Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurial Management, Social Impact
GMAT: 780, 51Q, 47V, 5.5 AWA
GPA: 3.49 (Top Local School)
Work experience: 2 yrs Retail Banking, 1.5 yrs Marketing Consulting, 1 yr Entrepreneurial Brand Building
Ethnicity / Nationality: Taiwanese
Age: 28
Gender: Male

Schools applied to:

Wharton: R1 submitted 10/1, received interview invitation

Stanford: R1 submitted 10/7

Columbia: ED submitted 10/7

Chicago: R1 submitted 10/14

MIT Sloan: R1 submitted 10/27

MBA: FT
Nationality: Western European
Sex: Male
GMAT: 720 (47,41)


School 1: Duke
R1 - Submitted - Interview invite received!

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Management Consulting
GMAT: 770, 50Q, 47V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.6 (Ivy)
Work experience: 2.5 years Management Consulting
Ethnicity / Nationality: American
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Extracurriculars: A few

Schools applied to:

Harvard (Rd 2): Submitted

Stanford (Rd 2): Submitted

Wharton (Rd 2): Submitted, Interviewed

Northwestern JD/MBA (Rd 2): Submitted, Interviewed

Chicago (Rd 2): Submitted, Interviewed

Columbia (Rd 2): Dinged w/o interview

NYU (Rd 2): (Withdrew)

MIT (Rd 2): Dinged w/o interview

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Finance, Asset/Investment Management, S&T, HF; research as a backup
GMAT: 760 99%, V44 97%, Q49 88%
GPA: Major in Economics from University of Toronto, which is probably the highest ranked school in Canada. 1.9 GPA (yes you read that right folks...i'm a bit of a special case and I addressed it in the optional essays)

Work experience(WE): 6 yrs by matriculation. 4 yrs in finance split between Treasury of a FX company (Analyst), Mid-Office at a major Canadian bank (Analyst), and Wealth Management overseas in China (Investment Advisor). 2 yrs in my current role - 9 months as Business Analyst and the rest as Finance Manager in a global advertising agency (I manage all financial activity on 2 fortune 100 clients for over $10 mil a yr).
Nationality: Canadian (Chinese - fluent in Mandarin)
Age: 25 (accepted into undergrad at 15...hence the low GPA and 6 yrs of work experience)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: co-founder of a online site/forum/community for the Toronto International Film Festival (the largest unofficial site for TIFF), volunteer at a couple of charities, competitive basketball and poker player.

Schools applied to:

Wharton/Lauder: Round 1
Status: submitted 10/1, dinged w/o interview

Chicago: Round 1
Status: submitted 10/14, dinged w/o interview

INSEAD: Round 1
Status: submitted 9/30, interview invite received 11/5, admitted 12/18

LBS: Round 1
Status: submitted 10/1, dinged w/o interview

Yale SOM: Round 1
Status: submitted 10/8, dinged w/o interview

Oxford Said: Round 1
Status: submitted 10/9, interview invite received 10/30, admitted 12/11, ATTENDING 2010

Columbia: Round 1 RD
Status: submitted 10/1, dinged w/o interview
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Oxford Round 1 - interview invite 10/30/09, admit 12/11/09, ATTENDING 2010

My Road to Oxford and INSEAD http://gmatclub.com/forum/my-road-to-oxford-sbs-and-insead-89413.html#p676253

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Change Management and Organisational Behaviour
GMAT: 760 (Q49 V44 AWA 6.0)
GPA (ugrad - Economics): 3.4 Mid Range Australian Uni
GPA (masters - Finance): 3.75 Mid Range Australian Uni
Work experience(WE): 5y (at time of matriculation) - Management Consultant, Small Business, Corporate Strategy
Nationality: Australian
Age: 25 at mat
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Significant contribution to pro-bono organisation since graduation

Schools applied to:

School 1: Harvard R1
Status: ding w/o interview 12/15

School 2: Stanford R1
Status: ding w/o interview 12/16

School 3: Columbia ED
Status: Submitted/Interviewed (off campus) - App Deferred to Regular Decision 11/30 - Accepted 01/08

School 4: Chicago Booth R1
Status: Submitted/Interviewed (off campus) - Accepted 12/16 w/ $$$ - Matriculating

will update later

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Media and Entertainment, Strategy, Marketing
GMAT: 660, 42Q, 39V, 5.5 AWA
GPA: 3.41 (Large Public University), BSBA Marketing, BA Communications
Work experience: Large Commercial/Retail bank, 1.5 years advertising and sports sponsorship admin/analyst, 2.5 years interactive marketing manager at matriculation
Ethnicity / Nationality: American (Hispanic)
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra Curricular (Undergrad): 5 internships, active Make-A-Wish Foundation volunteer, Resident Assistant for 3.5 years
Extra Curricular (Professional): Mentoring, Junior Achievement volunteer, Hispanic College Fund volunteer

Schools applied to:

Michigan (Consortium) - Submitted 11/15, Interviewed 12/10, Accepted 1/13, Deposit Submitted 4/12 Go Blue!!
NYU (Consortium) - Submitted 11/15, Interview Invite 1/6, Interviewed 2/20, Accepted 3/5
Darden (Consortium) - Submitted 11/15, Accepted 1/27
Duke - Submitted 1/7, Interview on 11/21, Accepted 3/8
Columbia - Submitted 12/18, Interview Invite 1/26, Interview Completed 3/18, Waitlisted 4/13
Yale (Consortium) - Submitted 11/15, Dinged 2/26
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Detailed Profile with Interviews/Dings/Admits: Go Here

Program: MBA (Accelerated PT)
Area of interest in MBA : CIS and Economics
GMAT: 410, Q24, V23
GPA: 3.4 GPA, (3.9 in major). English major, dual minor in Computer Science and Mathematics, large school in NYC. Honor Society Inductee + made Dean's List several times.
Work experience: 10 years in a non-profit w/international project mgmt experience, 14 years managing real estate business, overseeing $30M in commercial/residental assets
Nationality: American
Age: 29 when applying, 30 at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Mentor at my church, member of college newspaper, personal trainer at my local gym - having lost about 100 pounds over the course of a few years.

Schools applied to:

School 1: Baruch / Zicklin School of Business
Status: Application submitted May 3, 2010. Adcoms said I should hear back from them in two weeks time. -- Dinged June 30, 2010 =/

Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest: Operations
GMAT: 710 Q45 V41
GPA: 3.72 Management (Avg. State School)
WE: Steady Part-Time (Straight from Undergrad)
Age: 23
Gender: M
EC: volunteer basketball coach, organizations

School 1: U of Pittsburgh
Status: Submitted 11/10, Interview 11/20 Accepted w/$8k 2/1

School 2: Syracuse
Status: Submitted 11/21, Interview 12/21 Accepted w/$39K 1/14

Program: MBA/MS, MBA/ME, MBA/MPP Joint Degrees
Area of interest in MBA : Management, Entrepreneurship, VC
GMAT: 730 (49Q, 41V, 6.0)
GPA: 3.66, BS Nuclear Engineering, West Point
Work experience(WE): Army Officer, Infantry - Direct supervisor (Platoon Leader) and Consultant (Staff) jobs
Nationality: US
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: In addition to a very distinguished Army career with Combat Deployment in a leadership role, I am extensively involved in numerous wounded soldier non-profits

Schools applied to:

School 1: MIT (LGO)
Status: Ding with interview

School 2: HBS (also applying to KSG for Joint program) - Round 2
Status: Deferred Matriculation (2011) to HBS/HKS

School 3: Stanford (with E-IPER) - Round 2
Status: Ding with interview

School 4: Wharton - Round 2
Status: Ding without interview