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My MBA Journey

Author

Success Stories of MBA Admits - Compilation of Application Debriefs

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Narenn

17 Sep 2018, 09:24

51

23

110,583

08 Feb 2024, 06:15

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The evolution of your B-school pursuit

1, 2...6, 7

riverripper

07 Dec 2007, 07:28

363

132

126,642

05 Mar 2014, 08:41

Indian IT Male Age 35 - 13 interviews, 4 admits, 2 full scholarships

1, 2

himpuju

23 Aug 2016, 03:39

144

29

29,191

31 Mar 2018, 02:04

Stepping into my 10 years long MBA dream!

1, 2

abhimahna

07 Apr 2018, 11:46

131

20

24,166

01 Jun 2019, 05:42

The True Value of YOUR MBA

1, 2, 3, 4

ryguy904

20 May 2008, 16:37

107

74

73,007

by: pritishbhaskar

02 Apr 2014, 03:27

Dream Big then Bigger: From 550 to 740 to Kellogg

Mimster

08 May 2017, 09:23

91

19

19,298

11 Jan 2020, 12:46

Journey to Kellogg School of Management.

1, 2, 3

mgg234

25 Mar 2014, 10:01

79

49

46,510

29 Jun 2025, 20:34

Admitted to Stanford GSB and CBS. With 730. Without a consultant.

1, 2

mahakgarg

27 Feb 2017, 02:36

72

29

32,354

12 Apr 2020, 13:13

How I got Accepted To Every European Biz School I Applied To

Grenium

06 May 2014, 13:06

64

7

26,792

15 Feb 2018, 13:50

HBS R2 Admit - Class of 2022

Synchrony

24 May 2020, 21:04

62

11

10,507

12 Aug 2020, 23:11

My MBA Application Journey (Low GPA)

1, 2

dtse86

03 Mar 2015, 09:20

57

29

43,908

09 Jan 2025, 04:57

Accepted to LBS with 620 GMAT: The Power of Sincerity & Storytelling

andyroo

28 Jul 2015, 10:55

56

5

29,918

31 Oct 2017, 06:53

Interviews with distinguished GMATClub 2013 admits!

1, 2

souvik101990

21 Feb 2013, 14:09

55

25

30,697

by: souvik101990

01 Jul 2013, 11:17

Zero admits in 2016 to five admits in 2017 - My MBA Journey

souvik101990

04 May 2018, 23:39

53

15

16,804

by: rohitrajishu

11 Feb 2023, 23:53

Low GPA & Work Experience - It Is Possible!

tlh

11 Jul 2019, 00:00

46

12

35,656

by: Dhananjay93

04 Sep 2019, 02:32

Admitted to INSEAD !

rmsdlebanese

01 Mar 2018, 00:24

43

8

25,818

26 Aug 2019, 22:50

Trying to defy gravity

DefyingGravity

27 Mar 2014, 12:48

43

16

11,773

28 Jun 2014, 04:13

Q&A: 9 Questions with a Gclub Member

nink

16 Apr 2009, 14:52

42

10

27,342

04 May 2009, 16:32

From South Asia to HBS!

Beckham123

21 Jul 2014, 23:13

39

6

8,061

29 Jul 2014, 10:01

Round 3 Stanford admit and how not to do it!

ILMRG

01 Jun 2020, 18:46

36

8

17,709

11 Sep 2020, 18:04

My Kellogg Journey (2016-2018)

ENGRTOMBA2018

01 Jun 2020, 10:38

32

3

12,124

by: lkjhgfdsa0987

08 Nov 2020, 00:55

660 and made it to Fuqua - losing hope? I lost it once

abdc99

03 Dec 2015, 13:09

32

7

14,546

01 May 2015, 05:23

My Road to Oxford SBS and INSEAD

1, 2

DrSatisfaction

19 Jan 2010, 12:02

32

31

33,276

18 Apr 2012, 11:16

My Story: Applying to Booth/HBS/Wharton/Columbia/MIT

skyelitez

07 May 2014, 06:19

30

7

24,613

02 Dec 2016, 21:48

Getting into a top MBA with a 660: Mission accomplished!

lawgirl27

10 Jun 2014, 04:48

29

10

32,377

by: DefyingGravity

21 Apr 2014, 07:14

Round 3 (and waitlisted) Longshot

brandon432

07 May 2014, 11:19

27

11

11,151

by: angelfire213

21 Feb 2015, 16:40

From GMAT prep to accepted by INSEAD and Cambridge Judge

greenbing

25 May 2020, 21:04

25

3

7,203

04 Nov 2020, 05:20

Indian Male Engg: From 2 dings in R1 to admit in Booth($),Kellogg R2

pathfinder66

17 Jun 2020, 13:05

22

1

6,664

21 Feb 2021, 17:58

From Zero Admits to Three M7 offers (Indian Male, 30+ age, 2nd MBA)

stoiczoan

28 May 2020, 18:38

22

4

17,167

by: abhiagrawal204

16 Feb 2021, 22:10

My 4-yr pre-MBA journey finally ends with destination as ISB

saicharantej99

15 Apr 2014, 11:49

21

11

12,746

24 Sep 2021, 23:36

8 dings in 2019 to 5 admits + $250k scholarships in 2020

shaarang

25 Jun 2020, 23:03

19

4

5,178

15 Jul 2020, 03:23

Why I chose MIT Sloan over INSEAD

TopDogMBA

15 Feb 2015, 13:04

19

10

9,368

by: fxMBAconsulting

22 Apr 2015, 06:07

A Journey of 2.75 years, and over 6 Attempts at GMAT - from 600 to 760

priyanshu.deshraju

12 Sep 2020, 09:50

18

5

5,001

16 Jun 2022, 04:58

Interview Experience IIM Calcutta 1 year MBA (PGPEX)

arjunsen18

02 Jan 2018, 07:56

18

1

11,275

12 Feb 2018, 12:05

Interview Experience IIM Calcutta 1 year MBA (PGPEX)

vishesh304

01 Jan 2018, 01:04

18

3

6,842

01 Jan 2018, 23:59

Defying Gravity: School Selection

DefyingGravity

02 May 2014, 08:55

18

5

7,437

by: GrantMeAdmission

28 May 2014, 17:40

Indian automotive engineer admitted to Kellogg

Breakthenorms

27 May 2017, 14:54

17

13

7,929

by: kevinvholloman

13 Mar 2022, 01:43

Successful HBS Reapp (and multiple GMAT Attempts!)

justkeepswimming2017

09 Jan 2018, 14:50

17

4

10,412

by: JohnMesatol

17 Oct 2020, 03:44

I'm heading to Fuqua!

jumsumtak

03 May 2014, 15:01

17

9

6,248

14 May 2014, 06:47

ISB Essay + Interview experience ( Admission Offered )

rahul8singh

22 Dec 2015, 12:20

16

7

13,045

22 Feb 2018, 23:05

How the power of POSITIVITY helped me crack Stanford GSB and CBS

mahakgarg

31 Oct 2017, 07:51

16

4

5,588

24 Dec 2017, 20:30

Admit after 2 Years and 12 Dings

kboejoe

27 Feb 2015, 13:30

16

8

8,700

22 May 2015, 18:54

My Story: ISB, Washington Olin, Tippie with Big Scholarships

cocodipankar

22 Nov 2013, 10:45

16

6

7,091

20 Jul 2014, 17:06

INSEAD MBA admit - application and interview tips (for all schools)

nishantd88

15 May 2019, 23:40

15

2

4,068

by: aspirantgmatD

08 Jun 2019, 10:06

MBA application Journey and making to IIM Calcutta 1 year MBA(PGPEX)

mohit_rana10

02 Jan 2018, 04:27

15

0

4,759

by: mohit_rana10

02 Jan 2018, 04:27

Got into Harvard with a non-standard profile

jayarora

05 Jul 2022, 13:19

14

7

10,745

by: danielmeyers

29 Sep 2022, 05:33

My Interview Experience PGPeX IIM Calcutta(One Year MBA)

prashantmanit

02 Jan 2018, 01:26

14

3

8,990

by: dasoisheretorule

25 Nov 2019, 07:25

Lucky to be a Tuckie

domotron

07 Apr 2014, 06:33

14

7

9,484

by: AverageGuy123

29 Dec 2014, 04:54

INSEAD admit : completed in 8 months (including GMAT)

kobalus

31 May 2013, 08:10

14

4

11,200

by: atilamanager

12 Aug 2014, 14:25

Today Comes the End of a Long Journey - With a phone call

ajit_223

19 Apr 2018, 21:36

13

5

4,648

04 Jan 2025, 12:40

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