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BigRedEnvEng
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Schools:Cambridge (R2-Matriculating), Nyenrode (Accepted), Oxford (R2-Interview invite)
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Concentration: General Management, Leadership
Schools:Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Stern, Booth, MIT, IMD, INSEAD, IESE
GPA: 2.6
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Location: New York, NY
Concentration: Marketing & Strategy
Schools:Ross (R1), Kellogg (R1), Stanford (R1), Texas (R2), USC (R2)
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Concentration: Cleantech; Consulting
Schools:Stanford [R1], Wharton [R1], MIT [R1], Kellogg [R1], Haas [R1], Tuck [R1], Ross [R2], Fuqua [R2]
GPA: 3.4
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Program: Full time MBA (2 years)
Area of interest in MBA : Cleantech, consulting
GMAT: 750 Q:50 V:40 AWA:5.5
GPA: 66%, BE Electronics
Work experience(WE): 3 years (4 yrs by the time I join) in semiconductor sales in West India with a top three semiconductors firm.
Nationality: Indian
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Many leadership positions in college extracurriculars; guest lecturer since then; few awards for extracurricular activites

Schools applied to:

Wharton R1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

Stanford R1
Status: Awaiting Invite

Kellogg R1
Status: Interview waived; Awaiting final decision

Haas R1
Status: Awaiting Invite

MIT Sloan R1
Status: Awaiting Invite

Tuck R1
Status: Applying

Ross R2
Status: Applying

UCLA R2
Status: Applying
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Management Consulting; General management
GMAT: 770
GPA: 3.3 Top U.S. Public
Work experience(WE): 6 years at matriculation; different positions in financial services/corporate finance
Nationality: US Citizen
Age:28 at matriculation
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Decent

Schools applied to:

School 1: Wharton R1
Status: Accepted and Matriculating! :o

School 2: Tuck R1
Status: Accepted

School 3: Kellogg R1
Status: Accepted

School 4: Sloan R1
Status: Accepted

School 5: Columbia RD
Status: Accepted
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anillovesu
Joined: 05 Aug 2009
Last visit: 18 Jun 2011
Posts: 11
Concentration: Operations and supply chain
Schools:Tepper/Fisher/Broad/Mays/Wiscosin/Krannert
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Program: Full time MBA (2 years)
Area of interest in MBA : Operations and SCM
GMAT: 710 Q:50 V:36 AWA:4.0
GPA: 7.43/10, BS Marine Engineering
Work experience(WE):4 years at matriculation, Marine Engineer(Managing ship board operation, maintenance projects, inventory management)
Nationality: Indian
Age: 24
Gender: Male


Schools applied to:

Tepper R1
Status: Submitted

Ohio Fisher R1
Status: Submitted

ISB R2
Status: Submitted

Broad R1
Status: Interview Invite

Krannert R1
Status: Submitted

Wiscosin R1
Status: Submitted

Texas Mays R1
Status: Submitted

Penn State Smeal R1
Status: Submitted

Washington Olin R1
Status: Submitted
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Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Operations, Finance
GMAT 1: 710 Q48 V38
GPA: 3.54
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Program: MBA-FT
Area of interest in MBA: Economics, Strategy, Corp Governance
GMAT: 710 (Q:48, V:38, AWA:4.5 (never write when sleepy))
GPA: 3.5 - Michigan State University. Dual BA (Accounting + Econ)
Work experience: 6 years in various finance roles in the chemical mfg industry.
Age: 29 by matriculation
Gender: M

Booth R1
Status: Invited to interview - 11/9/2010

MIT (Sloan) R1
Status: Submitted

Consortium:
Ross (Mich)
Virgina (Darden)
Dartmouth (Tuck)
Status: Submitted for Consortium early round (11/15/2010)

Consortium Interview completed 10/26/2010
Tuck self initiated interview completed 11/11/2010
Remaining interviews pending (waiting on invites)
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Joined: 15 Nov 2010
Last visit: 23 Aug 2011
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Status:Darden Class of 2013
Location: Israel
Schools:Duke (R1-int/WL), UCLA (R1), Haas (R2-int/WL-ding), Cornell - R3 (Accepted with $$), , Darden Class of 2013 (R2)
WE 1: 4 years non profit management
WE 2: 2 years real estate
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Program: Full Time MBA
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Lots.

Schools applied to:

School 1: Duke - Fuqua - Round 1
Status: Interview completed/WL :twisted:

School 2: UCLA - Anderson - Round 1
Status: Denied w/o an interview :evil:

School 3: Haas - Round 2
Status: Interview completed/WL - rejected off the WL :twisted:

School 4: Cornell - Round 3
Status: Accepted with $!

School 5: Darden - Round 2
status: Interview completed/WL - Accepted off the WL and marticulating!
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Last visit: 05 Feb 2013
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Concentration: Marketing, General Management
Schools: CMU (Tepper) - Class of 2013
GPA: 3.05
Schools: CMU (Tepper) - Class of 2013
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy, GM, Marketing
GMAT: 740, 6.0
GPA: 3.0, Midwest state school (failed a few)
Work experience(WE): 5 years, latest in marketing for tech manuf.
Nationality: US/Caucasian
Age: 28
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Not a lot...

Schools applied to:

R1
Wharton
Status: Denied w/o interview

R2/January
Tuck
Status: Denied with self-initiated interview

Booth
Status: Denied with interview

Tepper
Status: Accepted, $, matriculating

NYU
Status: Submitted, placed on waitlist

Simon
Status: Accepted, $
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : IT, Consulting, General Management
GMAT: 710 (Q 46, V 42, AWA 6.0)
Undergraduate: BS in Statistics, Math minor (high honors), 3.3 GPA, Univ of Michigan
Work experience at matriculation: 4+ years active duty Army Infantry officer, combat deployments w/82nd Airborne Division & 75th Ranger Regiment
Nationality: American (Hispanic & European background)
Age at matriculation: 26
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Significant leadership roles in college, tutor; little since graduation

Schools applied to:

MIT Sloan - Rd 1
Status - submitted
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Program: MBA (FT) Area of Interest in MBA: Marketing and Brand Management GMAT: 650 retaking in a few weeks.
Undergrad: Top 10 Undergrad Business School
Extracurricular : Tons in school, since graduation, family business on weekends.
gpa 3.0
Work experience : five years as a money market broker
Activities / community work: Diversity Council at work, Intern mentor 3 years in a row
School 1 Indiana Status: submitted
School 2 Texas Status: submitted
School 3 Emory Status: submitted

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Last visit: 09 May 2011
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Schools:Fuqua 2013 (admitted w/ $)
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Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest: VC; entre.
GMAT: 730
GPA: 3.65 undergrad; B.A. - double major in PSCI & HIST; Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Work Experience: approx. 5 yrs as an attorney and clerk for a law firm; co-founded and served as General Counsel for a small tech company in the auto remarketing industry; 1 yr working part-time as research assistant working on Islamic terrorism issues;
Nationality: U.S. (fluent in English; limited prof. in Arabic)
City/State: Atlanta, GA
Age: 33 (34 at matric.)
Gender: M
Marital Status: Married (one kid on the way)
Ext. Curric.: social fraternity; various prof. associations; approx. 1.5 years of 20+ hrs/week volunteer work on U.S. Senate campaigns in GA & NH (while in school); misc. other volunteer work (i.e. Habitat)

Schools:
Applied to:

Tuck - Nov. Round - self-initiated interview

Fuqua - R 1 - waiting for invitation to interview

Considering:

Johnson -R3
McCombs - R2 (rolling)
Wharton - R2
Yale SOM - R2
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Last visit: 29 May 2011
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Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest: PE with social enterprise focus
GMAT: 680
GPA: 3.7 at top 20 school
Work Experience: 4 years - consulting/PE/Corp Development
Nationality: American/Caucasian
Age: 26 (27 at matric.)
Gender: F

Applied to:

Columbia (RD) -> Admitted
Wharton/Lauder (R2) -> Admitted & Matriculating
MIT (R2) -> Rejected
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RexRyan
Joined: 02 Dec 2010
Last visit: 28 Mar 2011
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Status:I'm stuck in a glass cage of emotion
Schools:McCombs (acc w/$) (Kellogg(WL), Haas(WL - ding), Anderson(WL-WD), Owen (acc w/$$)
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Marketing, Entrepreneurship and possibly now Media/Entertainment
GMAT: 720
GPA: 3.3 Business Administration - Big Ten School
Work experience(WE): 4 years in cpg marketing
Nationality: US - White
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Good during school, not as much since


UCLA Anderson R1
Status: Invited to interview - 11/29

Northwestern Kellogg R1
Status: Waiting on final decision

UT Mccombs R1
Status: Invited to interview - 11/12

Vanderbilt R1
Status: Waiting on final decision

Berkeley (Haas) R1
Status: Heard nothing
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redjam
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
Last visit: 02 Mar 2012
Posts: 147
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Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Schools:Wharton/Lauder - Class of 2013
WE 1: Project Management, Telecommunications
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship, General Management
GMAT: 720 (Q50, V38)
GPA: 3.7 - Computer Engineering (arguably from the #1 Eng school in Canada)
Work experience(WE): 4 Years - Project Manager, Telecommunications @ Fortune 100; 2 Years - Software Developer, Telecommunications
Nationality: Canadian-Indian; Grew up in the Middle East
Age: 29
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Volunteer with PMI - conferences, taught course; Varsity Sports; Other Sports


Round 1
None

Round 2
Berkeley: Dinged w/o interview

MIT: Dinged w/o interview

Wharton/Lauder: Accepted and Matriculating

Stanford: Dinged w/o interview (expected)

Harvard: Dinged w/o interview
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship, Management
GMAT: TBD (12/20)
GPA: 3.3, Industrial Engineering, State School (unranked)
Work experience(WE): 2 years (3+ years at matriculation) at Fortune 1 Company. Operations Development.
Nationality: Asian
Age: 25
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: volunteer for a local elementary school under "state school improvement." Assist on process flow and project management

R2

Northwestern: Not Submitted

Duke: Not Submitted

SMU: Not Submitted

Penn State: Not Submitted

Illinois: Not Submitted
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MateoLibre
Joined: 16 May 2010
Last visit: 11 Nov 2011
Posts: 38
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Status:Current Student
Concentration: GMO/Sustainability
Schools:<strong>Darden '13</strong>
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship / Product Management
GMAT: 660 (Q:39 V:41)
GPA: 3.85 Humanities major from large state school
Work experience(WE): 4 years / Army officer
Nationality: USA- White
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community:

Schools applied to:

Texas A&M (Mays) R2
Status: Submitted 2 JAN 11 / Interview 21 JAN 11 / Accepted w/$$ 26 JAN 11


WashU (Olin) R2
Status: Submitted 1 JAN 11 / Interview 4 FEB 11 / Accepted w/$$ 9 FEB 11


UVA (Darden) R2
Status: Submitted 3 JAN 11 / Interview 9 FEB 11 / Accepted 23 MAR 11 (MATRICULATING)


University of Texas- Austin (McCombs) R2
Status: Submitted 6 JAN 11 / Interview 4 April 11 (CANCELLED INTERVIEW & WITHDREW APPLICATION)
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shr30
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Last visit: 20 Aug 2011
Posts: 105
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Status:Bloody essays
Location: Atlanta
Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Schools:Lot's that I shall most likely not get into
WE 1: Strategy Consulting
WE 2: corp finance
WE 3: Marketing
Posts: 105
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Program: Full-Time MBA
Area of Interest in MBA: Brand/Product Management, Entrepreneurship,
GMAT: 720 (Q48, V42) - 2nd attempt
GPA: 3.7 from top 10 engineering public university
Work Experience: 4 years total; 2 yrs energy strategy consulting, 1 year finance beverage startup, 1 year marketing - major CPG
Target industry post-MBA: High Tech Entrepreneurship / VC
Ethnicity: Indian (lived in Singapore for a bit)
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extracurriculars: Heavy involvement in college, post college limited (Indian Non profit, TEDx event organizing)
Country: USA (Atlanta)
REAPPLICANT (Last year Stanford, MIT Sloan, Kellogg - no waitlist/accepts)
Schools applied to:

Duke - Round 1
Status: Self initiated interview - awaiting results

MIT Sloan - Round 1
Status: Ding ding ding....

Stanford - Round 2
Status: TBD

Kellogg - Round 2
Status: TBD

Columbia - Round 2
Status: TBD

UCLA - Round 2
Status: TBD

Wharton - Round 2
Status: TBD

Berkeley Haas - Round 3
Status: TBD

Harvard - Round 2
Status: Debating applying

(TBD - to be done!)
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Last visit: 06 Apr 2012
Posts: 210
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Status:Matriculating to Ross!
Concentration: Ops/Logistics
Schools:Harvard, Ross, McCombs, Mendoza
GPA: 3.28
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Ops
GMAT: 700 (V42 / Q44), 5.5 AWA
Undergrad: Small Liberal Arts / Econ / 3.1
Work experience(WE): 8 years as a US Marine Officer / Pilot. Veteran of OIF.
Nationality: US
Age: 31 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Plenty in undergrad. Some work with the Marine Corps League and a local humane society

Schools applying to:

Ross (Michigan): Round 1
Status: Interviewed on 3 November Accepted and matriculating!

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Rejected w/o interview

McCombs (Texas): Rolling
Status: Interviewed on December 2nd and Accepted

Mendoza (Notre Dame): Rolling
Status: Interviewed on October 22nd and Accepted
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dfrndez
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Program: Full-Time MBA
Area of Interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship, Management Consultant
GMAT: 730 (Q49, V40) - 1st attempt
Undergrad: 2.65 GPA in Applied Mathematics @ Top 3 US Engineering Program
Grad: 3.8 GPA in Electrical Engineering @ Top 40 US Engineering Program
Work Experience: 5 years to date in Engineering. 2.5 years in a small commercial software company and 2.5 years as a system engineer for a large aerospace company.
Nationality: US
Ethnicity: Latino
Age: 28
Gender: M

Extra-curriculars/community: Several in undergrad. Extensive involvement after receiving my degree.

Schools applying to:

Stanford GSB: Round 2
Status: Submitted

MIT Sloan: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Consortium Schools (Round 2):

Michigan Ross
Status: Submitted

UC Berkeley Haas
Status: Submitted

UCLA Anderson
Status: Submitted

Carnegie-Mellon Tepper
Status: Submitted

UT McCombs
Status: Submitted
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