan Stanley
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , McKinsey , PWC , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , Microsoft
GRE: 322
GPA: 3.39
Years of Work Experience: 5
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March 27, 2025 2:54am ET
Applying: Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: DA/DS; Family Business
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Family Business, Entrepreneurship
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Malden, MA
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April 3, 2025 5:56am ET
Accepted to Stanford GSB
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on April 01, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: India
April 3, 2025 1:13am ET
Waitlisted at Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via email April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GMAT
GMAT: 729
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
April 3, 2025 1:00am ET
Accepted to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on March 25, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.89
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
April 2, 2025 11:55pm ET
Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 3
Received via email April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 321
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: General Management
Application Location: Mumbai
April 2, 2025 5:15pm ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via phone April 2, 2025
Standardized Test: GRE
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
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April 2, 2025 11:23am ET
Enrolled: Harvard Business School
Admitted: Columbia , Harvard Business School , Yale SOM
Applied: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Consumer Goods Companies: Nestle
GRE: 323
GPA: 3.50
Location: New York
Notes:

US FGLI student below poverty line; S.Viet fam; extensive leadership; T1-2 strategy; T50 UG; GRE: 83-93 percentile max AWA & Quant, ~55-69 percentile Verbal (TC/SE = greatest weakness). Received Yale Aspire Full Ride Scholarship & Forte Fellowship. CBS ~$50K/year need & merit. HBS estimated ~100K need+ add'l fellowships. Wharton = waitlist
Wha
April 1, 2025 8:45am ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: Northwestern / Kellogg $
$30000
 , UPenn / Wharton $
$2000
Applied: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Entering Year: 2025
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.80
Location: New York
Notes:

Also waitlisted at CBS
UT
March 28, 2025 10:02am ET
Enrolled: UT Austin / McCombs
Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs
Applied: UT Austin / McCombs
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Technology, Entrepreneurship
GPA: 4.0
Location: Austin, Texas
Notes:

I did a GMAT waiver since I already have one master's degree (M.S. in Data Science)
USC
March 28, 2025 9:41am ET
Enrolled: USC / Marshall
Admitted: UCLA Anderson $
$120K
 , USC / Marshall $
$FULL
Applied: NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Entering Year: 2025
Post MBA Career: Media
GMAT: 735
GPA: 3.36
Location: Louisiana
Notes:

Waitlisted at NYU, initially waitlisted at USC but received a full tuition scholarship once I got admitted. Since I'm aiming for entertainment and need the best network possible, the scholarship made it an easy choice. Good luck all!
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