My MBA Path ยท Cohort Report
MBA
MOMENTUM
THE COHORT
Serious candidates. Ambitious targets. From every corner of the world.
MBA Momentum launched April 30, 2026. Here's who is already in.
Countries represented
Continents
Majority targeting
M7 programs
Geography
From Washington, D.C.
to Tokyo to Lima.
Post-MBA ambitions
What they're
building toward.
Target programs
Where they want
to go.
Most-mentioned programs across the cohort, in order of frequency.
Academic profile
The range speaks
for itself.
GMAT score range
625 — 705
Strong representation in the 655–705 band
GRE score range
280 — 334
Real high performers at the top end
Undergraduate GPA range (4.0 scale)
2.8 — 4.0
Majority cluster in the 3.3–3.7 band — the real M7 applicant range
Featured profiles
A few profiles that
tell the story.
A cofounder with a multimillion-dollar raise and a current VC fellowship — still doing the program alongside everyone else.
Because ambition isn’t a reason to skip the fundamentals.
A candidate applying from sub-Saharan Africa, targeting HBS, Stanford, Wharton, and MIT — with the GRE score to back it up.
Geography is not destiny.
A candidate who has already cleared 700+ on the GMAT and is now here, ready to build real MBA application strategy.
A strong test score is the beginning of the work, not the end of it.
A candidate heading to MBB first — and then founding an executive search firm built around inclusive, high-performing leadership, with a focus on women.
The short game and the long game, thought through.
My MBA Path’s Manifesto
“My services are paid.
My knowledge is free.”
That’s why I built MBA Momentum.
Join the cohort →Petia Whitmore · Founder, My MBA Path