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Brief profile: Current Penn grad student in medical physics. Started software company 18 months ago, currently in beta.

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Health Care / Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 750 (49V, 47Q, 6 AWA)
GPA: PA state-school physics major, 3.1
Work experience(WE): 3 years high school teacher, 2 years healthcare startups (one software, one service.)
Nationality: Caucasian American
Age: 28
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Writing music, toured in a band in college, currently volunteer at an animal shelter.

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Accepted with (small) fellowship

Stanford: Round 1
Status: dinged w/o interview
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Last visit: 13 May 2010
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Concentration: Internet
Schools:Stanford, HBS (interview)
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GPA: 3.9
WE 1: Product Management
WE 2: Software Engineer
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 760 (Q50, V42, AWA6)
GPA: 3.9 Computer Science, University of Washington
WE: 4 yrs Software Eng @ large internet company, 2 yrs Product Management on large web service
Nationality: White
Age: 29 (30 by matriculation)
Gender: F
Extra Curric: Lots in college, little-none after

Schools applied to:

Stanford: R2 Ding no interview
HBS: R2 Interview
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Last visit: 10 Nov 2011
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Location: Bloomington, IN
Concentration: Supply Chain & Operations
WE 1: 4 years, nonprofit administration
WE 2: Internship: Cummins, Inc.
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Operations/SCM, Accounting, General Mgmt
GMAT: 790 V:50 Q:51 AWA:5.5
GPA: 3.0, Econ, top school
Work experience(WE): 4 yrs nonprofit administration
Nationality: US (Ethnicity Korean)
Age: 28
Gender:M
Extra-curriculars/community: various.

Schools applied to:

Indiana University (Kelley): Priority Round (2) (Jan. 5)
Status: Admitted 2/26/2010

Dartmouth (Tuck): Round 3 (Jan. 6)
Status: Denied 3/19/2010

Yale SOM: Round 2 (Jan. 7)
Status: Denied w/o interview

MIT (Sloan): Round 2
Status: Denied w/o interview

Boston University: Round 2 (Jan. 15)
Status: Admitted 2/12/10
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Last visit: 17 Jun 2011
Posts: 158
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Schools:Booth R1 (WL), NYU R1 (WL), Kellogg JD/MBA R2, Tepper R2, Ross R2 (admit)
GPA: 3.4
WE 1: Mortgage
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Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest: Consumer Finance, Banking
GMAT: 710, (q46, v42, awa6)
GPA: 3.4, top20 business program
Work Experience: 3 years at matriculation, 2 in a management training program at an int'l bank doing supbrime mortgage lending (company was closed in Feb. 2009)
Nationality: White
Age: 24
Gender: M
Extra Curriculars: strong but nothing out of the ordinary

Schools applied to:

UNC: R1
Status: Interview 1/15

Darden: R2
Status: Submitted 1/7

Duke: R2
Status Submitted 1/7
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Last visit: 29 Jul 2011
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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
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Program: Full Time MBA
Area of interest in MBA: Finance
GMAT: 680, 44V 39Q, AWA 6.0
GPA: 3.8, Ivy League University
Work experience(WE): NGO Business Consulting (15 months), Asset Management (25 months at matriculation)
Nationality: White American
Age: 28 @ Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extracurriculars/community: Martial arts, volunteer educator, rabid wine collector
Schools applied to:

School 1: WUSTL (Olin)
Accepted 12/18 - Dean's Scholarship ($45k)

School 2: NYU (Stern)
R2: waiting

School 3: USC (Marshall)
R2: waiting

School 4: Texas (McCombs)
R2: Interview Scheduled
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Last visit: 16 Apr 2014
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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
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Concentration: Sustainable Enterprise & Operations
Schools:Ross Class of 2012
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WE 2: Retail / Logistics
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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
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy Consulting
GMAT: 690 (Q44 V40 AWA 4.5)
GPA (ugrad): 3.8 - Top 3 Canadian University
Work experience(WE): 3y Management Consulting
Nationality: Chinese Canadian
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Some
Schools applied to:

School 1: Ross R2
Status: Submitted Jan 5th

School 2: Johnson R3 Reapp
Status: Submitted Jan 12th

School 3: Ivey
Status: Will submit on Feb 1st
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Last visit: 20 Mar 2013
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Location: Coimbatore,India
Concentration: General Management, Strategy, Innovation
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GPA: 3.35
WE 1: Mechanical Engineering - New Product Development (3 years)
WE 2: Market Research & Consulting (less than a year)
WE 3: Mechanical Engineering - New Product Development (2 years)
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Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy, Innovation and Technology Management
GMAT: 710, 47Q, 40V, 5.5 AWA
GPA: 3.35 (MS in Mechanical Engineering), Stanford University, 8.91/10 (One of the top engineering schools in India), BE Mechanical Engineering
Work experience: Small motion controller manufacturer, Applications Engineer, 1.5 years. Large semi conductor fab automation supplier, Mechanical Engineer 1.5 years, Research Analyst, Large market research firm, 4 months
Ethnicity / Nationality: Indian
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra Curricular : Active volunteer and leader for a non-profit in India

Schools applied to:

Darden - Submitted 1/5 (R2)
Insead (Jan 2011) - Work in Progress
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Last visit: 10 May 2010
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Schools:Fuqua, Ross, Booth, Columbia, Sloan
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Program: MBA (Full-time)
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy, Sustainable Energy
GMAT: 760 (Q50, V42) AWA: 6.0
GPA: 3.6, Econ, NESCAC
Work experience(WE): 4-years Econ Consulting
Nationality: US
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Play Guitar in a band - takes up about 15 hours per week

Schools applied to:

Michigan Ross: Round 2
Status: Submitted

MIT Sloan: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Duke Fuqua: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Chicago Booth: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Columbia: Round 2
Status: Submitted
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Marketing/Consulting
GMAT: 740 (50 Quantitative, 40 Verbal, 6.0 AWA)
GPA: 3.68 (undergrad engineering), 3.51 (grad engineering), Big Ten school, highly ranked in major
Work experience(WE): 5-6 years at tech company at matriculation
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 29 (almost 30 at matriculation)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Project leader and member on a couple of committees at local volunteer organization, ministry position at church

Schools applied to:

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

School 2: MIT Sloan R1
Status: Denied w/o interview

School 3: Kellogg R2
Status: Denied w/ interview

School 4: Ross R2
Status: Admitted

School 5: Wharton R2
Status: Denied w/o interview

School 6: Tepper R3
Status: Withdrawn w/ interview invite

School 7: Columbia
Status: Submitted
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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
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Program: MBA PT
Area of interest in MBA: Engineering/GM
GMAT: 760, Q48, V47, AWA 5.0
GPA: 3.1, Computer Engineering, Top 10 public university
Work experience(WE): 6 years of work experience in engineering, fortune 100.
Nationality: American
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: None really

Schools applied to:

Haas: R1
Status: Waitlisted without interview, then dinged at R2 decision day.
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Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
Schools:Stanford '12
GMAT 2: 710
GPA: 3.9
WE 1: Wall Street Finance
WE 2: Entrepreneurship
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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
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Last visit: 13 May 2011
Posts: 25
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Location: NYC
Concentration: Finance - investment management
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WE 1: IT project management - major publishing company (2.5 years)
WE 2: IT consulting - top IT consulting firm (2.5 years)
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Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 750 - Q=48, V=45, AWA=6.0
GPA: 3.15 industrial engineering, music minor, state school w/ full scholarship
Work experience(WE): IT consulting for a top firm (2.5 years), IT project management for a top publishing company (1.5 years at matriculation)
Nationality: US, caucasian
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: heavy involvement with university music ensembles, started a new chapter of a national fraternity (served as first president), extensive volunteering with an animal rescue group

Schools applied to:

Columbia - Regular Decision
Status: ding - no int

NYU - Round 2
Status: Waitlist - no int

Yale - Round 2
Status: ding - no int

Harvard - Round 2
Status: ding - no int

Wharton - Round 2
Status: ding - no int
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