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2011 - Where are you applying?

by dmateer25 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:11 pm
Well this will be the 2nd year in a row I will be starting this forum post and NOT be applying to MBA programs! I decided to hold off one more year, so I will be spending a lot MORE time researching my target schools.

Please post your profiles and the schools you plan to apply to.

Here is my profile:

Age: 24
Gender: Male
Current City: Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality American - Caucasian
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.96
Full Time Work Experience: 2 years
Application year: 2012
How far along in application process: Researching/visiting schools.

Schools interested in:
Fuqua - VISTED (My #1 choice)
Tepper - VISTED
Darden - VISTED
Kenan-Flagler - VISTED
HBS
Kellogg
Tuck
Olin - New addition to my list because of Healthcare focus
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by asamaverick » Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:21 pm
Here is my profile and list of interested schools:

Age: 29
Gender: Male
Current City: Boston, MA
Nationality: Indian (Asian)
GMAT: Test not taken yet. I plan to schedule it before month end (Jun).
GPA: 3.6
Work Experience: 8 years
Application year: 2012
How far along in application process: GMAT prep & school research.

Schools interested in:
Tuck (Got in touch with a current student, through the Tuck connections program)
MIT Sloan (Plan to visit the school soon)
Columbia
INSEAD
Boston University
ISB
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by jcbruin » Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:03 pm
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Current City: Los Angeles, CA
GMAT: TBD - test date (July 31, 2010!)
GPA: 3.5
Work Experience: 4.5 years
Application year: 2011
Status: GMAT Prep & research

Target schools:
Anderson - #1 (visited)
YALE SOM
Fuqua
Booth
Marshall (backup)
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by dmateer25 » Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:22 am
Thanks both for posting your profiles and getting this thread started.

I look forward to hearing how your applications progress!
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by whiplash » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:49 pm
I am a rising junior applying to the Harvard 2+2 Program. My profile is as follows:

Age: 19
Gender: Female
Current City: University Park, Pennsylvania
Nationality: Indian (Asian)
GMAT: Predicted at 750. Will not be taking it till December of 2010
GPA: 3.90
Full Time Work Experience: None. (Internship for 2 months that is on going right now)
Application year: 2011
How far along in application process: Starting to think about GMAT classes and brainstorming mildly about letters of recommendations and essay questions.

Schools interested in:
Harvard 2+2 - Primary Choice
Stanford Dual MS-MBA Option - Secondary Choice (Apply Round 1 for 2012)
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by arohan_sambyal » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:53 am
Hi
I took my GMAT last month from India. I am currently in Chicago on a vacation. I am planning to visit Booth to understand what are my chances @ Booth (:P) . My profile is as below
Age:30 ( aug 24th 2010)
OVer all Work exp ( 8yrs as on 11june 2010)
Specialization : HR (5 yrs work ex)
I am looking forward to my MBA in HR.
GMAT score : 650 :(...my brother says that i should give GMAT again. He thinks I rushed my GMAT ( 45 days gap between day 1 and test date ) ...what do you think?
I need help in identifying colleges that offer good courses in HR.
I have applied to Booth/Cornell/Duke (Fuqua).....(and then i ran out of names so i went for Kellogg n HBS :P)
What are my chances @ Booth? well. i am visiting them tomorrow , will surely let you guys know
PS: I think my chances depends on the answer to "whats with these good colleges? Do they believe in taking someone who is already brillian (720 plus GMAT) and then claim that the best are from them...OR>..they take someone like me and then claim that they make the best ."



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by InkyBinky » Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:46 am
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Current City: Atlanta, GA
GMAT: Not Taken. I've only taken one "real" simulated practice test and scored 710. My target is 750.
GPA: 3.5
Work Experience: ~10 years of professional software design and development for a variety of industries (telecom, logistics, sales and most currently investments)
Application year: 2011
Status: Just started studying for the GMAT

Target schools:
Georgia Tech
Emory
University of Georgia
Georgia State

Notes: My marital status precludes me from leaving work, so I am strictly looking at local, part-time programs. No "top 10" schools for me, but fortunately GA Tech and Emory are both pretty good programs (ranked 26th and 27th respectively by US News & World Reports). The trick will be paying for them without my wife divorcing me over the costs!
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by thinkpanther » Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:34 pm
Below is my profile:


Age: 28
Gender: Male
Current City: Bangalore, India
GMAT: 730
GPA: 3.1
Work Experience: 6 years (I work as a Consultant for a Software Product Vendor. Have extensive international experience)
Application year: 2011
Status: taking baby steps at understanding the application process

Target schools:
Duke Fuqua
INSEAD
ISB Hyderabad
University of South California (Marshall)
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by stargazer9 » Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:37 pm
Can somebody please explain to me what does Rounds 1, 2 and 3 applications dates (that each Biz school has) mean?

Does this mean I have to submit an application 3 times or I can submit it on any one round and undergo 3 rounds of getting 'filtered'?

I am preparing to take the GMAT the end of this year and hopefully commence studies next year. So when exactly do I have to start my application process? I am interested in MBA in Health care. I am currently on my second year as a health service researcher.


This is my profile:

Age: 26
Gender: F
Current City: Singapore

GPA: 3.5
Work Experience: 2 years in research
Application year: 2011


Target schools:
Duke Fuqua
Kellogg
Columbia
NUS
Olin
UCLA
Berkeley
Kindly help!!!

Thanks!
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by mahendra.mallya » Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:00 am
Hi dmateer

i'm from India and here's my profile. Currently working as a naval shipbuilding engineer and looking to make a transition to finance.

Age: 24
Gender: Male
Current City: Visakhapatnam, AP, India
Nationality: Indian (yes we'r Asians too :) )
GMAT: 750
GPA: 3.7
Full Time Work Experience: 2 years (as on Jul 2010)
Application year: 2011
How far along in application process: Finished first draft of essays for 3 target schools (Columbia, Wharton and ISB).

Schools interested in:
Wharton
Columbia
NYU Stern
MIT Sloan
Chicago (Booth)
London Business School
ISB (Indian School of Business)
Harvard (kinda need to grow another inch before aiming there :) )

By the way can someone help me with a query i'v been having? Does it make sense to make a transition to finance (specifically investment banking) after 3 yrs in a heavy engineering sector such as shipbuilding? Will it be considered an unrealistic goal and therefore an outright ding? I'm more of a production planner than a site worker and so i'v had the chance to take on a couple of finance roles but not the spreadsheets and forecasts type.. can i still aim for a transition or should i look to continue in the same field albiet in a finance role? i know i dont wanna go into accounting.. its gotta be investment banking or if i cant get that then private equity.. if this is not possible i'l have to rethink my short-term goals (altho the MBA is a sure thing :) )
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by som.kk » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:50 pm
Hi,

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Current City: Hyderabad, India
GMAT: 720, retaking GMAT soon. Expected 750
GPA: 3.0
Work Experience: ~2 years in telecom. 3 years enterprenuial, during college.
Application year: 2011
Status: Started the application process

Target schools:
HBA
Wharton
Hass
Kellog
ISB

For now this is the list.
Any applicants for these schools are welcome to get in touch with me.
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by niceguy84 » Fri Aug 06, 2010 8:03 pm
Age:26
Gender :Male
Current City: Deployed to Afghanistan
GMAT: Scheduled for December
GPA: 5 classes left with a 3.1
Wok Experience: 8.5 years, United States Marine Corps
Application year 2011
Status: Studying for GMAT, looking at schools, and formulating essays

Interested Schools:
UCLA
BC
UCI
GW
UCSD
Penn St.
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by GMATMBAGUY » Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:41 am
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Current City: Atlanta, GA
GMAT: Not Taken.
Work Experience: ~10 years of IT experience including but not limited to Networking, Unified Communications, Security
Application year: 2011
Status: Just started studying for the GMAT

Target schools:
Georgia Tech
Emory

Interested in finding out how to pay for these programs :)
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by slynch » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:58 am
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Current City: Richmond, VA
Nationality American - Caucasian
GMAT: 740
GPA: 3.97
Degree: 2 B.S degrees- Accounting and Finance
Full Time Work Experience: 1 years (1.5 including internships)
Application year: 2012
Status: Researching/visiting schools.

Schools interested in:
HBS
Stanford
Wharton
Chicago Booth
MIT
London Business School
UVA Darden
Duke
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by verne10 » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:46 am
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Current City: Mumbai,India
GMAT: Not Taken expected 750
Work Experience: ~2.5 years of IT experience developing finance applications in one of the top I-bank in this world.
Application year: 2011
Status: Just started studying for the GMAT

Target schools:
FUQUA
Booth
Berkerly Haas
UCLA
Kenan Flagler
Darden
ROTMAN
LBS
HEC
Marshall (backup)
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