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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing and Strategy
GMAT: 710 (45q 42v)
GPA: 3.32 UG Major - Marketing/Finance at a Small regional school
Work experience(WE): 6 years total(at Matriculation)
Currently - 4 years IT Security at F100 Retail (1.5 as Senior Analyst, 2.5 as Analyst)
Prior - 0.5 - MKT Analyst at Internet Startup
- 1.5 - MKT Analyst at Global 100 International Bank

Nationality: US - White
Age: 27 (at mat)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community:
College:
Worked Full time
Ext in College
Strong

Post College:
Ext
Helped launch/run business
some other leadership

Schools applied to:

Tuck: Early Action
Status: Denied

Johnson: Round 1
Status: Accepted and Matriculating!

Fuqua: Round 1
Status: Waitlisted X 3 (withdrawn)

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Risk Management , Consulting
GMAT: 740 (50q 38v)
GPA: 3.32 UG Major - Economics at a local school - no ranking
Work experience(WE): 3 years total(at Matriculation)
Currently - 2 years finance analyst at a Tech company
Prior - 0.25 - Internship at an Insurance company
Nationality: Asian country
Age: 25 (at mat)
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community:
College:

Post College:
Ext

Schools applied to:

Carlson: Early Action
Status: Writing Essays

UCLA: Round 1
Status: Writing Essays

Indiana Kelley: Round 1
Status: Writing Essays

Winconsin: Round 1
Status: Writing Essays

Rochester Simon: Not sure when
Status: Researching

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : strategy consulting, business analytics
GMAT: 800 (51/51)
GPA, ugrad: 3.8 - chemical engineering
GPA, grad: 4.0 - bioengineering
Work experience(WE): 1 year research, 3 years nonprofit
Nationality: USA
Age: 26 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Plenty

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Denied (interview was initially waived due to remote location, then I was invited to interview near decision time)

Wharton/Lauder: Round 1
Status: Denied (after phone interviews with Lauder and with Wharton)

Tuck: January Round
Status: Denied (after applicant-initiated on-campus interview)

Booth: Round 2
Status: Accepted and matriculating
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My GMAT debrief

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Operations
GMAT: 710 (48Q 40V)
UG Major - Finance
Work experience(WE): 4 years at Matriculation (2 yrs IB, 2 yrs PE)
Nationality: White
Age: 27 at Matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Very strong.


Schools applied to:

Tuck: EA
Status: Admitted

Columbia: EA
Status: Admitted

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Admitted

Yale: Round 1
Status: Admitted

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship, nonprofit
GMAT: 710 (92%) 48Q 40V 6AWA
GPA: 3.5, Social Sciences, Top Public Uni
Work experience(WE): 3 at matriculation. Operations. Experiences with international business, product development, marketing.
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 25
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Leadership roles in nonprofit after college, leadership roles in college, pretty involved.

Stanford R1
Status: Denied without interview

UCLA R1
Status: Submitted and Interviewed

Yale R1
Status: Waitlisted with interview

Chicago R1
Status: Accepted

Northwestern R1
Status: Denied after Interview

Haas R1
Status: Submitted, interviewing 11/21

Reserved!!!

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 750 (Q48, V44, AWA 5.5, IR 8)
GPA: 3.8, industrial engineering, German university
Work experience(WE): 2.5 yeas at mat, MBB consulting
Nationality: German
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: medium (weak during college, after college rather strong: financial head and project sponsor of charity org; very involved in recruiting)

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Stanford GSB: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Submitted and waiting

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Submitted and waiting

London Business School: Round 2
Status: Submitted and waiting

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Brief profile: (place link to your comprehensive profile if you have one on GMATClub somewhere, like Ask Accepted.com or Ask Hjort)

Program: MBA/MPH - preferably dual Masters in Public Health (MPH) OR Health care management focus
Area of interest in MBA : Healthcare management for insurers and hospital systems <note: healthcare was my earlier area of interest, I am editing this post now to highlight that I am doing a generalist MBA at INSEAD with no healthcare specialization, and may not join the industry after>
GMAT: 4 attempts: 640 (Q41/V36); 640 (Q38/V38); 710 (Q42-58%, V45 - 99%); 740 (Q48-78%, V42-96%)
GPA: 3.1; Bachelors in Science (Honours); Major: Biotechnology; University of Windsor, Canada. Good reputation within Canada, unknown outside.
Work experience(WE): ~5 years at matriculation - 2 yrs as Account Executive in advertising, will have 3.5 yrs in McKinsey & Company as a US Healthcare Research Analyst
Nationality: Indian
Age: 27 (will be 28 at matr)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Rotary club blood donation camp organizer in India; McKinsey Community Outreach organizer in Costa Rica; McKinsey Annual blogging award; chess player (tournaments); swimming; tennis.

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Denied

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Admitted after WL

Duke Fuqua: Round 1
Status: Denied without interview

Berkeley Haas: Round 2
Status: Denied without interview

INSEAD: Round 2
Status: Admitted, matriculating

MI Ross: Round 2
Status: Admitted

London Business School: Round 2
Status: Admitted after WL

Chicago Booth: Round 2, Denied without interview
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Work experience (as of June 2012)
2.5 yrs (Currently employed) - Mckinsey & Co. (US Healthcare Analyst)
2 yrs - Advertising industry (client servicing)

Program: MBA Full Time
Area of interest in MBA : Industy
GMAT: 780 (50Q/49V/6awa)
GPA: 2.7 (not from US school so can not be compared)
Work experience(WE): 2.5Y (Manufacturing/Construction)
Nationality: American
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Strong in college.

Schools applied to:

Harvard : Round 1
Status: Denied without Interview

Stanford GSB : Round 1
Status: Accepted and matriculating