2014 Profiles w/ Admit/Dings Results - NO DISCUSSION!

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Consulting/Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 730 (Q:48, V:46) 96 percentile.
GPA: 3.44, Mechanical Engineering, top 5 national university (Ivy)
Work experience(WE): 3 years Aerospace Engineering at Matriculation
Nationality: American (Caucasian)
Age: 25 (almost 26) at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Nothing huge- DJed on the radio, Started speaker rental/DJ mgmt business in college, non-competitive sports leagues, some (very few) volunteer activities

Schools applied to:
Columbia: Early Decision
Status: Accepted 9/25, matriculating

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : General Management/Finance
GMAT: 740 (Q49 V42)
GPA: 3.5ish Double Major (BS & BA); School Ranked ~ 100 is US
Work experience(WE): 3 Years in Ops w/ F500 Financial Services Company
Nationality: Romanian & American (Caucasian)
Age: 24 (25 at Matriculation)
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Founded my own nonprofit; involved in community work thru documentary

Schools I applied to:

London Business School - Round 1
Status: Accepted & Matriculating

INSEAD - Round 1
Status: Accepted

Oxford Said Business School - Round 1
Status: Accepted

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 710 (48Q, 39V)
Work experience(WE): 4 Years, Operations
Nationality: Hispanic American
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: youth mentor, tutor

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Matriculating ($)

Booth: Round 1
Status:Accepted ($$)

Fuqua: Round 1
Status: Accepted ($$)

Program: MBA
Area of interest in MBA: Holistic business education - finance, marketing, the whole works
GMAT: 720 and 710
GPA: Engineering from University in India. Majored in Electronics and Telecomm
Work experience(WE): 4 years building tech for banks and 1 year in early-stage VC
Nationality: Indian
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Started volunteering at a dog shelter recently. Mentor a few early-stage startups
International Experience: Worked for 2 years in Hong Kong, and presently in Singapore

Schools I applied to:

Fuqua - Early Action
Status: Accepted

Haas - Round 1
Status: Submitted

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Finance, Consulting
GMAT: 760
GPA: 80%
Work experience(WE): 4 yrs - IT Software
Nationality: Indian
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Social trust activities, Stocks, Sports, Trekking

Schools I applied to:

Oxford - Round 1
Status: Accepted

Program: MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Corporate Finance
GMAT: 700 (48Q, 39V)
GPA: 3.58 BA Accounting (Top 100 University), 3.43 MA Accounting (Same University)
Work experience(WE): 1.5 years tax associate (public accounting), 3.5 years financial reporting accountant (law firm)
Nationality: Vietnamese-American
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Dog Shelter, Volunteer Soup Kitchen, Tutoring of underprivileged children

Schools applied to:

Fuqua: EA
Status: Accepted and Matriculating

Anderson: Round 1
Status: Invited to Interview (Withdrawn)

Program: MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Finance, General Management
GMAT: 760 (50Q, 42V)
GPA: 3.3 BS Electrical Engineering (top 15 university), 3.3 MS Electrical Engineering (another top 15 university)
Work experience(WE): 1 year technology analyst (major bank), 3 years product development (major financial data & analytics company), 2 years financial engineering (mutual fund)
Nationality: Korean-American
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: founded tech/quant side project with friends, volunteering with gambling prevention organization

Schools applied to:

just look left.

Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest in MBA: Corp strategy, Corp finance
GMAT: 740 (48q/44v)
GPA: 3.1 Finance Major, State School Ranked 40-60
Work Experience: 4 years as a Financial Advisor, Prestigious firm
Nationality: American / Caucasian
Age: 27 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Very strong

School 1: Chicago/Booth Round 1
Denied with Interview

School 2: Wharton Round 1
Declined w/o Interview

School 3: Duke/Fuqua Round 2
Dinged w/ Interview initiated by applicant

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Entrepreneurship/Strategy
GMAT: 770 (50Q, 47V), 6.0 AWA, 8 IR
GPA: 3.17, lower Ivy (double major Econ/Phil)
Work experience(WE): 2 years ibanking analyst, 2 years financial regulations consulting analyst
Nationality: asian-american
Age: 26
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: founded techstars (startup accelerator program) finalist company; founded music blog with 1500 FB likes; officer in local alumni org; tutoring/mentoring

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Applied

Haas: Round 1
Status: Applied

Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest in MBA: International Development
GMAT: 740+
GPA: 3.6+ Double major--Economics/Political Science
Work Experience: 2 years as an Analyst at a well known IFI +
Age: 25 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Very strong

School 1: Harvard Round 2
Admitted ($$$)

School 2: Stanford Round 1
DING!!

School 3: MIT Sloan Round 1
Admitted ($$$)

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Non-profit
GMAT: 750 (49Q, 44V), 5.5 AWA
GPA: 3.56, Top 20 (double major Economics and German)
Work experience(WE): Over two years in management consulting
Nationality: Asian-american
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Solid

Schools applied to:

Sloan: Round 1
Status: Waitlisted w/o interview
Denied w/o interview

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Kellogg: Round 1
Status: Denied w/ interview

Program: MBA(FT/)
Area of interest in MBA : Management Consulting
GMAT: 750 (49q/44v)
GPA: Finance/Marketing, NYC Stern: 3.363
Work experience(WE): 5 years at matriculation doing risk metrics project management work at an investment bank, non-front office.
Nationality: USA
Age: 26
Gender: White Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Decent, mostly sports stuff and some volunteering. Nothing crazy.

Schools applied to:

Columbia: Round 1
Status: Denied after interview

UCLA: Round 1
Status: Accepted

Duke: Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

TBD: Round 2
Status: Researching. Will be a reach school if I get into UCLA before Christmas. Probably Wharton.

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Finance
GMAT: 760 (50M /42V)
GPA: 3.5 at a top 10 private university (non-Ivy)
Work experience(WE): 2 years in financial services, matriculating at 3 yrs
Nationality: Taiwanese American
Age: 25
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Lots of volunteering and board service

Schools applied to:

Harvard: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

MIT: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Denied w/o interview

Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest in MBA: General Management
GMAT: 760 (50q/44v)
GPA: 3.7 Business (Ivy)
Work Experience: 4 years IB, 2 years venture capital
Nationality: Caucasian American
Age: 29 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Average

School 1: MIT Round 1
wl with interview

School 2: Wharton Round 1
Matriculating

School 3: Booth Round 1
Admitted ($$$)

School 4: Duke Round 1
Admitted ($$$)

School 5: Columbia Merit Deadline
Invited to Interview

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : VC/PE
GMAT: 710
GPA: 4, BSc Neuroscience, Top 5 UK Uni, Comp Sci PhD
Work experience(WE): 7 Years, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Technical Director
Nationality: UK(Caucasian)
Age: 33
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Strong

Schools applied to:

LBS: Round 1
Status: Admitted

INSEAD: Round 2
Status: Admitted

Program: MBA FT
Area of Interest in MBA: Marketing
GRE: Q161 V162 - proof that GRE can get you in
GPA: average B at top Asian business school. I've seen my GPA converted to a US GPA of 3.9 by an official institution before (but I submitted my original GPA as is & trusted the schools to adjust it themselves). I also have an undergrad degree in Biomed Science from a top Australia university. I like to forget about this because I don't use this education in any capacity (except maybe read medication labels for my parents...) Pretty much an average B student too, though!
Work Experience: 9 yrs - 6 in advertising, 3 in consulting, work with blue-chip clients
From: South East Asia
Age: 32 at Matriculation
Gender: Female
Extra-curriculars/community: Average post-college (disadvantaged youth, nature conservancy), strong in college
International experience: regional Asia-Pacific roles in the past 6 years

School 1: Fuqua EA (reapplicant after WL in 2013)
Waitlisted in EA, interviewed in R1, ding in R2

School 2: Kellogg R1 (reapplicant after WL in 2013)
Denied with interview

School 3: Yale R1
Admitted & matriculating

It's not been a successful reapplication for me D: But the truth is during this application season, Yale had emerged as my top choice, and I was already thinking I'd go to Yale even if the other schools accepted me. Which is why I made my matriculation decision to Yale pretty quickly! In the end, it doesn't matter how many "NO" you get, you just need that 1 "YES"

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Consulting
GMAT: 710 (Q49 V38)
GPA: 3.7 BS Accounting; California State School
Work experience(WE): 5 Years, Aerospace & Defense, Leadership Rotation Program
Nationality: Asian American (USA)
Age: 27
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: National Director (3 yrs) for a non-profit, local leadership roles in non-profits, workshop facilitator

Schools applied to:

Tuck: EA
Status: Waitlisted

IF NEEDED (if Tuck dings or waitlists me)

HBS: Round 2
Status: ---

MIT Sloan: Round 2
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Kellogg: Round 2
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Fuqua: Round 2
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