2010 Profiles w/ Admit/Dings Results - NO DISCUSSION!

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: General management
GMAT: 750 (Q50 V41 AWA 6.0)
GPA (ugrad): 1st class from top 10 UK university
Work experience(WE): 3.5 years in M&A at Big 4 accountancy firm
Nationality: British
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Playing guitar in a band, debating, football.

Schools applied to:

School 1: London Business School
Status: Submitted 06/01

School 2: Said Business School
Status: Submitted 15/01

School 3: Judge Business School
Status: Submitted 11/01

School 4: Harvard Business School
Status: Submitted 19/01

School 5: Wharton Business School
Status: Submitted 05/01

Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA: International Development / Social Enterprise / Consulting
GMAT: 760 - Q48 V47
GPA: 3.6 - Psychology - Top 3 Ivy
Work experience: 2 years ethical investing; 2 years at major philanthropic foundation
Nationality: U.S. / caucasian
Age: 26 (26 at matriculation)
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Undergrad: significant involvement / leadership position in one group; consistent part-time employment; no community service. Postgrad: tutored; social innovation fellowship; food pantry volunteer.

Schools applied to (all Round 2):

4: Wharton
Status: Submitted (1/5) -- Invite (2/18) -- Interview (3/4) -- Accepted (3/26)

2: Chicago (Booth)
Status: Submitted (1/6) -- Invite (2/12) -- Interview (2/26) -- Accepted with $$ (3/23)

3: Columbia
Status: Submitted (1/4) -- Invite (2/1) -- Interview (2/13) -- Accepted (3/8)

4: NYU (Stern)
Status: Submitted (1/15) -- Invite (2/12) -- Interview (3/1) -- Accepted (3/10)

5: Harvard
Status: Submitted (1/19)

6: Stanford
Status: Submitted (1/6)

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Finance
GMAT: 700, AWA 6.0
GPA (ugrad): barely above a 3, famous Canadian university
GPA (law): 3.24, Top 25 law school
Work experience(WE): 7 by matriculation. 5 working as an attorney for the US government (regulatory transactions with public/private sector entities), 2 prior to law school that included political campaigns, dot coms, IT outsourcing and teaching for Kaplan.
Nationality: Ethnically Indian but citizenship-wise, American & Canadian (raised French-Canadian)
Age: 30, 31 at matriculation
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: I have a second job that's entirely volunteer/unpaid in a Union/organized labour. Other than that, only bar associations.

Schools applied to: Round 1

Darthmouth, Early Decision. Dinged w/o interview

Wharton, R1, Dinged with Interview

[color=#FFFF00]UChicago, R1, Waitlisted after interviewed [/color]

[color=#FFFF00]UCLA R1, Waitlisted after Interview, withdrawn [/color]

Ross, R1, admitted after interview

Tepper, R1, admitted with Forte Scholarship after interview, withdrawn

UVA, R1, asked to interview, then withdrew

Round 2:

Duke: waitlisted, withdrawn

MIT: dinged without interview

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Tech Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 770 (49Q/47V)
GPA: Econ 3.11 Large State School
Work experience(WE): 1yr Structured Finance, 3yr Hedge Fund, 2yr Video Game Strat. Planning
Nationality: USA
Age: 29
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Nothing in college. Extensive after college although no specific leadership positions.

Schools applied to:

Booth: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Duke: Round 1
Status: Self Initiated Interview, Admitted $$$

Tuck: Round 1
Status: Self Initiated Interview, Admitted, Accepted and Matriculating

Columbia: Regular Decision
Status: Withdrawn

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Self Initiated Interview, Applied, Dinged

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Denied w/o interview

Darden: Round 2
Status: Invited to Interview, Withdrawn

UNC: Round 3
Status: Withdrawn

Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest: Operations/Sustainable Enterprise
GMAT: 710 (49Q 38V 92%)
GPA: Industrial Management 3.0 from large public university (brought it up from 2.67)
WE: Logistics and SCM in Retail for 3 years, IT FMCG 1.5 years
Nationality: USA (Indian grew up in the Middle East)
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curricular: Started Indian charity organization in college, continued volunteering for Indian and local charities/NGOs, project lead for an Indian charity organization

Schools:
Ross R2 Go Blue!!!!!!
Submitted 01/05/2010
Interview 02/19/2010

Duke R2
Submitted 01/07/2010
Dinged

Johnson R3
Submitted 01/12/2010
Interview 03/24/2010
Waitlist

Program: 2 year MBA
Focus: Entreprenuership
GMAT: 690 (92%V/69%Q)
GPA: 3.9 (SEC State University)
WE: 2.5 years consulting
Nationality: White U.S.
Gender: Male
Extracurriculurs: Led a large charitable fundraiser in college, guest hosted by celebrity; multiple local organizations

Schools:

Darden R1
Status: Invited to interview/Withdrew

Kelley R1
Status: Withdrew

Kellogg R1
Status: Admitted

Program: MBA FT
Concentration: Entrepreneurship/Strategic Management
GMAT: 710 (Q47 V41 AWA 4.5 - second attempt)
GPA (ugrad): 3.91, public university (economics major)
WE: 2.5yr ibanking, 3yr trading - both US bulge, 2yr small business management/partnership - internationally
Nationality: foreigner
Age: 29
Gender: M
ECs: college:leadership consultant, endowment student manager; post: analyst mentor, habitat for humanity, hands on "city", public library - all volunteer
Schools applied to:
School 1: GSB - Submitted @ R2 deadline - MATRICULATING
School 2: HBS - Submitted @ R2 deadline - WITHDRAWN
School 3: LBS - Submitted @ R2 deadline - ADMITTED and WITHDRAWN
School 4: MIT - Submitted @ R2 deadline - DINGED W/O INTERVIEW
School 5: Booth - Submitted @ R2 deadline - WAITLISTED and WITHDRAWN

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 740 - q49/v41, awa 6.0
GPA: 3.5 in Accounting (Bachelors & Masters), Large public university
Work experience(WE): 7 years at matric. CPA w/ 3 years as auditor in a Big 4 firm, 2 years as financial analyst & trading operations at hedge fund, 2 years as an accountant for a PE fund
Nationality: US & Taiwanese Citizen
Age: 29
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Volunteer mentor at local education center (present), volunteer tutor in college, founded local chapter of business fraternity

Schools applied to:

UCLA Anderson (Round 2) - Re-applicant from 2008 - admitted

Program: MBA FT
Concentration: Finance
GMAT: 760 (Q 83% V 99% AWA 6.0)
GPA: 3.4, Engineering, Big XII
WE: 7 years operations & strategy, Energy
Nationality: USA / Caucasian
Age: 29
Gender: M
ECs: Big Brothers Big Sisters, Fraternity, Church, Alumni

Schools applied to (by preference):
School 1: HBS - Submitted @ R2 deadline
School 2: Booth - Submitted @ R2 deadline, Invited to Interview
School 3: Kellogg - Submitted @ R2 deadline, Interview complete
School 4: Wharton - Submitted @ R2 deadline

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 730 (50Q, 38V 5.0AWA)
GPA: 3.75 BS: Aeronautical Science/Flight Education, Top Civilian Flight School
Work experience(WE): 4 years Airline Pilot
1 year International Jet Instructor (Montevideo, Uruguay) -Amazing job!
1 year starting and growing a small flight school in San Francisco
Nationality: US
Age: 28
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Rock and Roll (perform on piano/drums often), sing/rap in a comedy hip-hop group, competitive distance runner in various running clubs, and volunteer for a Uruguayan textile exchange company.

Schools applied to:

Stanford: R1
Status: Denied w/o interview

UC-Berkeley: R1
Status: Denied w/o interview

UCLA: R1
Status: Admitted

Kellogg: R1
Status: Waitlist

Chicago Booth: R1
Status: Waitlisted R2: Admitted R3: +$50K Fellowship--Matriculating

UW Foster: R1
Status: Admitted

USC Marshall: R1
Status: Admitted +$49K

UT-Austin: R1
Status: Admitted +$42K

Darden: R1
Status: Admitted

UC-Irvine: R1
Status: Admitted +$40K

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA: Consulting, Technology
GMAT: 710 (49Q, 38V 4.5AWA)
GPA: 3.6, BS Electrical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude, Top #3 engineering school
Work experience(WE): 2.5 years in fund of funds then 2 years in private equity
Nationality: Indian
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Board member of local Special Olympics organization, Founded a start-up recently (after work hours project)

Schools applied to:

Kellogg: R1
Status: Accepted

UC-Berkeley Haas: R1
Status: Accepted

London Business School: R1
Status: Accepted

Sloan: R1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Wharton: R1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : VC, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 640
GPA: 3.8 Finance, HBCU
Work experience(WE): 6 years I-banking + PE, 2 years non-profit & media startup
Nationality: Black
Age: 30 at mat
Gender: F

Schools applied to:

Stanford: Round 2
Status: Submitted

HBS: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Haas: Round 4
Status: In progress

Wharton: Round 3
Status: in progress

Program: MBA Full-Time
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing / Brand Planning & Strategy
GMAT: 720, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.54 top liberal arts college
Work experience (WE): 3.5 years in advertising
Ethnicity: Asian/White mix (U.S)
Age: 25
Gender: F
ECs: volunteer work w/ independent film festival, LGBT soccer league board, newspaper editor/varsity athlete in college

Schools applied to:

USC Marshall - Admitted w/ fellowship
UW Foster - Admitted w/ scholarship
UC Irvine - Admitted w/ fellowship
Oregon - Admitted w/ scholarship
UCLA - applied R2 - interviewed
Haas - applied R2 - dinged w/out interview

Program: MBA Full-Time
Area of interest in MBA: Strategy, General Management, Ethics
GMAT: 760, 4.5 AWA
GPA: not too bad, foreign language major in a French university. 3 master's degrees (yes you read well, I do hold 3 master's degrees) from French universities/schools
Work experience (WE): 2 years in market development (public), 5 years in corporate finance (private). Lot of leadership experience
Nationality: French
Age: 33 at mat.
Gender: M
ECs: President of several clubs during UG and after, some community work and hobbies. Lot of international experience

Schools applied to:

Tuck (R1)
Status: Admitted with $ and matriculating

Wharton (R2)
Status: Ding with interview

Kellogg (R2)
Status: Ding with interview

Chicago Booth (R2)
Status: Ding with interview

MIT (R2):
Status: Ding w/o interview

Program: Full-Time MBA
Area of Interest: Marketing, General Management
GMAT: 770 ( 50Q, 45V, 5.0 AWA )
GPA: 3.89 engineering from a small private "unknown" university in U.S.
WE: 5.5 yrs total, software engineering for 2 large multinational corporations; 1 yr mgmt experience
Grad School: M.S. in Computer Engineering, 3.50 GPA from a top 5 U.S. engineering program
Age: 29
Gender: M
Nationality/Ethnicity: American, Caucasian
UG ECs: Tutoring, leadership position in fraternity, intramural sports, some charity work
Post-grad ECs: Charity work for 2 orgs, event coordinator for 1 org, regularly active in casual team sports

Schools applied to:

Tuck: R1
Status: Ding

HBS: R2
Status: Submitted and under review

Wharton: R2
Status: Ding with interview

Stanford: R2
Status: Complete and under review

Kellogg: R2
Status: Admitted

Booth: R2
Status: Ding w/o interview

Yale SOM: R3
Status: Withdrawn

Tepper: R3
Status: Withdrawn

Program: MBA FT
Concentration: Finance
GMAT: 730 (Q49 V40 AWA5.5)
Location: International
GPA: 3.4
WE: 9 - finance
Gender: F

Round 2:
NYU - Submitted, interviewed, Admitted
Chicago - submitted, interviewed, waitlisted
Wharton - Submitted, ding w interview
HBS - Submitted, ding w/out interview
Stanford - Submitted, ding w/out interview
Columbia - Submitted, ding w/out interview


Round 3:
LBS - Submitted, Admitted

Program: MBA
Area of interest: bio-tech / pharma / innovation / ventures
GMAT: 640
Location: Finland
WE: 2 years misc. corporate + 8 years biomedical research
Age: 29
Gender: F

Schools applied:
Hult (R1)
Admitted + $

Katz (R2)
Admitted + $$

JBS/Cambridge (R2)
Admitted - attending

SBS/Oxford (R2)
Admitted