Mr. Pro Athlete FAANG Engineer

It is often said that admission officials will blink once but not twice in assessing an applicant’s profile. And let’s be honest: There is no such thing as a perfect application to a highly selective MBA program. You know the only blemish on your profile is your lowish GPA. A 3.01 is considerably below Stanford’s 3.78 average or Harvard Business School’s 3.69. But it is from an Ivy League college and it is in a difficult subject, computer science. In any case, let’s just say admissions blinks once at that GPA. But everything else in your profile is absolutely stellar, from your well-above average GRE score and your time as an athlete to your work experience at a well-known major tech player. You should definitely get an interview at HBS and then it’s really all about passing that test. My money is on you! I am fairly confident you’ll get into two of your three choices and possibly all three. Good luck.