Time to start the 2009 Thread, scary how time flies! Please see the 2008 version if you're not sure how this works: - kryzak 103-p381172 Absolutely NO DISCUSSIONS in this thread. Absolutely NO DISCUSSIONS in this thread. For discussions, go here: https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/p381169#381169 This is a compilation of all 2009 Admit/Dings Results. (thanks to Ozmba2006 for the suggestion! ) Here's the format for your profile, and please update as you find out results. Brief profile: (place link to your comprehensive profile if you have one on GMATClub somewhere, like Ask Accepted.com or Ask Hjort) Program: MBA(FT/PT), Dual degree,PhD,MSCF, MSHR... Area of interest in MBA : Eg; GM, Fin, Mark,Ops... GMAT: The usual the break ups also. GPA: Mention major, school rank/size/reputation Work experience(WE): Years/industy plz. keep this crisp in case of extensive WE Nationality: Age: Gender: Extra-curriculars/community: keep it short and sweet. Schools applied to: School 1: Round 1 Status: Denied w/o interview School 2: Round 1 Status: Waitlisted then denied(accepted) School 3: Round 2 Status: Accepted and Matriculating School 4: Round 2 Status: Accepted School 5: Round 2 Status: Application Withdrawn Please maintain only ONE single post for your profile. Like last year, this should help us and future GMATClubbers see an overview of who applied to and got into where. If you are unfortunately dinged from a school, but got feedback in one way or another, please post your debrief under the school you were dinged by, if you don't mind sharing. This will help many future GMATClubbers' chances at the schools.

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dp122008

Joined: 15 Jan 2009

Last visit: 25 Mar 2009

Posts: 29

Concentration: Finance

Schools:Wharton, Kellogg, MIT

Posts: 29

Kudos: 0

Updated on: 08 Mar 2009, 10:50

Originally posted by dp122008 on 15 Jan 2009, 15:36.
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Real Estate/Finance
GMAT: 720, 49Q, 38V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.6 (4.0 Major) in Finance at Large State U, Top-30 School
WE: 3 years (Commercial Banking)
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 24 (25 at matriculation)
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Alum. Assoc; Career mentor at alma mater; Mentor at city youth program; guitar; basketball

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Invited to Interview

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Interviewed 2/20

MIT: Round 2
Status: Rejected w/o interview

Zoemoe

Joined: 05 Jan 2009

Last visit: 01 Apr 2009

Posts: 14

Schools:columbia, kellogg, hbs, wharton, yale

Posts: 14

Kudos: 0

Updated on: 27 Jan 2009, 15:49

Originally posted by Zoemoe on 22 Jan 2009, 08:39.
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Healthcare / Non-Profit
GMAT: 740; V42 Q49
GPA: 3.6/Finance
Work experience(WE): 3.5yrs Consulting
Nationality: US Permanent Resident / Asian
Age: 25
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: President of a University club, sorority, honors program, 6-month volunteering trip, organizer of annual corporate fundraiser event

Schools applied to:

School 1: Kellogg R2
Status: Submitted

School 2: Yale R2
Status: Submitted

School 3: Wharton R2
Status: Submitted

School 4: HBS R2
Status: Submitted

School 5: Columbia RD
Status: Submitted

arshia22

Joined: 02 Dec 2007

Last visit: 02 Apr 2009

Posts: 34

Location: West Coast

Concentration: Investment Management

Schools:Wharton (R2, Int Invit),Chicago (R2, Int Invit),Columbia (R2, Int Invit),NYU (R2),MIT (Ding),LBS (Ding)

Posts: 34

Kudos: 0

23 Jan 2009, 10:22

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Investment Management
GMAT: 700; V35 Q50
GPA: 3.1 Finance (State University), 3.2 MA in Econ (State University)
Work experience(WE):4 yrs Investment Management
Nationality: US Permanent Resident / Asian
Age: 29
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Average

Schools applied to:

School 1: Chicago R2
Status: Submitted

School 2: Wharton R2
Status: Submitted

School 3: LBS R2
Status: Submitted

School 4: Columbia RD
Status: Submitted

School 5: NYU R2
Status: Submitted

School 6: MIT R2
Status: Submitted

mbafwi

Joined: 01 Aug 2008

Last visit: 01 Jul 2009

Posts: 44

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Posts: 44

Kudos: 10

Updated on: 02 Apr 2009, 11:35

Originally posted by mbafwi on 23 Jan 2009, 10:47.
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : General Management, MC
GMAT: 760; V44 Q49
GPA: 3.3 Engineering (Top-10 State University)
Work experience(WE): 5 yrs engr
Nationality: US citizen
Age: 28
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Average

Schools applied to:

School 1: Chicago R2
Status: Interviewed, Accepted

School 2: Wharton R2
Status: Interviewed, Waitlist

School 3: HBS R2
Status: Ding w/o interview

School 4: MIT R2
Status: Ding w/o interview

heman82

Joined: 17 Dec 2008

Last visit: 10 May 2010

Posts: 5

Concentration: Consulting/ Entrepreneurship

Schools:Kellogg, Tuck, UNC, MIT-Sloan (DING), Ross (No interview)

Posts: 5

Kudos: 0

23 Jan 2009, 12:51

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Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship, General Management
GMAT: 720; V35 Q51
GPA: 77% (Non-US University)
Work experience(WE): 6 yrs @ matriculation
Nationality: Indian @ US
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Average

Schools applied to (in the order of preference):
1. Kellogg - Waitlisted
2. MIT (Sloan) - DING w/o interview
3. Tuck - Decision on 2/6
4. Ross - DING w/o interview
5. UNC (Kenan-Flagler) - Decision on 2/9
6. Indiana (Kelley) - Decision by late march

SolarMBA

Current Student

Joined: 26 Nov 2008

Last visit: 14 May 2009

Posts: 26

Schools:Haas, Kellogg, Sloan, Stanford

Posts: 26

Kudos: 0

Updated on: 13 May 2009, 20:28

Originally posted by SolarMBA on 27 Jan 2009, 19:17.
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Cleantech, Alternative Energy
GMAT: Total 750, Verbal: 41 (93%), Quant.: 50 (95%), AWA: 6.0 (88%)
GPA: 3.5, (Top 15)
Work experience(WE): 6 yrs, Engineering & Product Marketing
Nationality: American
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: President - local non-profit chapter, Mentor - after school science program.

Schools applied to:

School 1: Sloan, Round 1 - ding w/o interview

School 2: Kellogg, Round 1 - accepted

School 3: Haas, Round 1 - accepted & matriculating

School 4: Stanford, Round 2 - ding w/o interview

Skitalets

Current Student

Joined: 28 Jan 2009

Last visit: 21 Sep 2010

Posts: 83

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Given Kudos: 3

Location: Durham, NC

Concentration: Strategy

Schools:Fuqua '11

Posts: 83

Kudos: 13

29 Jan 2009, 19:55

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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing or GM
GMAT: 770 (49Q, 47V)
GPA: 3.6, modern languages at a small liberal arts school
Work experience(WE): 3.5 years in hospitality/management consulting (boutique)
Nationality: US
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Extensive church involvement

Schools applied to:

Fuqua (R1): Matriculating
Kellogg (R1): Accepted
Wharton (R1): Dinged with interview
Harvard (R1): Dinged w/o interview

hv210284

Current Student

Joined: 17 Jan 2009

Last visit: 11 Oct 2010

Posts: 6

Concentration: General, Technology

Schools:Duke, UCLA, Haas

Posts: 6

Kudos: 0

30 Jan 2009, 06:47

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : General Management/Technology
GMAT: 740, 50Q, 39V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.8 (3.98 Major) in Engineering at a mid-level engineering school
WE: 4 years in technology and consulting
Nationality: India
Age: 24 (25 at matriculation)
Gender: Female
Extra-curricular/community: Swimming, Golf, Quizzing, Volunteer Network for Literary of underprivileged children, Women's Network

Schools applied to:

Haas: Round 1
Status: Matriculating

UCLA: Round 1
Status: Admitted

Duke: Round 1
Status: Dinged

Stanford: Round 2
Status: Submitted

weezy25

Joined: 15 Dec 2008

Last visit: 23 Jul 2009

Posts: 12

Concentration: Marketing, Consulting, General Management

Schools:Kellogg, Haas, Ross, Sloan

Posts: 12

Kudos: 0

01 Feb 2009, 12:17

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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Technology Management, Consulting, General Management
GMAT: Total 750, Verbal: 44 (97%), Quant.: 48 (85%), AWA: 6.0 (89%)
GPA: 3.4 in EE (top state school)
Work experience(WE): 4 yrs (2 years in management rotation program, 2 years in product management)
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: VP of Promotions and Public Relations for Young Professionals organization, company's campus recruiting manager at alma mater, martial arts practitioner (kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu).

Schools applied to:

School 1: Sloan, Round 1 - ding w/o interview

School 2: Kellogg, Round 1 - accepted

School 3: Haas, Round 1 - accepted

School 4: Ross, Round 1 - accepted

pronkster

Joined: 20 Oct 2008

Last visit: 04 Mar 2009

Posts: 4

Kudos: 0

02 Feb 2009, 10:54

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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 720 (46Q, 44V)
GPA: 2.84, economics IVY
Work experience(WE): 5.5 years in financial risk analysis
Nationality: US/white
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: None really

Schools applied to:

Ross (R1): Accepted
Darden (R1): Accepted
Kellogg (R1) : Dinged
Johnson (R2): Interviewed

scorpioguy

Current Student

Joined: 23 Oct 2005

Last visit: 29 May 2023

Posts: 205

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Given Kudos: 2

Schools: Cranfield SOM

Posts: 205

Kudos: 17

Updated on: 24 Apr 2009, 07:11

Originally posted by scorpioguy on 07 Mar 2009, 09:18.
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: General Management
GMAT: 700 - Q46, V40, AWA 4
GPA: 67%, Engineering from India
Work experience(WE): 11 in IT Consulting
Nationality: Indian
Age: 33 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Some in college, Some at work

Schools applied to:

School 1: Notre Dame (Rolling)
Status: Applied on 01/16, Waitlisted on 02/17 - Withdrawn

School 2: Emory Goizueta (Rolling)
Status: Applied on 01/31, Denied on 03/07

School 3: Cranfield School of Management (UK) (Rolling)
Status: Applied on 02/18, Interviewed on 02/24, Accepted on 02/26

School 4: Insead Jan 2010 - Round 1
Status: Submitted on 03/11, Denied on 04/24

hardaway7

Current Student

Joined: 03 Dec 2007

Last visit: 05 Nov 2010

Posts: 72

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Schools:NYU STERN

Posts: 72

Kudos: 8

Updated on: 31 Mar 2009, 15:13

Originally posted by hardaway7 on 23 Mar 2009, 23:17.
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Program: MBA(FT)
GMAT: 620 (Q42, v35 AWA 6) --> 640 (Q35, V42, AWA 6) scores flip flopped!
GPA: 3.7 (business management and political science double major) large public university, several quant classes with high grades
Work experience(WE): 5 years major consumer magazine ad-sales marketing, 2 years national retailer marketing partnerships
Nationality: USA
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: VP of Junior Board of local boys home, Conceptualized and founded client program for large New York MS organization (raised 65,000 in cash and in-kind to launch program), event committee for homeless organization's annual fashion show, generated in-kind donations for San Francisco division of another multiple sclerosis charity...
Other: Have significant reading disability making standardized tests difficult but managed to excel without accommodations in undergrad and took several quant classes including calc, statistics, various econ, investment analysis etc and received A's or A-. Hopefully schools see that!

Schools applied to:

School 1: NYU Stern R2
Status: Waitlisted

School 2: Columbia - regular decision
Status: Applied VERY late... waiting (and will be for a while)

School 3: Yale R2
Status: Ding!

pguard

Current Student

Joined: 09 Apr 2008

Last visit: 23 Mar 2022

Posts: 197

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Concentration: Finance, Ibanking

Schools:Chicago Booth '11

Posts: 197

Kudos: 18

Updated on: 26 Mar 2009, 21:23

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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance, Investment Management
GMAT: 700, Q48, V38, 4.0
GPA: 3.4, cum laude, finance (top 3 party school in the nation)
Work experience(WE): 5 yrs, municipal consulting and financial management for small firm
Nationality: American
Age: 27 (28 in a few weeks)
Gender: Male
Designations: CFA charterholder
Extra-curricular/community: D1 bball, fraternity; post college: bball, unique underprivileged children volunteer work.

Schools applied to:
School 1: HBS, Round 1 - Ding w/out interview
School 2: Tuck, Nov Round -Waitlist
School 3: CBS, RD – Accepted
School 4: Chicago, Round 2 – Accepted
School 5: Cornell, Round 3 – Accepted and waitlisted for Park
School 6: Wharton, Round 2 – Ding w/ interview

I withdrew from MIT and Yale.

My apps definetly got better with time.

xenok

Joined: 01 Apr 2008

Last visit: 11 Jan 2012

Posts: 136

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Given Kudos: 6

Concentration: Strategy, GM, Energy, Technology

Schools:Chicago Booth 2011

Posts: 136

Kudos: 60

24 Mar 2009, 17:52

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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy, Technology, Social Enterprise
GMAT: 760, Q50, V44, AWA 6.0
Undergrad GPA: 3.2, Top Engineering School
Work experience(WE): 3+ yrs, Clean Energy R&D
Nationality: Asian
Age: 31 (32 at Matriculation)
Gender: Male
Extra-curricular/community: Church leader, Volunteer teacher for people with disabilities, Toastmasters club, Graduate student government, Writer for the school paper

R1:
HBS - Ding
Stanford - Ding
Wharton - Ding
MIT - Ding

R2:
LBS - Ding
Kellogg - Ding
Chicago - Accepted

peaceyall

Current Student

Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Last visit: 21 Aug 2013

Posts: 186

Own Kudos:

761

Given Kudos: 1

Concentration: sustainability, social enterprise, design

Schools:Erb Institute: Ross | SNRE

GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V48 Verified score

Posts: 186

Kudos: 761

Updated on: 08 Apr 2009, 13:46

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Program: FT MBA + Dual degree with environmental studies where that exists
Area of interest in MBA: Sustainability (design, strategy, social impact)
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.52, dual degree in Econ & Comp Sci from an Ivy
Work experience(WE): 6 years total - < 2 years in Risk Management at a regional commercial bank, 4 years in sales consulting
Nationality: Asian-American
Age: 27
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Net Impact professional club, lots of volunteering, grant making, giving circle

Schools applied to:
R1
Berkeley - Accepted

R2
Michigan - Accepted to both Ross and the School of Natural Resources, with a partial scholarship to Ross. Matriculated to 3-year MBA/MS through the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise

Kellogg - Waitlisted then dinged

Stanford - Ding

Harvard - Ding

bballa

Joined: 26 Mar 2009

Last visit: 27 Apr 2009

Posts: 1

Kudos: 0

26 Mar 2009, 15:30

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Private Equity
GMAT: 750
GPA: 3.7, Industrial Engineering / Econ, Top 15 US
Work experience(WE): 5 yrs (2 in IT healthcare consulting, 3 in PE FoF)
Nationality: U.S. / Asian American
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Basketball, Cultural Clubs, CFA

Schools applied to:

School 1: Kellogg Round 2
Status: Accepted

School 2: Haas Round 2
Status: Accepted w/$$$

School 3: Booth Round 2
Status: Accepted

School 4: Wharton Round 2
Status: Dinged w/ Interview

School 5: Columbia Regular Decision
Status: Invited to interview

greenoak

Joined: 12 Apr 2008

Last visit: 07 Jun 2011

Posts: 412

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391

Given Kudos: 4

Location: Eastern Europe

Schools:Oxford

Posts: 412

Kudos: 391

03 Apr 2009, 12:20

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: GM, Strategic Marketing
GMAT: 750 (49Q, 42V), AWA 6.0
GPA: 4.96/5.00, BSc and MSc in Math (from Ukrainian university)
WE: 9 y. Marketing and Strategy (7 y. in FMCG, 2 y. as an independent consultant)
Nationality: Ukrainian
Age: 32
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: some interesting hobbies; nothing on community level

Schools applied to:

1. Oxford Said R1
Status: Admitted and Matriculating

2. Cambridge Judge R1
Status: Interviewed, Waitlisted – has withdrawn for Oxford

thesadmachine

Current Student

Joined: 11 Dec 2008

Last visit: 02 Jan 2010

Posts: 19

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Concentration: Marketing/Brand Management

Schools:Fuqua Class of 2011

Posts: 19

Kudos: 1

13 Apr 2009, 13:42

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing/Brand Management
GMAT: 760, 47V/47Q
GPA: 3.67, Mid Sized School, ranked about 50th nationally. Political Science Major. Great trend in grades, I got a 3.93 cumulative duing my Junior and Senior year.
Work experience(WE): 4 years WE. Worked on political campaigns and at a political consulting firm. Managed a small local campaign, and worked in fundraising for a U.S. Senator.
Nationality: American
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: About average. Nothing spectacular, but not too shabby.

Schools applied to:

School 1: Harvard (Round 1)
Status: Dinged w/o interview

School 2: Northwestern - Kellogg (Round 1)
Status: Dinged

School 3: Virginia - Darden (Round 1)
Status: Accepted

School 4: Duke - Fuqua (Round 1)
Status: Waitlisted/Accepted with scholarship/ Martriculating

School 5: Texas - McCombs (Round 1)
Status: Dinged

School 6: UNC - Kenan-Flagler (Round 1)
Status: Waitlisted/Withdrawn

School 7: Notre Dame - Mendoza (Round 2)
Status: Accepted w/ Full Tuition Scholarship

School 8: Georgetown - McDonough (Round 2)
Status: Withdrawn

sternytime

Current Student

Joined: 21 Apr 2009

Last visit: 01 Jan 2010

Posts: 3

Kudos: 0

21 Apr 2009, 10:26

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Entertainment/ Entre./ Strategy
GMAT: 580, Q35, V35 AWA: 6
GPA: 3.31, Marketing, Tier 3 Undergrad (large private)
Work experience(WE):6, 6 Marketing research (5 as Senior Manager), 3 Entrepreneur
Nationality: African American
Age: 29 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Some in college, Volunter work, Consulting, Event Planning, started small business

Schools applied to:

School 1: NYU 2nd Round
Status: Admitted and Matriculating

School 2: Emory 2nd Round
Status: Waitlisted w/ Interview - Application withdrawn
"Low GMAT"

School 3: Georgetown 2nd Round
Status: Accepted w/ Interview

School 4: Yale 2nd Round
Status: Dinged w/o interview

SternFinance2011

Current Student

Joined: 27 Apr 2009

Last visit: 22 Jun 2009

Posts: 4

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Posts: 4

Kudos: 1

28 Apr 2009, 07:44

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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Corporate Finance, Investment Banking
GMAT: 750/V43/ Q51
GPA: Math and Economics Double Major, 3.8
Work experience(WE): 3 Years WE/ Investment Managment Institutional Sales/Marketing
Nationality: Chinese
Age: 26
Gender: male
Extra-curriculars/community: Extensive

Schools applied to:

Columbia: Early Decision
Status: Dinged after interview (lesson learned, always start earlier, I think I messed up the timing of my recommendation and my bosses have to rush their letter)

NYU Stern: Round 1
Status: Accepted and Matriculating (Most fun application...especially essay 3)

Yale SOM: Round 2
Status: Accepted with $$$ (I am getting really good at my stories, the best application among the three, I think)