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OhDenny
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Location: United States (NY)
Concentration: Social Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior
GMAT 1: 660 Q44 V38
GMAT 2: 720 Q47 V41
GPA: 3.62
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GMAT 2: 720 Q47 V41
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Location: Singapore
Concentration: Finance, International Business
GMAT 1: 780 Q50 V47
GPA: 3.7
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance (Investment Management)
GMAT: 780 (Q50, V47)
GPA: ~3.64 (4.55/5.0)
Work experience(WE): 4.5 yrs at matriculation, Technology @ Investment Bank
Nationality: Indian
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Reasonably strong

Schools applied to:

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Applied

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Applied

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Applied

Sloan: Round 1
Status: Applied

Booth: Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

Columbia
Status: Not started
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nycbiker
Joined: 26 Oct 2011
Last visit: 26 Oct 2014
Posts: 39
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GMAT 1: 690 Q46 V40
GPA: 3.44
GMAT 1: 690 Q46 V40
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Brief profile: Non Tradition Candidate in a niche industry with entrepreneurial experience. Manage over 10+ employees

Program: MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy and Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 690
GPA: 3.46 Social Science and Economics (decently ranked private school known for grade deflation, graduated magna cum laude)
Work experience(WE): 4
Nationality: Indian
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Extensive- Board of National Foundation for known for community Mentoring, lots of extra curricular leadership

Schools applied to:

Tuck Early: Round 1
Status: Submitted and Interviewed

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o Interview

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Submitted and Interviewed

Booth: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

Cornell: Round 1
Status: Interview Invite

UCLA: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Duke: Round 1
Status: Interviewed and Submitted

NYU: Round 1
Status: Starting Essays

Columbia: Round 1
Status: Starting Essays

UC Berkley: Round 2
Status: Starting Essays
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MrTunes
Joined: 24 Jun 2011
Last visit: 23 May 2012
Posts: 39
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Concentration: Other
GPA: 3.27
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Program: MBA-FT
Area of interest in MBA : Energy/Consulting
GMAT: 730; 48Q, 42V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.27, Large private school in NE US
Work experience(WE): 2.5 consulting, 1.5 private investment
Nationality: American
Age: 26
Gender:M
Extra-curriculars/community: Good. Maybe above average.

Schools applied to:

Sloan: Round 1
Status: dinged, no interview

Haas: Round 1
Status: Dinged, No Interview

Fuqua: Round 1
Status: Matriculating

McCombs: Round 1
Status: Accepted
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smira84
Joined: 14 Sep 2011
Last visit: 29 Oct 2013
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Concentration: Finance, Accounting
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V47
GPA: 3.32
WE:Information Technology (Finance: Investment Banking)
GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V47
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance (Investment Management)
GMAT: 760 (Q47, V49)
GPA: 3.32 in Haas undergrad program
Work experience(WE): 6 yrs at matriculation, information technology manager at top PE firm
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Good undergrad extra-curriculars, little recent community work

Schools applied to:

Columbia Round 1
Status: Interviewed

Chicago Round 1
Status: Invited to interview

Wharton Round 1
Status: Invited to interview

London Business School Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview
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victorialg
Joined: 02 Nov 2011
Last visit: 25 Jun 2012
Posts: 4
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Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship
GPA: 3.77
WE:General Management (Consumer Packaged Goods)
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy
GMAT: 730 (Q49, V40, 6.0)
GPA: 3.77, top 10 school
Work experience(WE): 5 years at matriculation; startup business management, winery operations, brand marketing and strategy, editorial/publishing, project management
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: extensive undergrad extra-curriculars, professional ballet/modern dancer during undergrad, blogging, some community work

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o Interview

IESE: Round 2
Status: Admitted!

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o Interview

Haas: Round 1
Status: Application retracted

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Admitted, matriculating
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brooklynite123
Joined: 09 Nov 2011
Last visit: 24 Apr 2012
Posts: 10
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Location: United States
Concentration: General Management, Social Entrepreneurship
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.7
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V44
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM/Ops/Strategy
GMAT: 760 Q50 V44
GPA: 3.7 Econ, Ivy League
Work experience(WE): 6 Years at Matriculation: 2 in I-banking and 4 in Consulting
Nationality: US
Age: 27
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: 3 years volunteering leadership post-college, leadership positions in college

Schools applied to: Wharton, Sloan, HBS, Columbia

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

School 2: Wharton Round 1
Status: Matriculating

School 3: Sloan Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

School 4: Columbia Merit Fellowship/Scholarship Deadline
Status: Admitted with fellowship
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Last visit: 11 Nov 2011
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Ops/consulting
GMAT: 710 (Q49, V38, AWA 6)
GPA: 3.9 Biology (cum laude), medium size state school in the midwest
Work experience(WE): 0; doing Ph.D. at one of top three hospitals in the US, grad school exp. is set in a work environment (if that makes any sense)
Nationality: Chinese (HK)
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: volunteer tutor during undergrad, extensive leadership during grad school and a good amount of community services; marathon runner, brown belt in karate, speak native mandarin chinese, cantonese, and english; 10+ years experience playing piano

Schools applied to:

School 1: Tepper Round 1
Status: Invited to interview

School 2: Wharton Round 1
Status: Ding w/o interview

School 3: Fuqua Round 1
Status: Submitted

School 4: Owen Round 2
Status: Submitted, self-initiated interview
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Last visit: 20 Oct 2016
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Concentration: General Management, Strategy
Schools: Duke (Fuqua) - Class of 2014
Schools: Duke (Fuqua) - Class of 2014
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : General Management/Strategy
GMAT: 690 (Q48, V36, AWA 5)
uGPA: 2.85 Management Science (Honors Program), top two school in a Southeast Asian nation
Post Grad: Enrolled into a Finance class at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies and got an A
Work experience(WE): 5 years; 4 promotions working for a top two sporting goods brand
Nationality: US (Asian American)
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extracurriculars/community: Extensive experience in sports for development

Schools applied to:

School 1: Duke - Fuqua (EA)
Status: Accepted and Matriculating

School 2: Michigan - Ross (R1)
Status: Accepted

School 3: Cornell - Johnson (R1)
Status: Accepted
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Joined: 13 Sep 2010
Last visit: 01 Aug 2012
Posts: 88
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Concentration: Finance, International Business
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GMAT: 700 (48Q, 38V)
WE: 3 years exp in finance at matriculation
Undergrad: Finance, Large public School
GPA: 3.63
Extracurricular: A few sports clubs and a fraternity
MBA Focus: Investment banking
Male (URM)


1st round:
Emory Goizueta: Admitted with $$

2nd round:
HBS: Dinged
NYU: Interviewed 2/25/12
Cornell: Interviewed 2/10/12, Admitted 2/21/12
Yale: Waitlisted
UCLA: Invited to Interview
USC: Invited to Interview
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OldManRiver
Joined: 03 Nov 2011
Last visit: 10 Feb 2012
Posts: 13
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Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy
GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V42
GPA: 3.33
WE:Management Consulting (Consulting)
GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V42
Posts: 13
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy and Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 700
GPA: 3.33 Double Major in Economics and Engineer Mgmt; Minor in Finance (top 20 school known for grade deflation)
Work experience(WE): 5 (3 years big consulting firm doing systems integration and rated top 25% each year + 2 years at small firm doing strategic planning. Promoted twice in 4 years.)
Nationality: Caucasian
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Very Solid in College; Moderate post grad

Schools applied to:

Kellog: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/ Interview

Darden: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o Interview

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Invited to Interview

Goizueta: Round 1
Status: Accepted w/ 50% Tuition
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Joined: 30 Jun 2007
Last visit: 27 Feb 2022
Posts: 198
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Location: United States (PA)
Concentration: Operations, Statistics
Schools: Ross (Michigan) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 710 Q48 V39
GPA: 3.31
WE:Accounting (Manufacturing)
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Schools: Ross (Michigan) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 710 Q48 V39
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Operations Consulting
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.31 from BU in Math and Economics
Work experience(WE): 5 w/ Rich Products, a food manufacturer (acting plant controller, 25% of time as an internal consultant, 25% time as analyst in corporate finance)
Nationality: Caucasian
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Ronald McDonald House, Lead Community Outreach team at work, BU Alumni Association, Flag Football

Schools applied to:

Michigan: Round 1
Status: Accepted & Matriculating

Tepper: Round 1
Status: Accepted

Cornell: Round 2
Status: Invited to Interview (Withdrawn App)
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Consulting,
GMAT: 720 (Q48, V41, 5.0)
GPA: 7.37/10 NIT
Work experience(WE): 2.5, Telecom Operations
Nationality: Indian
Age: 24
Gender: Female

Schools applied to:

Tuck: Early Action Round
Status: Dinged after Interview

ISB: Round 1
Status: Dinged after Interview
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LSEguy
Joined: 10 Sep 2010
Last visit: 14 May 2012
Posts: 193
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Concentration: Strategy, General Management
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM
GMAT: 740 (Q50/V40)
GRE: 1500 (Q800/V700)
UG GPA:4.0/4.0 (Distinction) (Top 10 Engineering)
Grad GPA: 3.0/4.0 (Economics, LSE)
Work experience(WE): Consulting (Big 4)
Nationality:Indian
Age:27
Gender:Male

Schools applied to:

School 1: INSEAD
Status: Accepted with $$$

School 2: Oxford
Status: Accepted

School 3: ISB
Status: Accepted

School 4: LBS
Status: Accepted

School 5: Wharton
Status: Not applying now

School 6: Kellogg
Status: Not applying now
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drealuv
Joined: 20 Oct 2011
Last visit: 01 Jan 2013
Posts: 5
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Concentration: Finance
GMAT 1: 680 Q42 V41
GPA: 3.2
GMAT 1: 680 Q42 V41
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Program: MBA(FT/PT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 680 (Q42/V41)
GPA: Business Admin, UC School, 3.2 Overall, 3.7 Major GPA
Work experience(WE): 5 Years Financial Analyst
Nationality: Mexican/American
Age: 27
Gender:Female
Schools applied to:

UCLA FEMBA Program PT: Round 1
Status: Accepted

Notre Dame Mendoza: Round 2
Status: Accepted w/ Fellowship
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Last visit: 20 Mar 2014
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Location: United States (GA)
Concentration: General Management, International Business
Schools: Dartmouth (Tuck) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 730 Q44 V47
GPA: 3.56
WE:Performing Arts (Media/Entertainment)
Schools: Dartmouth (Tuck) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 730 Q44 V47
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM, Consulting
GMAT: 730 (Q44/V47)
UG GPA: 3.5/4.0 (Emory)
Work experience: Performing Arts (Singer-Songwriter, Consultant)
Nationality: US/UK
Age:28
Gender:Male

Schools applied to:

School 1: LBS Rd1
Status: Accepted

School 2: Kellogg Rd1
Status: Accepted

School 3: McCombs Rd1
Status: Accepted

School 4: Tuck Rd1
Status: Interviewed
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Last visit: 20 Apr 2013
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Location: United States
Concentration: Marketing, Strategy
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014
WE:Marketing (Non-Profit and Government)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing, Media and Entertainment
GMAT: 680 (Q42, V40, AWA 6.0)
GPA: 3.69 from top 15 university
Work experience(WE): 6 yrs at matriculation, children's entertainment licensing, currently work in product development at non-profit organization
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Good undergrad extra-curriculars, current extra-curriculars include working with the elderly, at an animal shelter, and with disadvantaged women looking to re-enter the workforce
Schools applied to:

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Denied without interview

UCLA: Round 1
Status: Denied with interview

Chicago Booth: Round 1
Status: Admitted with merit scholarship - matriculating

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Denied with interview

Columbia: Regular Decision
Status: Admitted

NYU Stern: Round 1
Status: Admitted
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