2009 Profiles w/ Admit/Dings Results - NO DISCUSSION!

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Investment Banking
GMAT: First try - 750
Work experience(WE): 4@ matric -- Management Consulting at Big4
Nationality: Indian
Age: 25 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Significant ECs

Schools applied to:

School 1: Columbia ED
Status: Submitted 09/21 Dinged

School 2: Wharton R1
Status: Submitted 09/21 Accepted and matriculating!

School 3: Stern R1
Status: Submitted 09/21 Withdrawn

School 4: Cornell Johnson R1
Status: Submitted 09/21 Accepted

School 5: Yale R1
Status: Submitted 09/21 Withdrawn

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Investment Banking / Private Equity
GMAT: N/A (Will take in June 2008)
GPA: 3.0, Econ, Large State School
Work experience(WE): 3, Internet/Media, high-tech, web 2.0, social networks
Nationality: American
Age: 25 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Solid ECs and leadership experience

Schools applied to:

School 1: Georgetown
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 2: NYU
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 3: Notre Dame
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 4: UCLA Anderson
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 5: Virginia
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest Post MBA: IB (career switcher), Strategy Consulting
GMAT: 710 - giving it again soon enough
GPA: 3.8 undergrad, Double degree - one in Economics and the other in Information Systems (Major GPA's both 3.9+)
School: Private school, ranked around 100 (but habitually in top 5 for Information Systems)
Work experience(WE): 3 years at matriculation. Consulting in Strategy and Information Security, etc Big4 Consulting
Nationality: Indian - lived alll over the world
Age: 26 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: A whole host of things in University - Founding president of Cultural Diversity Club (principal author of constitution), Revived Cricket Club from having its status revoked due to financial impropriety to captaining it to 2 intercollegiate trophies in 2005. Also received 'Sports Club of the Year Award in 2005' - this may sound trivial but believe me, it continues to be my most satisfying achievement in college and source of constant joy. Also led student run University Budgetary committee which doled out USD1MN+ (one of the few such structures for an UG institution in the USA) - fought a lot of tough battles and learnt a lot there
Kicker - I have fallen asleep at the wheel post university - need to get back on track with EC's pronto.

Schools Applied to:

Still doing research

Program: MBA(FT), Management Consulting (career switch)
GMAT: 700 (Q 47, V 40, AWA 5)
GPA: 3.55, 3.93 in major (Marketing major, close to 4.0 in final 2 years including most upper level and quant-heavy courses), large public university
Work experience(WE): 1 year marketing for small consulting company, 2.7 years marketing for small publishing company (3.7 years at time of matriculation)
Nationality: USA
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: High school: Volunteered at understaffed hospital in Taipei, Taiwan...Undergrad: Volunteered at Israeli Consulate in Philadelphia, American Marketing Association, Golden Key Honour Society, educational tour of Israel.....post-college: Film Institute member (one year, no longer active), hospital visits with a Jewish community volunteer organization (recently appointed lead local recruiter), member of a local park where I clean up litter once a month, co-founded a mixed breed dog social group with monthly meetings (20+ members), volunteer for Presidential campaign at local field office. I have also been to 49 countries on six continents (personal, work, volunteer, living, study).

Schools applied to:

School 1: Cornell Johnson Round 1
Status: Visited campus, Submitted 10/6/2008, Interviewed 11/3/2008, Waitlist, Admitted, Matriculating (99% sure)

School 2: Dartmouth Tuck EA
Status: Visited campus, Submitted 10/1/2008, Interviewed 9/12/2008, Ding

School 3: Duke Fuqua Round 1
Status: Visited campus, Submitted 10/27/2008, Interviewed 10/4/2008, Waitlist, application withdrawn

School 4: WashU Olin Round 1
Status: Submitted 9/27/2008, Interviewed 10/30/2008, Admitted w/ $$$

School 5: Emory Goizueta Round 1
Status: Visited campus, Submitted 10/31/2008, Interviewed 12/6/2008, Admitted w/ $$$

School 6: Yale SOM Round 2
Status: Visited campus, Submitted 12/26/2008, Interviewed 4/9/2009, Ding

School 7: Carnegie Mellon Tepper Round 2
Status: Visited campus, Submitted 12/26/2008, Interviewed 1/26/2009, Admitted w/ $$$

School 8: Virginia Darden Round 2
Status: Visited Campus, Submitted 1/7/2009, INVITED TO INTERVIEW, application withdrawn

School 9: UCLA Anderson Round 2
Status: Submitted 1/8/2009, INVITED TO INTERVIEW, application withdrawn

*Also applied to Oxbridge on a whim and dinged without interview as expected...it was kind of just for fun

Program: MBA FT
GMAT: 770
GPA: 3.8, Top 10 University

Schools applied to:

School 1: Wharton (Round 1)
Status: Accepted

School 2: HBS (Round 1)
Status: Accepted

School 3: Stanford GSB (Round 1)
Status: Accepted

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Gen. Management, Entrepreneurship
Goals post-MBA: Consulting/Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 750 (47Q, 46V)
GPA: 3.5, International Economics, Top-3 National University
Work experience: 3 years Government (financial diplomacy), 2 years International Development
Nationality: Eastern European
Age: 28 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: musical education/rock band, active member of an int. student organization, leadership position in a young professionals organization

Schools applied to:

School 1: HBS (Round 2)
Status: Dinged

School 2: Stanford GSB (Round 2)
Status: Dinged

School 3: Berkeley Haas (Round 2)
Status: Accepted with scholarship

School 4: MIT (Round 2)
Status: Dinged

School 5: Wharton (Round 2)
Status: Accepted and matriculating

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : MC, Healthcare
GMAT: 760 (Q49, V45, AWA6)
GPA: 3.03, International Relations/Political Science (double major), large top-30 private university
Work experience(WE): 3 yrs healthcare IT project management, 4 yrs at matriculation
Nationality: Indian citizen, lived mostly in US
Age: 23, 24 at matriculation
Gender: F
Extra-curriculars/community: Komen foundation, debate mentoring, overseas NGO assistance, alum interviews, probono consultant for indian company looking to enter informatics

Schools applied to: (in no order, will prioritize closer to time of apps)

Chicago GSB: Round 1
Status: Submitted 10/14; Interview 11/17; Accepted 12/17

Harvard: R1
Status: Submitted 10/14; Dinged

Wharton: R1
Status: Submitted 10/7; Interview 11/25; Dinged, after R1 wL

Kellogg: R1
Status: Submitted 10/15; interview mid-Nov; Accepted 1/7

Dartmouth: EA
Status: Submitted 10/13; Interview on campus 9/23; Accepted w/ merit scholarship

Duke: R1
Status: app in progress; Interview on campus 11/1; Accepted w/ merit scholarship

MIT: R1
Status: submitted; Dinged

Columbia: Regular Round
Status: submitted; Invited to interview; Dinged

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : GM, Fin, Entre
GMAT: 740: 50Q 38V
GPA: 64%, From an unknown college. (Cud very well be the weakest link in my profile)
Work experience(WE):3+ WE at matriculation. 7 mnths at my family business, Rest at the company I started. (Yes, I'm an entrepreneur)
Nationality: Indian
Age: 24+ at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Loads of it in undergrad (maybe one of the reasons of dismal show acad-wise, but I'm not cribbin'), including Prez of a club @ coll., tryin to do social service after coll. Ext. Curr. may not be a problem for me...

Schools applied to:

School 1: HBS R1
Status: Submitted

School 2: Oxford R2
Status: Moved to R2

School 3: UCLA R1
Status: Submitted..... invited to interview!!!

School 4: Duke R1
Status: DINGED

School 5: Darden R1
Status: Submitted

School 6: Texas Austin R(maybe 1 or 2)
Status: Dropped..... for now

Brief profile: 24-t63932

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Strategy Consulting (career switch), also interested in Entreprenuership PE/VC classes
GMAT: 710 (49q, 40v, 6.0)
GPA: 3.973 Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Large state school (LSU)
Work experience(WE): 2.5 years (3.5 in Fall 09)/Energy IT
Nationality:American / Hispanic
Age:24 (25 at mat.)
Gender:Male
Extra-curriculars/community:See profile.

Schools applied to:

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

Haas: Round 1
Status: Dinged w/o interview

The Consortium - January Deadline.
My Ranking for the Application
1. Ross:
Status: Accepted w/ Consortium Fellowship and matriculating
2. Tuck:
Status: Withdrawn
3. Yale:
Status: Dinged

Program: MBA (FT).
Area of interest in MBA : Consulting/Business Strategy
GMAT: 770 (Q49, V47)
GPA: 3.1, English Literature from large Canadian school
Work experience(WE): 1 year international, education
Nationality: Chinese Canadian
Age: 25 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: coached badminton team while in university, volunteered at four high schools, avid salsa dancer

Schools applied to:

School 1: Columbia ED
Status: Thinking about essays.

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: General Management, Strategy, Entrepreneurship
GMAT: 750 (Q46, V47)
GPA: 3.7 Econ/Int'l Business from private top 10 undergrad B school (top 40 overall school)
Work experience(WE): 4 currently, 5.5 at matriculation -- biotech corporate stuff and marketing
Nationality: US
Age: 27 (almost 28) at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: volunteer/board member for local non-profit, other random ECs

Schools applied/applying to:

School 1: HBS R1
Status: Waitlisted after interview.

School 2: MIT Sloan R1
Status: Dinged without interview.

School 3: Kellogg 1Y R2
Status: Accepted and matriculating.

School 4: Yale R2
Status: Accepted with scholarship.

Program: FT MBA
Area of interest in MBA : Marketing and Strategy
GMAT: 720 (Q47 / V41) AWA: 6.0
GPA: 3.8 (Marketing and Economics), 4.0 all upper-division & major - Top 100 Large State School
Work experience(WE): 2yrs CPG Sales at Top 5 Food CPG, 2yrs Marketing/Brand Management @ smaller CPG Food ($1b)
Nationality: American/Caucasian
Age: 26 at matriculation
Gender: M
Extra-curriculars/community: Many - Devleoped Community Service Committee at current job, BBBS, founded charity even at previous job, on board over leadership organization in college

Schools applied to:

R1
School 1: Kellogg
Status: Admitted 12/17 (Interviewed 9/13)

School 2: Wharton
Status: Dinged without interview

School 3: Harvard
Status: Admitted 1/21 (Interviewed 12/12)

School 4: Michigan
Status: Admitted 1/13 (Interviewed at Super Interview Saturday 12/5)

School 5: Duke
Status: Admitted 12/18 w/ $8k scholarship per year (Interviewed 11/14)

School 6: Indiana
Status: Application withdrawn

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : GM, Entrepreneurship with focus on tech
GMAT: 720 (47Q, 41V)
GPA: 3.9 Computer Science
Work experience(WE): >10 years technology
Nationality: Caucasian
Gender: Male

Schools applied to:

School 1: Berkeley Haas R2
Status: Submitted 12/9

School 2: CUHK 2008
Status: Submitted April 2008 (...?!?!)

Program: MBA Full Time
Area of Interest: Entertainment Management/Marketing/Consulting
GMAT: 680
GPA: 2.82, Top 20 Business School
Work Experience4.5 Years, Direct Marketing for Financial and Insurance Products
Nationality: Caucasian American
Age: 27 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-Curricular Activities: In college: Founding member of Alpha Kappa Psi chapter; worked at the Law School Registrar's office. Post-college: Volunteer for Humane Society; freelance promotional work

School Roundup
- UCLA-Anderson (Submitted: R1) Ding
- UNC-Kenan Flagler (Submitted D2, Interviewed) Waitlistedx2
- Duke-Fuqua (Submitted R2, Int 1/21/09) Ding
- Georgetown-McDonough (Submitted R1, Interviewed) Waitlistedx2
- Wake Forest-Babcock (Submitted, Int 1/24/09)Admitted w/ Full Scholarship

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA: Real Estate/Land Development/Sustainability
GMAT: Not taken yet
GPA: 3.35, B.A. History Top 3 Public School (US NEWS Ranking of Public Schools)
Work experience(WE): 2.5 total at mat
Land Development
Nationality: American (Hispanic)
Age: 26/27 at Matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Some mentoring/homeless shelter volunteer/lots of enviornmental clean-up and preservation volunteering

Schools applied to:

School 1: Yale (Consortium)
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 2: Dartmouth (Consortium)
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 3: USC (Consortium)
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 4: UCLA R1
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 5: Duke R1
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 6: Cornell R1
Status: Haven't taken the GMAT yet.

School 7: Depends on GMAT score & whether or not I have the strength to do another application, but either Boston College/Georgetown...or a place like Kellog/MIT/Harvard.

Program: MBA(FT)
Area of interest in MBA : Finance/Africa
GMAT: 710 (44q, 42v, 4.5)
GPA: 3.96 Computer Science (BS), 3.85 (MS- Ivy)
Work experience(WE): 5 years (6 in Fall 09)/ VP in Research @ Investment Bank
Nationality: French
Age:28 (29 at mat.)
Gender:Male
Extra-curriculars/community: Extensive. Chairman for a non-profit in education

Schools applied to:

HBS: Round 1
Status: Submitted - - Dinged without interview -01/21

Wharton: Round 1
Status: Submitted - Admit after waitlist - 03/26

MIT: Round 1
Status: Submitted - Dinged without interview -12/15

Chicago: Round 1
Status: Submitted - Admit 12/17

Stanford: Round 1
Status: Submitted - Dinged after interview - 01/22

Kellogg: Round 2
Status: No Need !!

Program: MBA FT
Area of interest in MBA : Real Estate Development
GMAT: 630
GPA: 3.91 Bus Adm, Large but No Name Private, Transfer from Ohio State because of work
Work experience(WE): 5 Years Military (Enlisted Navy), 4 Years Construction Mgmt.
Nationality: African-American
Age: 29 at matriculation
Gender: Male
Extra-curriculars/community: VP of Local National Urban League Chapter, Habitat for Humanity, Volunteered helping refugees through Lutheran Social Services in military.

Schools applied to:

School 1: HBS Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

School 2: Wharton Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

School 3: USC (Dual Degree, MSRED) Round 1 (Consortium)
Status: Submitted App 11/14

School 4: NYU (Consortium) Round 1
Status: Submitted App 11/14

School 5: UT Austin (Consortium) Round 1
Status: Submitted App 11/14

School 6: Georgetown Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

School 7: UCLA Round 2
Status: Writing Essays

School 8: Columbia
Status: Writing Essays