Profile evaluation, 750 Q49 V42

Hi Paula just another applicant here. I might be missing it but I don't think I'm seeing you mention what your reasons are for getting an MBA and what are your career goals (you mention discussing them with your recommenders though). I'll let the admissions consultants weigh in on your admission chances, but I imagine they'll say that none of the info you provided (top GPA, 750 GMAT, MBB consulting currently) will rule you out for any of your schools. With all the top schools it will fall to the story you tell about yourself so far and where you want to go. The why MBA and why now could be very important since your close to three years of work experience is probably enough, but still where schools might be wondering why now and what you'll bring to the classroom since it's below some schools' averages. That last part is one of the few things that sticks out from reading a lot of profile evaluations on here (again just another applicant). The other is just curiosity over the transition from science to MBB (you might utilize your scientific background quite a bit in your consulting but can't tell from what you share) and sharing your professional goals will help understand your path and if there is a story to connect all of them vs. if it looks like you bounced from a start-up to science to consulting and now to ? (depending on your goals).

I am not sure if you see Wharton, Haas, and Booth in Round 2 as your "back-ups" or you're asking for additional recommendations. Your career goals will be helpful in evaluating those three schools and/or suggesting other ones. Just from my opinion as an applicant I see Wharton and Booth being "similar" (relatively speaking), while Haas is quite different in terms of their opportunities and what your experience will be. From a lot of conversations with people I think generally that stays true, but evaluating those schools for myself is definitely influenced by what I am looking for in a program. For me I group Wharton, Booth, and Sloan with Columbia for their size (except Sloan is smaller) and heavier quant/finance reputation (though with all these schools there is the opportunity to pursue a range of focuses), while Haas I associate more with schools like Tuck, Yale, Ross, and maybe Fuqua that are smaller and might have strengths in "softer" areas like consulting, non-profit, marketing, etc. Stanford, Kellogg, and HBS to a degree fall in between with Stanford feeling more like the Haas group and HBS feeling more like the Wharton group to me. Just what I have gathered in my research, conversations with current students and alums, and based on my own career goals. Sharing in case it's helpful. These groupings again could change quite a bit depending on your goals. You might also have geographical preferences, location type preferences (all the schools you list are in big cities or outside of them), etc. but generally I personally would be expecting much different experiences from a school like Haas and a school like Wharton. Identifying those commonalities (which will vary by person) helped me figure out my top choices and do deeper research and also sometimes lead me to take a second look at a school (or realize my first impressions were far off).

Besides that would say your international experience is quite impressive and wonder if that could be an angle to develop for your essays and application. Likely can show how you've been successful in the academic and professional worlds internationally and would bring that same success and value add to an American business school. Hope these random thoughts are helpful!