3.1 GPA STEM, 2 YOE KPMG Strategy transitioning to tech in finance role, 730 GMAT, Asian Male. Would love to go to Cal, UCLA, NYU, or USC. Assuming average refs and essays, what are my chances?

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Yup. M7 would be a reach but you never know. I’ve met people with worse stats than you at my M7 but I’m sure they had a cool story to tell.

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