I still feel sh*tty about getting dinged at HBS 😩 I had such high hopes and they didn't even want to interview me

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No offense but how are you surprised w those stats

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Just because ofbDeloitte? That seems harsh

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I know a guy from Bain who got dinged by Harvard and Stanford twice. 780 GMAT, 4.0 GPA, superior ratings every year. I think elite business school admissions officers get a boner every time they pull out the rejection stamp.

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Keep your head up! If you have the stats to even realistically try for it, you are already doing better than most.

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Makes two of us!

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Maybe they realized you're not a cutthroat backstabing sob. So its actually good for you! 🙃

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GPA...

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What's GSAP

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Yeah I had a 770 and didn't get an interview. You'll be happy wherever you land though!!

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GMAT , gap and major?

740, 3.3. High performer with GSAP

760 6 yrs in Finance minority from underrepresented country, also dinged last year. You are not alone.

High performer with GSAP really doesn't mean much to the top business schools. Any other extracurriculars that would set you apart?

It's weird. Harvard takes not so great candidates from under-represented industries like airlines.

GSAP = Graduate School Assistance Program. Deloitte's program that pays for your MBA

Thanks B&C2. It's insane to me the caliber of applicants that didn't even get interviews...

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