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Admitted: Booth (40k a year/80 total) 😊
Waiting: Kellogg R1, HBS R2, Stanford R2 [caveat I was going to apply to some other lower M7 schools but with the Booth admit I will now save myself those app fees.]
Stats: 740, 3.5

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Just something to think about: if they do match, does Kellogg take the lead? 🤨

Accepted: Kelley (online) w/scholarship
Waiting: Marshall (online)
GMAT waived for both - I have a quant heavy MS and related experience

4 YOE
Undergrad GPA: 3.9
Masters GPA: 3.9
(Both state schools)
29 yo (at matriculation), Hispanic female, 1st gen, v humble beginnings

Going online because my employer will pay 75% if I remain employed, not willing to move bc I am a new homeowner.

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Admitted: Wharton, Booth (full-ride), Columbia
Dinged: Harvard
Stats: 3.97, 700 GMAT

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Nice!

Admitted: Ross (20k), Johnson (45k)
Waiting: Booth, Tuck
Stats: ORM, International, 740, 3.2

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Admitted: Booth (150k)
Waiting: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton
Stats: 730, 3.6, URM

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@C3 I’m applying right now and looking to do similar work - where did you end up attending? Would love to ask you some questions as I wrap up R2 apps!

Admitted: Stanford GSB, Kellogg 🤯🥳
Waiting: Wharton, HBS Rd 2
Stats: T15 undergrad, 3.7 GPA, 750 GMAT

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Yes! Hope the below is at least marginally helpful.

At a high level, I am really passionate about a specific industry (have been focused on it since high school) and a series of events changed my view on the industry and helped me zone in on a particular problem I wanted to solve. That "story" was infused across most of my app.
But for my "what matters most" essay, I actually did not talk about that specific industry at all. I focused on something that revealed more about my personality / how I get through tough times / how I relate to others. The stories I touched on were both professional and personal (I think the personal one was more powerful, tbh)

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Admitted: 🙃
Waiting: Ross, Kellogg, Haas, Fuqua, Stern
Stats: Mixed race lgbt woman, 3.94, 325 GRE, non read background

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I was asked. But my ECs and some of my work speak to my involvement with the lgbtq community

Deferred applicant
Admitted: GSB, Wharton )
Dinged: HBS
760 gmat, 3.96 gpa

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Admitted: Ross (40k)
Denied: HBS
Waiting: Kellogg, Fuqua
Stats: ORM 3.76 760

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Update: Also admitted to Kellogg (no money)

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Admitted: LBS
Waiting: Sloan CBS
Dinged: HBS GSB
Stats: W Male 4.0 770

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Idk. I kind of shot from the hip with my applications... I didn’t put as much effort in as some, to be honest, partially because I’m not that fussed about HBS/GSB prestige.

Even LBS pretty frankly told me in my interview that they weren’t sure if I was actually serious about getting an MBA or not, which is probably true if I’m honest with myself. Part of that is that I’ll be two years into the post-MBA job at Bain if / when I go, part of it is more personal.

Also, “what matters to me most and why” isn’t and likely will never be related to my career, which I was relatively open about. I’m basically a cynical mercenary.

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Admitted/committed: Fuqua
Stats: GPA=3.2 GMAT=710, white dude

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EY1 - Early action

Admitted: Wharton (25%), Sloan (50%), Kellogg (50%)
Dinged: HBS
Stats: lgbtq URM, 3.5, 710

Will be attending Wharton!

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-Great current role that flows into long-term goal
-Great letters of Rec from MDs I reported directly to
-Held positions at ACN and within the community that were meaningful to my story

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Admitted: 🥺
Waiting: UCLA, UT-Austin, Rice, Cornell
Stats: ORM, 332 gre, 3.3 gpa

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Accepted Cornell!

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Admitted: 😢😪
Waitlist: LBS
Pending: CBS, Booth
Dinged: Wharton
740, 3.6 GaTech, W Male

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Sting EM

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Admitted: IE (waiting on Fulbright decision)
Waiting: IESE - might apply to a couple schools R2 if dinged
Stats: Gay Hispanic Male, 3.9 T20 State School, 750, Trilingual

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Thank you - I’m super excited!

Admitted: Stanford GSB, MIT Sloan 🙌
Waiting: HBS (Round 2)
Stats: ORM, 3.9 GPA, 750 GMAT

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Very cool! How much time did you get to accept the gsb offer?

Admitted: Nowhere :(
Waiting: Booth, Tuck, Yale, HBS, GSB, Kellogg
Denied: MIT, Wharton
Stats: ORM, 3.8 Lower Ivy, 720

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Congrats on GSB! If you don’t mind me asking, how many yoe and what’s your previous industry exp? Jw because I have a similar profile :)

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Admitted: None so far
Waiting: Tuck Yale Wharton Kellogg
Dinged: CBS ED, HBS
Stats: ORM, International work ex (US citizen), Top 20 Undergrad, 3.7 GPA, 720 GMAT (Q49 V39)

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Spooky?

Admitted: Marshall (50k)
Waiting: Tuck, Anderson, Stern
Stats: 750, 3.2, ORM

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Yep! Currently working in consulting in LA and wanting to transition to a strategy and ops role and stay local. Had a fair amount of involvement with local ECs which droge USC/UCLA higher on my preferred programs. Actually ended up deciding on atrending Anderson

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Admitted: Booth ($60k)
Waiting: Kellogg, Sloan, CBS (waiting on interview)
Dinged: Wharton
Stats: 3.45 STEM, 730. ORM LGBT female

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Wow 60k at Booth is awesome! What’s your first choice?

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Admitted: Ross (full ride)
Waiting: Sloan, Kellogg, Darden, Haas
Dinged: CBS ED
Stats: 720, 3.7, ORM, Top 5 Eng UG (Top 30 overall)

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