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Undergrad: top 20, 3.45 gpa, math major
3 YOE at big 4 as a data and analytics consultant
2 YOE at amazon as a bie and data scientist
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Haven’t taken GMAT officially yet but am getting my 720 on first practice test

Looking into tuck, Kellogg, Yale SOM, and stern

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Probably a pretty normal application based on stats. Since your GPA is a little lower than average for those schools, I’d try to compensate with a slightly higher GMAT (ie 740). Either way, I’d assume you’d have a good shot at those schools, with Kellogg being a stretch school. If you’ve got a good story, then you should be good

Signed - a rando on the internet who’s at a business school but has no admissions experience

Think you have a good shot at M7s. High gmat should be possible as a fang DS, aim for 750 and you could have a shot at any school.

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