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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Consulting, Sales/Marketing
GMAT: 760 (Q50, V42, 6.0)
GPA: No GPA, B Tech in Applied Elecctronics and Instrumentaiton, Kerala University, India
Work experience(WE): 11, IT/Consulting in a leading Indian firm
Nationality: Indian
Age: 32
Gender: Male

Schools applied to:

INSEAD: Round 2
Status: Rejected without interview

Tuck: Early Action Round
Status: Interviewed

LBS: Round 1
Status: Rejected without interview
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Affiliations: Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Delta
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Marketing, General Management
GMAT 1: 770 Q49 V47
GPA: 3.9
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing (hopeful career switch to Brand Management)
GMAT: 770 (49 Q, 47V, 6.0)
GPA: 3.9 undergrad in economics/psychology double major from Ivy equivalent; 3.95 in social and quantitative psychology MA from top 5 program
Work experience(WE): 3 years at matriculation in early stage venture capital (promoted from Associate to Venture Partner after 1 year)
Nationality: American (Caucasian)
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: in college: president of res hall, president of Operation Smile, VP-Standards of sorority, etc. post-college: semi-professional church choir, semi-professional hip-hop crew, leadership role in a church homeless outreach program

Schools applying to:

Haas: invited to interview-->application withdrawn

Stanford: ding w/o interview

Kellogg: accepted and matriculating

Anderson: accepted with $$$
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Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship, Consulting
GMAT: 760 (Q47, V47)
GPA: 3.6 GPA
Work experience(WE): 3 years at matriculation. Working at a manufacturer and running a startup on the side.
Nationality: USA
Age: 25 (26 at matric)
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars: Very strong

Schools applying to: Columbia, Booth, Kellogg

Columbia Business School
Status: Accepted

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Denied w/ interview

Booth: Round 1
Status: Accepted
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GMAT 1: 760 Q49 V45
GPA: 3.37
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Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : General Management, Consulting
GMAT: 760 (Q49, V46)
GPA: 3.4 Double Major Business/InfoSystems at ivy equivalent
Work experience(WE): 4 years consulting at a top firm
Nationality: USA
Age: 25 (26 at matriculation)
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Reasonably strong.


Dartmouth Tuck: R1
Status: Submitted and Interviewed

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Submitted

UVA Darden: Round 2
Status: Deciding on applying
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Concentration: Strategy, Technology
Schools: Dartmouth (Tuck) - Class of 2014
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : General Management
GMAT: 750 (Q49, V44)
GPA: 3.63 (converted) Computer Science at University of Mumbai (undergrad); 3.34 Computer Science at University of Texas at Austin (grad school)
Work experience(WE): 1 yr software development, 2 yrs product management at a Fortune 50 tech firm
Nationality: Indian
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: involved with an online art community, local humane society, employee groups at work

Schools applied to:

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Writing essays

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Writing essays

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Writing essays

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Writing essays

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Writing essays
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Consulting
GMAT: 710 (Q49, V38, 5.5)
GPA: 3.93 - Finance, Small Private School 1HR outside NYC
Work experience(WE): 3yrs, Fortune 20 corp finance (manage 900M brand portfolio)
Nationality: White
Age: 26
Gender: Male

Schools applied to:
Columbia ED : Admit!
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Concentration: Finance
Schools: Yale - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V39
GPA: 3.57
Schools: Yale - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 710 Q47 V39
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Program: Full-Time MBA
Area of interest in MBA: Finance / Strategic Management
GMAT: 710 - 47Q, 39V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.57 - Business - USC Trojans
Work experience: Undergrad - 3 summers of corporate finance at top media company, plus part time during school, research assistant to USC finance chairman; Post-grad - 2 years in private wealth management
Nationality: U.S.
Age: 24
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Undergrad - student investment fund, pro-bono consulting, tutoring at an inner-city high school; Post-grad: CFA Level III candidate, tutoring homeless children

Schools applied to:

Harvard: Denied without Interview

Wharton: Denied without Interview

Chicago: Waitlisted

Stanford: Denied without Interview

Columbia: Denied without Interview

Yale: Accepted and Matriculating
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Location: Moscow, Russia
Concentration: Management of Technology/ General Management
Schools:Berkeley Haas, Stanford, MIT Sloan, INSEADw/$$
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A Russian Sales/Marketing professional within the Software industry, managing channels and distribution.

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Management of Technology, Emerging Markets
GMAT: 750(98%) (Q48(80%), V44(98%)), AWA 5.5 (first and only attempt)
GPA: 3.9, Major in Arts (West-European Languages and Literatures), Postgraduate diploma in Human Resources. Both schools are top 5 in Russia.
Work experience: 5 yrs in global IT companies (sales & marketing functions), before that self-employed as a private tutor (English, Italian). Took part in the international MACH program (Microsot Academy for College Hires).
Nationality: Russian
Age: 26 (27-28 at matriculation)
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: helping homeless animals.

Schools applied to:

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Admitted

Berkeley Haas: Round 1
Status: Admitted

INSEAD: Round 1 (September 2012 intake)
Status: Admitted with scholarship and matriculating
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Location: United States (SC)
Concentration: Operations, General Management
Schools: Cornell (Johnson) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 710 Q48 V39
Schools: Cornell (Johnson) - Class of 2014
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Brief profile:

Program: MBA Full Time
Area of interest in MBA : Operations Management
GMAT: 710 (92%), Q48 (80%), V39(89%)
GPA: Chemical Engineer (3.1 GPA)
Work experience(WE): 1 Year in Manufacturing (Application Engineer)
Nationality: American
Age: 23 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Calhoun Honors College, Alpha Lambda Delta honors fraternity (4 years), Clemson TigerBand (3 years), Clemson Pep Band (2 years), Clemson Symphony Orchestra (3 years), Team leader for senior design project, Managed community soccer team

Schools applied to:

University of Connecticut: Rolling Admissions
Status: Admitted

UPenn (Wharton): Round 1
Status: Dinged without interview

Cornell (Johnson): Round 2
Status: Admitted
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Program: MBA (FT)
Area of interest in MBA : General Management, Consulting, Energy
GMAT: 660 41Q 40V 6.0
GPA: 3.43 History BA; Regional State School
Work experience(WE): 6 Years- Captain US Army- Infantry and Military Intelligence.
3 years oversees in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan
Nationality: US
Age: 29
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Running, Reading, Traveling

Schools applied to:

Round 1:

School 1: Tuck, Dartmouth
Status: Waitlisted

School 2: Johnson, Cornell
Status: Admitted

School 3: Ross, Michigan
Status: Interviewed

School 4: McCombs, Texas
Status: Interviewed
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Concentration: Consulting, IT, GM
GPA: 3.92
WE 1: 3 years in accounting (part-time during education)
WE 2: 5 years in IT-consulting (full-time)
Schools: Michigan (Ross) - Class of 2015
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Consulting, IT, GM
GMAT: 710 (92%), Q49 (86%), V38 (83%), AWA 5.0 (57%)
TOEFL: 105 (R 29, L 27, S 24, W 25)
GPA: 3.92 in economics
Work experience(WE): 3 years in financial service (accounting), 6 years in IT-consulting (analyst,manager)
Nationality: Russian
Age: 28 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: FC Zenit supporters community, dog fresbee player, active cyber-gamer (CS, WoW)

Schools applied to:

INSEAD: Round 1 of september intake
Status: Ding
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Concentration: Finance
GMAT 1: 700 Q44 V41
GMAT 2: 750 Q48 V46
GPA: 3.03
WE:Project Management (Military & Defense)
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 700 - 44Q, 41V, 6.0AWA
GPA: 3.03 Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
Work experience(WE): 4 years active duty in the Air Force. Acquisition Program Manager, in charge of R&D and procurement of new technologies for the military.
Nationality: US
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Nothing spectacular

Schools applied to:

Harvard
Status: Application Submitted

Wharton
Status: Application Submitted

Columbia
Status: Application Submitted (Regular Decision)

Kellogg
Status: Application in progress
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : GM, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 770 - 51Q, 44V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.93 Electronics Engineering, Top 10 School in India; Followed by MS with 3.67 GPA from Top 10 School in US.
Work experience(WE): 5 years at Matriculation; Horticulture Industry; Start-up
Nationality: Indian
Age: 28
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Careers services representative in college; Member of literary society and thespians society; Active member of alumni association of college.

Schools applied to:

Harvard
Status: Application Submitted

Wharton
Status: Application Submitted

Stanford
Status: Application in progress

Kellogg
Status: Application in progress
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Finance, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 740 - 48Q, 44V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.36, Engineering Ivy League
Work experience(WE): 5 years at Matriculation; Government Consulting, Military Experience
Nationality: US
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Student Assembly in college, ROTC in college, military reservist

Schools applied to:

Harvard
Status: Ding w/o interview

Stanford
Status: Ding w/o interview

Sloan
Status: Ding w/o interview

Columbia
Status: Waitlisted

Wharton
Status: Ding w/o interview

Booth
Status: Waitlisted

Haas
Status: Interview
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Location: United States
Concentration: Finance, Strategy
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V44
GPA: 3.54
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
Schools: Chicago (Booth) - Class of 2014
GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V44
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Finance, Strategy
GMAT: 760 - 51Q, 44V, 6.0 AWA
GPA: 3.54 in hard science/engineering, top 5 national university (by US News)
Work experience(WE): 4 years at matriculation (first portfolio mgmt consulting, then top 10 MC)
Nationality: US (Asian American)
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: engineering extras in undergrad (senior editor in publication); non-profit work tutoring, mentoring, organizational efforts post-college

Schools applied to:

Harvard R2
Status: Ding w/o interview

Stanford R2
Status: Ding w/o interview

Wharton R2
Status: Ding after interview

Chicago R2
Status: Matriculating

Columbia RD
Status: Accepted (with $)
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Last visit: 09 Apr 2012
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GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V40
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Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA: Finance and Strategic Management
GMAT: 710 92%(Q49/86%/, V40/89%/, 5.0/56%/)
GPA: 3.89, BA in Accounting and Finance, A tier two school in Ethiopia(East Africa)
Work experience(WE): 3 years in an audit firm as an audit senior and deputy audit manager
Nationality: Ethiopian (African)
Age: 34 (35 at fall 2012 matriculation)
Gender: Male
School 1: Wharton Round 1
Status: Denied wo interview

School 2: Booth School of Business Round 1
Status: Denied wo interview

School 3: Fuqua School of Business Round 1
Status: Denied after interview

School 4: McCombs (UT Austin) Round 2
Status: Not submitted

School 5: Tepper Round 2
Status: Denied after interview
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manatee1025
Joined: 07 Oct 2011
Last visit: 18 Dec 2011
Posts: 1
GMAT 1: 750 Q48 V45
GRE 1: Q800 V610
GPA: 2.91
WE:Project Management (Finance: Venture Capital)
GMAT 1: 750 Q48 V45
GRE 1: Q800 V610
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Program: MBA/JDMBA
Area of interest in MBA : Non-profit
GMAT: 750, 45V, 48Q, 5.0AWA
GPA: 2.91 Philosophy, small liberal arts
Work experience: Davis Grant, 1 year politics, 2 years VC - total of two years in Asia/Africa
Nationality: American
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Lots. Started an NGO in college.

Cornell Johnson - Admitted

Tulane Freeman - Admitted with $$$

Oxford Said - Dinged after Interview

Cambridge Judge - Dinged

LBS - Dinged

Wharton - Dinged

Yale SOM - Dinged
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