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Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
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CLASS SIZE: 171
FEMALE: 36%
MEAN GMAT: 705
MEAN GPA: 3.26
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emlyon
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Class Size: 39
Women: 38%
Mean GMAT: n/a
Nationalities: 17
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Class Size: 40
Women: 35%
Mean GMAT: 675
Mean GPA: 3.44
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Avg. CLASS SIZE: 120
MEAN GMAT: 640
MEAN GPA: 3.23
AVG. WORK EXPERIENCE: 6 Years
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Class Size: 47
Women: 47%
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International: 94%
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Cornell / Johnson
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TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE: 283
Women: 42%
MEDIAN GMAT: 710
MEDIAN GPA: 3.35
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CLASS SIZE: 339
Women: 40%
Median GMAT: 720
Median GPA: 3.64
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Class Size: 65
Women: 29%
Mean GMAT: 668
Mean GPA: 3.55
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Class Size: 52
Women: 38%
Mean GMAT: 686
Mean GPA: 3.46
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April 17, 2024 1:32am ET
Applying: Temple / Fox, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Intake Year: 2024
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting
GMAT: 629
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: India
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April 15, 2024 1:44pm ET
Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, Rice / Jones
Intake Year: 2024
Pre-MBA Career: Consumer electronics goods
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: BCG , Deloitte , PWC
GRE: 325
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 4.5
Location: Nigeria
Post MBA Location: USA
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April 13, 2024 4:44am ET
Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Georgetown / McDonough, Johns Hopkins / Carey, Temple / Fox
Pre-MBA Career: Fortune 100 financial firms (HR and corporate services functions)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Undecided
GPA: 2.5
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: USA
Post MBA Location: NYC
Notes:

- Black woman
- Poor GPA was due to health senior year (was a 3.1-3.3 each year pre-senior year)
- Studied sociology at non-target
- National award/grant-winning, published author
- Strong volunteer experience (5 years at same position w/some leadership)
- Currently unemployed/"job hopping" background due to job market and post-COVID health situation (strongest/longest experience was 2 years in HR at Fortune 100)
- Strong background in academic research and writing
- Zero quant background
- Interested in ESG, consulting, or HR post-MBA, but still deciding
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April 9, 2024 2:43pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Toronto / Rotman, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Director of operations
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Family Business, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , Booz Allen Hamilton , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , PWC
GMAT: 735
GPA: 3.35
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Montreal
Post MBA Location: New York
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April 18, 2024 3:10pm ET
Rejected at NYU Stern
Round: Round 4
Received via email April 18, 2024
GPA: 3.4
Program Type: One Year Program
Post MBA Career Name: Technology
Application Location: New York
Note:

I’m the person who interviewed 3/25 - got an email today saying to check the portal and of course it was a rejection. I kinda expected it after not hearing back within 2 weeks like most applicants did.
April 18, 2024 2:53pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist at NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via email April 18, 2024
GMAT: 690
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Application Location: Brazil
April 18, 2024 1:49pm ET
Interview Invite to Columbia
Round: Round 3
Received via portal April 18, 2024
GPA: 8.4/10
GMAT: 710
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Healthcare
Application Location: LATAM
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April 18, 2024 1:30pm ET
Enrolled at UCLA Anderson
Round: Round 2
Received via n/a
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

Full Consortium scholarship!
April 18, 2024 6:03am ET
Interview Invite to Michigan / Ross
Round: Round 2
Received via email on April 16, 2024
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

Interview invite from waitlist
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April 17, 2024 8:48pm ET
Enrolled: NYU Stern
Admitted: Emory / Goizueta $
$100000
 , NYU Stern , UVA / Darden
Applied: U. Chicago Booth, Columbia, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, UVA / Darden
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Investment Banking
GRE: 327
GPA: 3.6
Notes:

Really tough choice, was very impressed by Darden and Emory to some extent as well. My short term career goals shifted from consulting to IB during the admissions process and Stern's strength in IB and reach in the Northeast makes it the most sensible choice for me.
Rot
April 16, 2024 3:22pm ET
Enrolled: Toronto / Rotman
Admitted: Toronto / Rotman $
C$35000
Applied: Toronto / Rotman
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Technology
GMAT: 740
Location: Toronto
Wha
April 15, 2024 9:07am ET
Enrolled: UPenn / Wharton
Admitted: U. Chicago Booth , Michigan / Ross , Northwestern / Kellogg , UCLA Anderson $
$80000
 , UPenn / Wharton $
$160000
 , Yale SOM
Applied: Michigan / Ross, Yale SOM, UPenn / Wharton, UCLA Anderson, Northwestern / Kellogg, London Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Columbia, U. Chicago Booth
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG, McKinsey
GMAT: 740
GPA: 3.3
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April 9, 2024 10:26pm ET
Enrolled: UCLA Anderson
Admitted: Emory / Goizueta $
$100000
 , UCLA Anderson $
$120000
 , UNC Kenan-Flagler $
$150000
 , USC / Marshall $
$150000
Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan-Flagler, USC / Marshall, UVA / Darden, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Entering Year: 2024
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Investment Banking Companies: AT Kearney, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, PWC, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo Securities
GRE: 336
GPA: 3.85
Location: Toronto
Notes:

UCLA Anderson still has the most prestige among the schools I was admitted too. Los Angeles is beautiful. On-Campus recruiting seemed strongest at UCLA.
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