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

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship/Finance/VC
GMAT: 760 Q49/V44 AWA 6.0
GPA: BS Chemistry 3.46 UC Berkeley. MS Biophysics 3.81 UC Berkeley
Work experience(WE): 2 years internet startups and wealth management.
Nationality: US
Age: 27
Gender: F


Schools applied to:

Sloan: Round 1
Status: Submitted and waiting

Haas: Round 2
Status: Almost done writing

GSB: Round 2
Status: Writing

HBS: Round 2
Status: Writing

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Thinking

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Management, Strategy, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 760 (99%); Q - 50 (93%); V - 44 (97%); AWA - 6.0 (90%)
GPA: 3.82 / 4.00; Top 5 Ivy League in USA; Dual Degree with majors in Finance, Accounting, Systems Engineering, and minor in Mathematics
Work experience(WE): 2 years in bulge-bracket Investment Bank in New York as an Analyst, followed by 3 years (presently employed as a Vice President) at leading Media and Entertainment Studio in Bollywood (Mumbai, India) focusing on global distribution of full-length motion pictures and overall strategy and business development activities
Nationality: Indian
Age: 26
Gender: Male

Schools applied to:

School 1: Kellogg (Round 1)
Status: Accepted on 12/14/2009 (Submitted 10/15/2009; Interviewed 11/23/2009)

School 2: Columbia (Regular Decision)
Status: Accepted on 01/29/2010 (Submitted 12/17/2009; Interviewed 01/21/2010)

School 3: Stanford (Round 2)
Status: Dinged on 03/31/2010 (Submitted 01/06/2010; No Interview Invite)

School 4: Harvard Business School (Round 2)
Status: Accepted on 04/06/2010 and Matriculating (Submitted on 01/19/2010; Interviewed on 03/15/2010)

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Fin
GMAT: 710 Q50 V34 AWA 5.0
Undergrad: 3.84 GPA, Dean's List + Scholarship, Computing Mathematics, average local university
Master PT: Pass, Economics, top local university
Work experience(WE): 5 years in Commercial Banking - Marketing analytic and CRM, 2 yr reputable regional bank + 3 yr top-tier international bank
Nationality: Chinese - Hong Kong
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Undergrad: Supplementary Instructor/ Mentor to junior students, Overseas Exchange Study for 1 semester, Postgrad: Alumni Association - Founding member and then Vice Chairman, Oxfam Volunteer

Schools applying to:

Chicago Booth: R2
Status: Submitted

Michigan Ross: R2
Status: Interview Invite

Yale SOM: R2
Status: Submitted

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : IM/HF/VC
GMAT: 730, Q47/V44, AWA 5.0.
GPA: 3.97 @ No name Business/Finance. Summa cum laude.
Work experience(WE): 4.5 years in rotational development program (pre-undergrad degree), 1.5 years investment management research (part-time) during undergrad studies. Summered at a hedge fund.
Nationality: US, not underrepresented minority
Age: 26
Gender: M
ECs/community: Strong during undergrad. Leader of major on-campus club. Volunteer at humane society and local food pantry.


Schools applied to:


School 1: Sloan R1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 2: Wharton R2
Status: Submitted 1/4/10

School 3: Haas R1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 4: Anderson R2
Status: Submitted 1/5/10

School 5: Booth R2
Status: Submitted 1/5/10

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Social Entrepreneurship / New Ventures
GMAT: 680, 93%V, 62%Q
GPA: 2.93. 1) BBA Management, 2) BA Spanish - #29 ranked business undergrad
Work experience(WE): 3 years, large mutual fund company, various projects, appraisal distinctions. Also a self-employed ticket broker for the last 5 years.
Nationality: White American
Age: 25
Gender: M
ECs/community: Occasional work for SF-based non profit, low-income tax prep, various others: teaching English to refugees, serving food to homeless. Also soccer player and avid traveler.


Schools applied to:


School 1: IESE (Barcelona)
Status: Submitted R1/Interviewed/Waitlisted & attended Assessment Day/Dinged

School 2: USC Marshall
Status: Submitted R1/Dinged wo interview

School 3: Georgia Terry
Status: Submitted R1/Dinged wo interview

School 4: Arizona State WP Carey
Status: Submitted R1/Interviewed/Accepted 2/5

School 5: U. of San Diego
Status: Submitted R1/Interviewed/Accepted 2/9

Program: FT & PT
Area of interest in MBA : Product Management & Supply Chain / Operation
GMAT: 690 (Q51/V31/AWA 6.0)
UG - Engineering: 3.4 Ivy League UG
Graduate - Engineering: Full Scholarship, Top 20 private school
Work experience(WE): 10y (at time of matriculation) - Engineer in 4 different High Tech Industries
Nationality: Asian American, first generation immigrant, bilingual
Age: 33
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Some memberships at different clubs in UG, and "some" EC post graduation but nothing GREAT!

Schools applied to:

School 1: Cornell Johnson AMBA R2
Status: Wait-Listed, Withdrew

School 2: MIT Sloan LGO R1.5
Status: Accepted, Matriculating

Program: MBA(FT).
Area of interest in MBA : GM / Entrepreneurship / Entrepreneurial Finance
GMAT: 740 (Q49, V41, 6.0)
GPA: Bachelors in Information Tech. (First Class)
Work experience(WE): 5 years till matriculation. 2 years in Japan and the Mid-East as system analyst, presently into project management and presales. 3.5 yrs exp with Fortune 500 company and 1.5 yrs with startup.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Member of Soccer team at University, Class Rep for 4 years of undergrad and member of Student Council, Vice President of events management team at workplace, conduct personality dev/comm skills workshops for underprivileged children.

Schools applied to:

R1
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1. Toronto Rotman (Interviewed - 7/11, App Submitted - 8/8, Admitted - 10/30)
2. Wharton (App Submitted - 9/28, Ding w/o Interview - 11/12)
3. Babson Olin (App Submitted - 11/15, Interviewed - 12/26, Admitted with fellowship - 1/14)

R2
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4. UCLA (App Submitted - 01/03, Interviewed, Waitlisted and withdrew)
5. LBS (App Submitted - 01/06, Ding w/o Interview - 02/09)
6. Darden (App Submitted - 01/07, Ding w/o Interview)

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Tech/VC
GMAT: 710
GPA: Econ 3.6, top 10 US university
Work experience(WE): 3 years @ matriculation, management consulting
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: strong with one organization

Schools applied to:

School 1: HBS - Round 1
Status: Accepted and Matriculating

School 2: Chicago Booth - Round 1
Status: Accepted

School 3: MIT Sloan - Round 1
Status: Dinged without interview

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: General management
GMAT: 680, Q45, V38
GPA: 3.6, MIS & Supply Chain, Large public university
Work experience(WE): 4 years work experience in management / technology consulting
Nationality: Asian-American
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Mostly within company

School 1: MIT R1
Status: Denied w/o interview

School 2: UCLA R1
Status: Accepted and Matriculating

School 3: Texas R1 (Rolling)
Status: Accepted

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(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship, Marketing...
GMAT: 680 (Q48, V35)
GPA: Computer Science Engineering, 84% (Indian Education Standards, so no GPA format)
Work experience(WE): 6 years/IT industry ; 1 year+ - Entrepreneur
Nationality: Indian
Age: 28
Gender: Female

Schools applied to:

Kellogg: Round 2
Program: JD/MBA
Status: Interview Done! Application In progress

UC Berkeley: Round 2
Status: Dinged on March 17 2010

MIT: Round 2
Status: Dinged on March 5 2010

Stanford: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Harvard: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.5, Engineering, Top 5 Ivy
Work experience(WE): 3, Consulting
Nationality: USA
Age: 25
Gender: male
Extra-curriculars/community: none-little

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Accepted

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Waitlisted

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM
GMAT: 730
GPA: 3.3 Engineering (Big 10)
Work experience(WE): 5 yrs Engineering
Nationality: US Caucasian
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Not much

Schools applied to:

School 1: HBS Rd 1 - Ding / no interview

School 2: Cornell Rd 1 - Waitlist after interview - withdrew

School 3: Yale SOM Rd 1 - Admitted and matriculating

School 4: Darden Rd 1 - Admitted

School 5: Tuck Rd 1 - Ding / self-initiated interview

School 6: Wharton Rd 2 - Ding / no interview

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

Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Private Equity / Social Enterprise
GMAT: 770
GPA: 3.9, Top 5 public university
Work experience (at matriculation): 3 years investment banking, 2 years private equity
Nationality: US / Asian
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curricular/community: Leadership in a local non-profit and some minor volunteer work

Harvard (R2): Submitted (01/18); No interview

Kellogg (R2): Part 1 submitted; Interviewed (12/28); Part 2 submitted (01/13); Rejected (03/12)

Wharton (R2): Submitted (01/03); Interviewed (03/03); Rejected (03/12)

Chicago (R2): Submitted (01/04); Interviewed (02/12); Admitted (03/23)

Program: MBA - FT
Area of interest in MBA : social enterprise
GMAT: 740 (Q 44 V 47 AWA 5.5)
GPA: 3.7, small (but respected!) liberal arts school
Work experience(WE): 4 years small business management
Nationality: US
Age: 27
Gender: F
Extra-curricular/community: decent but not great

Schools applied to:

Michigan Ross School of Business: R1
School of Natural Resources: last-minute
Status: Admitted, matriculating, dual degree

Yale: R1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

Tulane - Freeman: R1
Status: Admitted w/full scholarship

Cornell: R2
Status: Dinged w/interview

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Prod Mgt, Gen Mgt - Energy Sector
GMAT: 750 (50q, 44v, 6.0)
GPA: 8/10 Chem Engg(BS), 4/4 (MS from US univ)
Work experience(WE): 5 years (6 in Fall 10)/ In Technology R&D @ refining/Water Sector
Nationality: Indian
Age:29 (30 at mat.)
Gender:Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Trivia Quizzing, Running

Schools applied to:

Haas: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Admitted

MIT: Round 1
Status: Submitted - Interview Call

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Dinged without Interview

Brief profile: Top liberal arts college graduate in 2005, 2.5 years in an analytical consulting role w/ Big 4, 2 years in doing investment research in wealth management

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 730 (45M/46V)
GPA: 3.04
Nationality: US (triple citizenship), hispanic
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: ice hockey, soccer, founded own small company

Schools applied to (all round 1):

HBS - Denied w/out interview
Stanford - Denied w/out interview
U. Chicago Booth - Accepted w/ scholarship...matriculating
Kellogg - Accepted w/ scholarship
Tuck - Accepted w/ scholarship
Darden - Invited to interview...withdrew

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