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Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
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CLASS SIZE: 171
FEMALE: 36%
MEAN GMAT: 705
MEAN GPA: 3.26
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emlyon
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Class Size: 39
Women: 38%
Mean GMAT: n/a
Nationalities: 17
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UCI Merage
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Class Size: 40
Women: 35%
Mean GMAT: 675
Mean GPA: 3.44
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Avg. CLASS SIZE: 120
MEAN GMAT: 640
MEAN GPA: 3.23
AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE: 6 Years
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Class Size: 47
Women: 47%
Mean GMAT: n/a
International: 94%
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Cornell / Johnson
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TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE: 283
Women: 42%
MEDIAN GMAT: 710
MEDIAN GPA: 3.35
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CLASS SIZE: 339
Women: 40%
Median GMAT: 720
Median GPA: 3.64
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Class Size: 65
Women: 29%
Mean GMAT: 668
Mean GPA: 3.55
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Class Size: 52
Women: 38%
Mean GMAT: 686
Mean GPA: 3.46
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April 15, 2024 1:44pm ET
Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, Rice / Jones
Intake Year: 2024
Pre-MBA Career: Consumer electronics goods
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: BCG , Deloitte , PWC
GRE: 325
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 4.5
Location: Nigeria
Post MBA Location: USA
4
April 13, 2024 4:44am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Georgetown / McDonough, Johns Hopkins / Carey, Temple / Fox
Pre-MBA Career: Fortune 100 financial firms (HR and corporate services functions)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Undecided
GPA: 2.5
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: USA
Post MBA Location: NYC
Notes:

- Black woman
- Poor GPA was due to health senior year (was a 3.1-3.3 each year pre-senior year)
- Studied sociology at non-target
- National award/grant-winning, published author
- Strong volunteer experience (5 years at same position w/some leadership)
- Currently unemployed/"job hopping" background due to job market and post-COVID health situation (strongest/longest experience was 2 years in HR at Fortune 100)
- Strong background in academic research and writing
- Zero quant background
- Interested in ESG, consulting, or HR post-MBA, but still deciding
7
April 9, 2024 2:43pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Toronto / Rotman, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Director of operations
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Family Business, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , Booz Allen Hamilton , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , PWC
GMAT: 735
GPA: 3.35
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Montreal
Post MBA Location: New York
1
April 9, 2024 1:27pm ET
Applying: Harvard Business School
Intake Year: 2024
Pre-MBA Career: CEO
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Commercial Banking, Media, Family Business, Entrepreneurship Companies: Ernst & Young , Bank of America , Facebook , Google , IBM , Microsoft , Oracle , First Round Capital , Kleiner Perkins , NEA , Bain Capital , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , TPG , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , Bank of America , 21st Century Fox , Walt Disney
GMAT: 640
GPA: 3.41
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Malaysia
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

My designation is CEO IJM CORP BHD, Malaysia. It is my futute prospect career. I want MBA for that career.
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April 15, 2024 11:40pm ET
Applied to Washington U. / Olin
Round: Round 5
Received via n/a
GPA: 3,67
GRE: 322
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
April 15, 2024 10:14pm ET
Interview Invite to IESE
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 05, 2024
GPA: 4.8
GMAT: 650
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Operations Management
Application Location: South America
April 15, 2024 8:42pm ET
Interview Invite to UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via email April 15, 2024
GPA: 3.3
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Operations Management
Application Location: Los Angeles
Note:

M, 26, Aerospace Engineer

Waitlisted without interview round 2. Applied with GRE waiver.
April 15, 2024 7:31pm ET
Interview Invite to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 3
Received via email on April 13, 2024
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Operations Management
Application Location: BayArea
April 15, 2024 4:46pm ET
Interview Invite to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 3
Received via email April 15, 2024
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Consulting
Application Location: Canada
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April 15, 2024 9:07am ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Michigan / Ross , Northwestern / Kellogg , UCLA Anderson $
$80000
 , UPenn / Wharton $
$160000
 , Yale SOM
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 740
GPA: 3.3
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April 9, 2024 10:26pm ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: Emory / Goizueta $
$100000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$120000
 , UNC Kenan-Flagler $
$150000
 , USC / Marshall $
$150000
Applied: UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden, USC / Marshall, UCLA Anderson, Emory / Goizueta, Duke / Fuqua, Cornell / Johnson, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Investment Banking Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, PWC, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo Securities
GRE: 336
GPA: 3.85
Location: Toronto
Notes:

UCLA Anderson still has the most prestige among the schools I was admitted too. Los Angeles is beautiful. On-Campus recruiting seemed strongest at UCLA.
HBS
April 9, 2024 1:18pm ET
Enrolled: Harvard Business School
Admitted: Harvard Business School
Applied: Harvard Business School
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. Hedge Funds, Family Business, Entrepreneurship, Non Profit/SI Companies: Bank of America, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Battery Ventures, Venrock, Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group, JP Morgan Asset Management
GMAT: 640
GPA: 3.7
Location: Malaysia
Notes:

Fill in the application form and discuss with the company or firm which give you job.
Mic
April 7, 2024 5:52pm ET
Enrolled: Michigan / Ross
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $
$80000
 , Michigan / Ross
Applied: Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, UVA / Darden, Cornell / Johnson
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GRE: 326
GPA: 3.0
Location: Arizona
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