What schools do you think I should target?

Applying this fall with the following stats
6 YOE (1.5 in big 4 audit, 4.5 transaction advisory at middle market advisory firm)
3.9 GPA at Midwest state school
GMAT Focus: 665 (94th percentile)
Extracurriculars: part time internship with search fund (former client), alumni treasurer for undergrad fraternity

Goals transition to private equity/IB post-grad

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M7: you have a great profile for the lower half of the M7

Top half is majority full of traditional consultants, PE, IB with a crapshoot of other backgrounds.

This is all anecdotal but I think the bottom half of the M7 is more open to non-traditional.

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Preface: I think rankings are arbitrary for 90% of MBA outcomes across the Top 10/7

My comment refers to anything aside HSW.

My advice is anecdotal based on my experience at a M7, but the other M7 are less snooty about less “traditional” pre-MBA experiences (e.g., more teachers, engineers, accountants, etc).

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I did 2 years audit, 3 years in TAS at Big 4 (was an early promo to manager).

3.9 GPA at top 25 school and 330 GRE.

I got into 2 M7 and a T15, all with partial scholarship. Rejected at Wharton (no interview) and HBS post-interview

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