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5 years
India
2027
Male
Score: 735 GMAT Focus
GPA: 8.2
Pre-MBA industry: Technology
Post-MBA industry: Technology
INSEAD
January Intake
January Intake
Round 1, 2027
AcceptedMar 27, 26
25 days ago
29 Mar 2026 01:03
Sloan MIT
Full Time MBA
Full Time MBA
Round 2, 2026
WaitlistedFeb 17, 26
2 months ago
23 Feb 2026 06:02
IE
September Intake Class of
September Intake Class of
Rolling, 2026
InterviewedJan 15, 26
AcceptedJan 15, 26
Scholarship25%
2 months ago
23 Feb 2026 06:02
Harvard
Full Time MBA
Full Time MBA
Round 2, 2026
DeniedJan 28, 26
2 months ago
4 Feb 2026 02:02
LBS
Full Time MBA
Full Time MBA
Round 1, 2026
WaitlistedNov 27, 25
4 months ago
13 Dec 2025 09:12
Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Full Time MBA
Round 1, 2026
DeniedDec 10, 25
4 months ago
13 Dec 2025 09:12
HEC Paris
September Intake
September Intake
Round 2, 2026
DeniedNov 5, 25
4 months ago
13 Dec 2025 09:12
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3 months ago
28 Dec 2025, 04:48
why were u denied in hec
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2 months ago
17 Feb 2026, 22:04
@Avcffdxfdx5434,
When schoolss see a very deserving profile, and "asses" (as per their metrics), that the applicant would get admission to other top ranking schools (and would therefore not join them, in this case HEC), they would rather ding that applicant than risk their "yield metrics".
It may sound weird but this kind of a balanced understanding comes from years, and more of the experience of good admissions consulting...

Hope that helps. Please submit your profile for a Free Assessment over a 1:1 call. https://theivyleagueedge.com/index.php/contactus/
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2 months ago
18 Feb 2026, 03:00
Congratulations on the IE offer @cg_30. If you are still planning to apply to other schools, we’d love to learn more about your academic background, extracurricular activities, work experience, previous applications, and personal journey so that we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and an honest school assessment. Please feel free to book an evaluation session.
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1 month ago
24 Feb 2026, 00:17
Hey @cg_30,
Many parts of your profile provide a very strong base for you to work on, and most M7 schools would also consider you seriously. Given your results, I suspect one or more of your components, from Essays, LORs, Clarity of career Goals and alignment to demonstrated examples of leadership may have been lacking.

If you have the risk appetite, ask IE to defer your admissions for a year, and take a chance at top schools again, some even as a reapplicant.

Hope that helps. Please submit your profile for a Free Assessment over a 1:1 call. https://theivyleagueedge.com/index.php/contactus/
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