Candidate:

Mr. Stay Involved

About Me:

Was determined to get a top MBA pretty quickly after graduating. Spent a lot of time studying for GMAT, taking projects on at work where I could put quantifiable results on my resume, and getting involved in at least 1 or 2 things regularly outside of my direct job at all times.

Schools:

Target School: Chicago Booth

Considering: Columbia, Tuck, Wharton

Rejected: Columbia, Wharton

Waitlisted: Tuck

See More Profiles For: Chicago Booth

Application Status: Accepted

Details:

Undergrad School: Rice/Vandy/WUSTL

Undergrad Major: Biology

GPA: 3.4

GMAT: 730

Age: 26, Ethnicity: Asian or Indian

Extracurriculars: 3 Corporate Awards (i.e. distinguished employee), Various Volunteering and Member of Alumni Association (consistently 2-3 hours a week)

Work History:

Title: Analyst

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Top Firm

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Title: Analyst

Industry: Banking & Finance

Company: Fortune 100 Top 10

Length of Employment: 2 yrs

Big Life Wins:

Moving to a top-ranked firm in my field Receiving a few corporate awards that highlighted my success Being a key teammate on large projects at work

Post MBA Goal:

Become a principal at a PE firm

Odds:

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See what the industry experts have to say:

John A. Byrne, P&Q Founder & Editor-In-Chief |

Congratulations on your acceptance to Chicago Booth. That’s a great choice and a real accomplishment. I would have predicted the same given your stats from a top undergraduate school, your GMAT, and especially your work experience in getting hired at highly selective firms. Well done! Best of luck to you.

Congratulations on your acceptance to Chicago Booth. That’s a great choice and a real accomplishment. I would have predicted the same given your stats from a top undergraduate school, your GMAT, and especially your work experience in getting hired at highly selective firms. Well done! Best of luck to you.

5 years ago
mbaMission

Congratulations on your Booth admit! It really sounds like you did everything a candidate would want to do and it paid off! As your results show, the admissions game can be a bit unpredictable even if you do everything right, so hopefully others reading this will take away the lesson to not count on any one school outcome but to build a list of schools that makes sense for their goals and keep their eyes on the prize! Good luck with your future goals! All the best, Julie-Anne Heafey, mbaMission

Congratulations on your Booth admit! It really sounds like you did everything a candidate would want to do and it paid off! As your results show, the admissions game can be a bit unpredictable even if you do everything right, so hopefully others reading this will take away the lesson to not count on any one school outcome but to build a list of schools that makes sense for their goals and keep their eyes on the prize! Good luck with your future goals! All the best, Julie-Anne Heafey, mbaMission

5 years ago