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Joined: 10 Dec 2008
Last visit: 15 Jun 2010
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Concentration: Venture Capital
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Analytical Consulting, Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship, Strategy
GMAT: 720
GPA/Education: Top 5 U.S. university
Work experience(WE): 4 years WE w/ 2 years as dept. head manager
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 28
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Founded successful community-service non-profit, leadership positions as undergrad, active member of community organizations

Kellogg: Accepted and matriculating
Booth: Waitlisted in R1 and R2; withdrew app
HBS: Ding
Wharton: Ding
Stanford: Ding
Sloan: Ding
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA: finance
GMAT: 730
GPA/Education: 2.81 GPA (personal pbs and upward trend - 3.59 final yr) BA Economics Top Canadian School
MA obtained with Merit Top UK school
Work experience(WE): 4 years WE corporate finance + 2 yrs PE
Nationality: French
Age: 29
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: UNHCR volunteer in Syria/Transparency International in Berlin/Vegetarian club in uni

Schools applied to: INSEAD, Wharton, HBS, Stanford

INSEAD: Round 1
Status: Accepted

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Accepted

HBS: Round 1
Status: no interview so I guess ding

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Waiting
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Last visit: 10 Jan 2011
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Concentration: Finance, Real Estate, Social Entrepreneurship
Schools:Texas (accepted) , Chicago Booth (accepted), Stanford (denied), London Business School (accepted)
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Program: MBA
Area of interest in MBA: real estate, finance, microfinance/social entrepreneurship/non-profit
GMAT: 710 (93%), 49 quant (89%), 38 verbal (84%)
GPA: 3.74 GPA (3.90 major)
School/Major: University of Texas, Finance & BHP
Work experience: 1 yr real estate investment banking, 3+ yrs private investment/development
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Young Life leader, inner-city non-profit board member, church member, mission trips, intramurals/sports
Schools applied to: Chicago Booth, Stanford, LBS, Texas

Chicago Booth: Round 1
Status: Accepted 12/17

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Applied

LBS: Round 1
Status: Accepted 12/19

Texas: Rolling
Status: Accepted 12/9
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Schools:Kellogg (accepted), Chicago Booth (*ATTENDING* full tuition fellowship +20k stipend), HBS (ding), Stanford (WL), Michigan (Accepted w/full scholarship)
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Brief profile: LGBT, non-traditional applicant, entrepreneurial background.

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing/Entrepreneurship & Social Responsibility
GMAT: 770 (99%) V:48 (99%) Q: 49 (88%)
GPA: 3.76 Well-known top 20-ish school, Individualized major in identity and culture
Work experience: 7 years Entertainment industry (artist)
Nationality: American
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Founder/leader arts club in undergrad, organizer/founder of several community events for charity

Schools applied to: Kellogg, Stanford, HBS, Michigan, Chicago Booth

Kellogg: Round 1
Status:Admitted

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Waitlisted

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Michigan Ross: Round 1
Status: Admitted with scholarship

Chicago Booth: Round 1
Status: Admitted with fellowship
*Enrolled for Fall 2009*
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Last visit: 02 Jan 2010
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Concentration: Non-profit, CSR
Schools:Duke, Michigan, Yale, Georgetown, Kellogg, Wharton
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Non-profit, CSR
GMAT: 750 (98%) V:41 (92%) Q: 50 (94%)
GPA: 3.60 regional school, Major in finance
Grad GPA: 3.82, top MPA program
Work experience: 1 year commercial banking, 2 1/2 yrs public sector consulting w/ Federal Government
Nationality: American
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: lots of EC's in college, grad school, and current EC's

Schools applied to: Kellogg, HBS, Michigan, Wharton, Yale, Duke

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Dinged

HBS: Round 1
Status: Application submitted

Michigan Ross: Round 1
Status: Admit

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o Interview

Yale SOM: Round 1
Status: Admit

Duke Fuqua: Round 1
Status: Admit
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Real Estate/Finance
GMAT: 780, Q49, V51 AWA: 6.0
GPA: 3.6, Finance, Large Private School
Work experience(WE): 4.0, Real Estate
Nationality: American
Age: 26 at Matriculation
Gender: Male


Schools applied to:

School 1: Wharton R1
Status: Admitted on 12/18

School 2: Chicago GSB R1
Status: Admitted on 12/17

School 3: Kellogg R1
Status: Admitted on 12/19

School 4: MIT R1
Status: Dinged w/o Interview
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Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Last visit: 11 Jan 2010
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Concentration: Finance (Investment Management)
Schools:Chicago Booth, Kellogg, Wharton
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA :Finance (Investment management)
GMAT:730, 48Q, 41V, 6.0.
GPA:3.5 aerospace engineering, large state school
Work experience(WE): 3.5 aerospace, fortune 500 company
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Club sport, intramural sports, fraternity, condo assoc. board, numerous others

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Submitted - Invited to Interview

Chicago Booth: Round 2
Status: Waitlisted

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Dinged
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM, Consulting
GMAT: 760(99%), Q50(94%), V42(95%) AWA 5.0 (55%)
GPA: 3.9 (BS), 3.7 (MS) from top five engineering school, Electrical Engineer
Work experience(WE): 4 years/IT consulting
Nationality: Indian
Age:26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/college: VP of honor society, Student Government, Founder of Badminton Club, NSF Scholarship Blah Blah

Extra-curricular/after college: mentorat work, Editor of work newsletter .. not much really.

Other differentiators: Directly led 30 person teams, saved Millions of $$$ for clients through process optimization

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 2
Status: Applied

Stanford: Round 2
Status: Applied

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Applied

MIT Sloan: Round 2
Status: Applied

Columbia: Round
Status: Applied
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Joined: 30 Dec 2008
Last visit: 19 Feb 2009
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Schools:R2: HBS, Columbia, Wharton, BU ($$)
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Social Enterprise, Public/Nonprofit Management
GMAT: 770, 49Q, 47V, 6.0.
GPA: 3.5 English Literature, top 30 private university
Work experience(WE): 3 years entertainment, 3 years politics & government
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 29 @ matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Lots of political and issue campaigns

Schools applied to: HBS, Columbia, Wharton, Boston University

HBS: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Columbia: Regular Decision
Status: Dinged

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Boston University: Round 2
Status: Admitted w/$$
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Social Enterprise, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 680, 38Q, 44V, 5.5.
GPA: 3.5 Economics from a Top 15 University
Work experience(WE): 1.5 year top consulting firm, 1.5 year Managing Partner of family business, Nationality: U.S.
Age: 25 @ matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Founder & Chairman of International non-profit

Schools applied to: HBS, Wharton, Sloan, Kellogg

HBS: Round 2
Status: Interviewed

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Dinged


Wharton: Round 2
Status: Interviewed

Sloan: Round 2
Status: Dinged w\o Interview


Texas: Rolling
Status: Interviewed
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Joined: 09 Jan 2009
Last visit: 16 Feb 2009
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Concentration: General Management
Schools:Booth, Kellogg, Tuck
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : General Management
GMAT: 770 (51Q, 44V, 5.0 AWA)
GPA: 3.9 (MS at top engineering school)
Work experience(WE): 7 years at global semiconductor companies
Nationality: Indian
Age: 30 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Toastmasters, Distance running, Math Tutor, Volunteer for charity organization

Schools applied to:

Chicago Booth: R1
Status: Submitted 10/08, Interview 11/08, Denied 12/08

Kellogg: R1
Status: Submitted 10/08, Interview 11/08, Waitlisted 1/09

Tuck: EA
Status:Submitted 10/08, Interview 10/08, Accepted 12/08
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Last visit: 15 Jan 2009
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Concentration: Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Operations
Schools:UCLA, Stanford, NYU, Cornell, USC
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My first post, enjoy.

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Operations
GMAT: 760, 49Q, 48V
GPA: 3.27 double major in English and Econ, top public school
Work experience(WE): 4 years at matriculation in restaurant management, 2 years as GM
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 25

Schools applied to:

School UCLA: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

School Stanford: Round 1
Status: submitted 10/29

School NYU: Round 1
Status: submitted 11/14

School Cornell: Round 2
Status: submitted 11/17

School USC: Round 1
Status: submitted 12/1

School Univeresity of Washington: Round 2
Status: submitted 1/15

School University of Texas - Austin: Round 2
Status: working on it
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My first post too!

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Finance/International Business/Nonprofit
GMAT: 710 (45, 41, 5.5)
GPA: 3.4 Economics - top 30
Work experience(WE): 2+ years/investment management, 1 year/education/nonprofit
Nationality: Chinese American
Age: 26 at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Good ECs - heavy international experience in Asia, volunteer work, starting up a nonprofit

Schools applied to:

School 1: Chicago Booth (R1)
Status: Interview complete - Dinged

School 2: Kellogg (R1)
Status: Initiated Interview - Dinged

School 3: MIT (R1)
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 4: Tepper (R1)
Status: Admitted w/merit scholarship (12k)

School 5: NYU (R1)
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 6: Rochester (EA)
Status: Admitted w/merit scholarship (25k)

School 7: Georgetown (R1)
Status: Waitlisted

School 8: Yale SOM (R1)
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 9: Cornell (R2)
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 10: Tuck (R2)
Status: Dinged

School 11: Darden (R2)
Status: Submitted
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Last visit: 01 Jan 2010
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Program: MBA full time
Area of interest in MBA: Strategy/Finance
GMAT: 770 Q50 V47
GPA: 3.8/4.0, BA Economics and History, Top 50 Liberal Arts School
Work experience: 3 years strategy consulting at matriculation
Nationality: US (caucasian)
Age: 25 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Very involved in college activities, still involved in a couple extra curriculars and office groups.

Schools applied to:

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Ding (12/15)

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Interviewed, Waitlist (1/21), Accepted (4/2)

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Interviewed, Waitlist (3/26), Withdrawn
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Last visit: 05 Jun 2014
Posts: 2,395
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Status:Burning mid-night oil....daily
Schools:Yale SOM 2011 Alum, Kellogg, Booth, Tuck
WE 1: IB - Restructuring & Distressed M&A
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Tech VC, Tech MC, Tech M&A, Tech GM, Silicon Valley Start-ups
GMAT: 770 V50 Q44
Undergrad: 3.5 GPA, Top Private School in NYC - BS in Accounting
Grad: 3.8 GPA, Top Private School in NYC - MS in Management Info Systems
WE: 4.5 years @ Big 4 Firm at matriculation, 0.5 yrs @ Web 2.0 Start Up
(1.5 years - Real Estate Taxation, 3.0 years - Information Technology Advisory Services as Application Architect, specializing in Financial Services Risk Management Models & Anti-Money Laundering System Infrastructure)
Certifications: CPA, CIA, CMA, CFA Lvl I
Nationality: US
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community:
1) Volunteer at International Planned Parenthood Federation of America - providing non-profit federal taxation consultation
2) Volunteer at local soup kitchens
3) Played soccer for 4 years in highschool and another 2 years in college. Currently on company intra-mural softball team
4) NYC Road-runner's club member - ran in 2008 NYC Marathon
5) Participated in 2007 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge


Schools applied to:
1) Tuck - WL, app withdrawn
2) Kellogg - admitted
3) Booth - admitted
4) Stern - Interview invite, app withdrawn
5) Yale - $70k scholarship, admitted and matriculating
6) Haas - no interview invite, app withdrawn
7) LBS - Interview invite, app withdrawn
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Last visit: 31 Mar 2017
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Location: New York
Concentration: Media/Entertainment
Schools:Kellogg, Emory, Booth, Yale, Cornell, Duke
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Program: MBA Full Time
Area of interest in MBA: Undecided
GMAT: 720 Q49 V40
Undergrad: 3.4 GPA Wharton UG - Finance
WE: 4 years on Wall St as financial risk management analyst
Certifications: CFA Level II passed
Gender: Male

Schools applied to:
1) Kellogg (R1)
2) Emory (R2)
3) Booth (R2)
4) Yale (R2)
5) Cornell (R2)
6) Duke (R2)


Post MBA Goals:
Want to establish my own fund to buyout small, mid-size companies.
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Last visit: 24 Oct 2010
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Concentration: Entertainment
Schools:Chicago (Ding w/Interview), Kellogg(Ding), Darden (Int), NYU (Rd 2), USC (Rd 2)
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Non-Profit
GMAT: Total 680, Verbal: 37 (82%), Quant.: 47 (81%), AWA: 6.0 (88%)
GPA: 3.5, Cum Laude (Top 25 Public)
Work experience(WE): 4 yrs, Commercial Banking
Nationality: American
Age: 25 (26 in Fall 2009)
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Various elected roles in my college fraternity. Post college - On the board of two nonprofits and the treasurer of one of the two.

Schools applied to:

School 1: Chicago, Round 1 - ding w/ interview

School 2: Kellogg, Round 1 -ding

School 3: Stanford, Round 1
Status: No reply yet

School 4: Darden, Round 1
Status: Interviewed, decision pending
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