MIT Sloan | Ms. Engineering + Extracurriculars
GMAT 695, GPA 3.45
Harvard | Ms. Impact Consultant
GRE 304 ( diagnostic test from ets) , GPA 7.41/10
Kellogg SOM | Mr. Fertilizer Financier
GMAT 735 GMAT Focus, GPA 3.85
Harvard | Ms. Indian Engineer
GMAT 760, GPA 3.5
Wharton | Mr. Private Equity
GMAT 730, GPA 3.2
HEC Paris | Ms. M&A Lawyer
GMAT 700, GPA 3.5
Stanford GSB | Ms. UK In the USA
GMAT 720, GPA 1st class (UK scoring)
Kenan-Flagler | Mr. Do I Have A Shot?
GMAT EA: 151, GPA 3.1
Chicago Booth | Ms. Tech4Good
GMAT 760, GPA 3.76
Columbia | Mr. Underdog
GMAT 695 GMAT Focus (750 Legacy GMAT equivalent), GPA 2.85
McCombs School of Business | Mr. Big Pharma
GRE N/A, GPA 3.1
Kenan-Flagler | Mr. Non-Traditional Undergrad
GMAT 660, GPA 2.9
Kellogg SOM | Ms. Talent Acquisition
GRE 316, GPA 3.6
Ross | Mr. Tax Accountant
GMAT N/A, GPA 3.3
Tuck | Mr. Nothing Is Perma
GMAT 760, GPA 7/10

Video: Can This 23-Year-Old Get Into Harvard Or Stanford?

by: John A. Byrne on September 12, 2013 | 5,851 Views

She currently works as a senior analyst for a boutique economics consulting firm in Europe. With a 770 GMAT and a 3.45 GPA from a top liberal arts college, this 23-year-old Asian American woman is hoping to get into an elite business school’s MBA program. She plays poker, loves scuba diving and rafting and is active in women’s issues. Can she make it?

In this video, the second in a new series, HBSGuru.com Founder Sandy Kreisberg and Poets&Quants.com Editor John A. Byrne evaluate the merits of her profile and how she should present herself to get into her dream school.

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