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Concentration: Marketing, Strategy
GMAT 1: 660 Q44 V37
GMAT 2: 680 Q45 V38
GMAT 3: 710 Q45 V42
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Risk Management , Consulting
GMAT: 740 (50q 38v)
GPA: 3.32 UG Major - Economics at a local school - no ranking
Work experience(WE): 3 years total(at Matriculation)
Currently - 2 years finance analyst at a Tech company
Prior - 0.25 - Internship at an Insurance company
Nationality: Asian country
Age: 25 (at mat)
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community:
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Ext

Schools applied to:

Carlson: Early Action
Status: Writing Essays

UCLA: Round 1
Status: Writing Essays

Indiana Kelley: Round 1
Status: Writing Essays

Winconsin: Round 1
Status: Writing Essays

Rochester Simon: Not sure when
Status: Researching
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Status:Yale! (whipped and bound)
Location: United States (CA)
Concentration: Nonprofit
GMAT 1: 730 Q48 V42
GPA: 3.41
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Brief profile: https://mbabreakaway.blogspot.com/2012/0 ... tions.html

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Non-profit
GMAT: 730 (48q, 42v, 6awa)
GPA: 3.4, top 10 US liberal arts college in humanities. My major was pass fail, so GPA is a bit wacky. Graduated with honors, and received high honors on thesis.
WE: 7 years at matriculation, all in education non-profit. I manage 7 people and a $1M budget.
Nationality: USA
Age: 29
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: President of gay soccer organization. Member of San Francisco council and serve on multiple citywide committees.

Schools applied to:

Stanford GSB: Round 1
Status: Denied without interview

Haas: Round 1
Status: Waitlisted without interview. Withdrawn.

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Accepted

Yale SOM: Round 1
Status: Matriculating!
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : strategy consulting, business analytics
GMAT: 800 (51/51)
GPA, ugrad: 3.8 - chemical engineering
GPA, grad: 4.0 - bioengineering
Work experience(WE): 1 year research, 3 years nonprofit
Nationality: USA
Age: 26 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Plenty

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Denied (interview was initially waived due to remote location, then I was invited to interview near decision time)

Wharton/Lauder: Round 1
Status: Denied (after phone interviews with Lauder and with Wharton)

Tuck: January Round
Status: Denied (after applicant-initiated on-campus interview)

Booth: Round 2
Status: Accepted and matriculating
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Affiliations: Volunteer Operation Smile India, Creative Head of College IEEE branch (2009-10), Chief Editor College Magazine (2009), Finance Head College Magazine (2008)
Location: India
WE2: Entrepreneur (E-commerce - The Laptop Skin Vault)
Concentration: Marketing, Entrepreneurship
GMAT 1: 710 Q49 V38
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing/Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 710 (49Q 38V)
UG Major - B.E. Electronics & Telecomm. (Top 15 in class)
Work experience(WE): 3 years at Matriculation
Presently - 5 mths Indian Wine Co.
Prev - 1.75 yrs at a Non Profit
Nationality: Indian
Age: 25 at Matriculation
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Plenty in College. Currently running an e-commerce biz selling Laptop/Mobile Phone Skins designed by me. Plenty of Community Service post college combined with work at Non Profit


Schools applied to:

NYU: R2
Status: Denied w/o interview

Columbia: Around Jan
Status: Denied w/o interview

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Submitted

Emory: Round 2
Status: Denied w interview

UNC: Round 2
Status: Submitted - Self initiated interview

Boston University: Round 2/3
Status: Accepted w $$$
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Last visit: 01 Jul 2013
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Concentration: General Management, Finance
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Operations
GMAT: 710 (48Q 40V)
UG Major - Finance
Work experience(WE): 4 years at Matriculation (2 yrs IB, 2 yrs PE)
Nationality: White
Age: 27 at Matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Very strong.


Schools applied to:

Tuck: EA
Status: Admitted

Columbia: EA
Status: Admitted

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Admitted

Yale: Round 1
Status: Admitted
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Program: MBA
Area of interest in MBA : General Management
GMAT: 710 47Q 41V 4.5AWA
GPA: 3.75
Major: Mechanical Engineer - Small Private School that is on Harvard's radar
Work experience(WE): internship at large auto company
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 23
Gender:Male
Extra-curriculars/community: President of new Engineering Club and Fraternity

Schools applied to:

HBS 2+2 Program: "Summer Round"
Status: Accepted and Matriculating Class of 2017
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship, nonprofit
GMAT: 710 (92%) 48Q 40V 6AWA
GPA: 3.5, Social Sciences, Top Public Uni
Work experience(WE): 3 at matriculation. Operations. Experiences with international business, product development, marketing.
Nationality: Asian American
Age: 25
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Leadership roles in nonprofit after college, leadership roles in college, pretty involved.

Stanford R1
Status: Denied without interview

UCLA R1
Status: Submitted and Interviewed

Yale R1
Status: Waitlisted with interview

Chicago R1
Status: Accepted

Northwestern R1
Status: Denied after Interview

Haas R1
Status: Submitted, interviewing 11/21
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GMAT 1: 680 Q49 V34
GMAT 2: 730 Q48 V42
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GMAT 2: 730 Q48 V42
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Program: MBA (Full-Time)
Area of interest in MBA: Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 730 (48Q, 42V, 6.0 AWA, 6 IR)
GPA: 3.0, Mathematics, Top 20 Liberal Arts College
Work experience: Two years in Marketing Research. Two years in Product Management.
Nationality: USA - White
Age: 26 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Strong - event planning

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied without interview

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Denied without interview

Babson Olin (One-Year Program): Round 1
Status: Accepted w/ $$$ and Matriculating!
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Social Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 740 (49Q 42V)
UG Major - Business Economics and Accounting at UCLA
Work experience(WE):~5 years (3 years in entrepreneurship (sold the company), 2 years in PE and Banking)
Nationality: White/Asian
Age: 27 at Matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community:
In College: Captain of University Cycling Team, VP of Finance at a Fraternity, Volunteer Income Tax Preparer.
Post-College: Founded 2 social/networking clubs, started a smartphone app project with college friends (1 million downloads for our app), active in cycling

Schools applied to:

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Columbia: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Tuck: Early Action
Status: Submitted

Haas: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Yale SOM: Round 2
Status: TBD on R1 results

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: TBD on R1 results
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Gwydion
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 750 (Q48, V44, AWA 5.5, IR 8)
GPA: 3.8, industrial engineering, German university
Work experience(WE): 2.5 yeas at mat, MBB consulting
Nationality: German
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: medium (weak during college, after college rather strong: financial head and project sponsor of charity org; very involved in recruiting)

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Stanford GSB: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Wharton: Round 2
Status: Submitted and waiting

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Submitted and waiting

London Business School: Round 2
Status: Submitted and waiting
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : General Management
GMAT: 720
GPA: First Class Honours, UK Top 10 Uni, Masters at Oxbridge
Work experience(WE): 3 years at MAT, Finance for top consumer goods company
Nationality: Greek
Age: 23
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: strong - lots of involvement in student groups at Uni. Post-university: leading charity consulting project at work, volunteer consultant for NGO setting up a school.

Schools applied to:

School 1: HBS
Status: Submitted and waiting
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Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 750 (51q 40v)
GPA: 3.0 UG Major - Chemical Engineering, PG Major - Industrial Mgmt
Work experience(WE): 6.3 years total(at Matriculation)

Nationality: Indian
Age: 29 (at mat)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Quizmaster, group head in an online event, WInner of Symantec B Plan contest


Schools applied to:

HBS: R1
Status: Submitted

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Submitted

INSEAD: Round 1
Status: Submitted

LBS: Round 1
Status: Submitted

Kellogs: R1
Status: Writing essays

Judge (Cambridge): Round 2 - Safety School
Status: Will start if needed

MIT Sloan: Round 2
Status: Will start if needed

Chicago Booth: Round 2
Status: Will start if needed

IMD: Round 1 (Jan 2014 intake)
Status: Will apply in R1 in Feb
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Last visit: 16 Oct 2016
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Location: Costa Rica
Concentration: Healthcare, International Business
GMAT 1: 710 Q42 V45
GMAT 2: 740 Q48 V42
GPA: 3.3
WE:Research (Consulting)
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Brief profile: (place link to your comprehensive profile if you have one on GMATClub somewhere, like Ask Accepted.com or Ask Hjort)

Program: MBA/MPH - preferably dual Masters in Public Health (MPH) OR Health care management focus
Area of interest in MBA : Healthcare management for insurers and hospital systems <note: healthcare was my earlier area of interest, I am editing this post now to highlight that I am doing a generalist MBA at INSEAD with no healthcare specialization, and may not join the industry after>
GMAT: 4 attempts: 640 (Q41/V36); 640 (Q38/V38); 710 (Q42-58%, V45 - 99%); 740 (Q48-78%, V42-96%)
GPA: 3.1; Bachelors in Science (Honours); Major: Biotechnology; University of Windsor, Canada. Good reputation within Canada, unknown outside.
Work experience(WE): ~5 years at matriculation - 2 yrs as Account Executive in advertising, will have 3.5 yrs in McKinsey & Company as a US Healthcare Research Analyst
Nationality: Indian
Age: 27 (will be 28 at matr)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Rotary club blood donation camp organizer in India; McKinsey Community Outreach organizer in Costa Rica; McKinsey Annual blogging award; chess player (tournaments); swimming; tennis.

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Denied

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Admitted after WL

Duke Fuqua: Round 1
Status: Denied without interview

Berkeley Haas: Round 2
Status: Denied without interview

INSEAD: Round 2
Status: Admitted, matriculating


MI Ross: Round 2
Status: Admitted

London Business School: Round 2
Status: Admitted after WL

Chicago Booth: Round 2, Denied without interview
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Affiliations: CFA
Concentration: Finance, Economics
GMAT 1: 600 Q45 V28
GMAT 2: 670 Q44 V39
GMAT 3: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3.5
WE:Accounting (Insurance)
GMAT 3: 750 Q49 V42
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Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: V42 Q 49 750 AWA 6.0
GPA: 3.48, Finance Major, fringe top 100 undergraduate business school
Work experience(WE): 5 years to date, Fortune 500 Insurance Co, Corporate Financial Analysis
Nationality: American (White)
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Tutoring, Volunteer Vacation, Recruiting from my alma mater, Intramurals

Schools applied to:

U of Penn (Wharton): Round 1
Status: Ding!

Yale SOM: Round 1
Status: Waitlist after interview

Cornell (Johnson): Round 1
Status: Accepted!

MIT Sloan: Round 1
Status: Interviewed
Held out too long for Rd 2, thinking about some Hail Mary's in round 3!
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GMAT 1: 780 Q50 V49
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Program: MBA Full Time
Area of interest in MBA : Industy
GMAT: 780 (50Q/49V/6awa)
GPA: 2.7 (not from US school so can not be compared)
Work experience(WE): 2.5Y (Manufacturing/Construction)
Nationality: American
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Strong in college.

Schools applied to:

Harvard : Round 1
Status: Denied without Interview

Stanford GSB : Round 1
Status: Accepted and matriculating
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