paulista wrote:
Please evaluate my profile:
Age: 27
Brazilian Male - attorney
GMAT: 720-730 (expected)
Undergrad: Top Law School in Brazil. GPA: 6.5 (out of 10). Got a 9 in the final paper in Corporate Law.
Grad: Corporate Finance in a top Brazilian Business school - Took classes in Columbia as part of the program) - GPA: 9 (out of 10).
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1 year internship - Big wall street bank in São Paulo
2 year internship - Top Tier law firm in São Paulo
4 year Associate M&A and Securities Law - Top Tier law firm in São Paulo
Nice recommendation letters.
Extracurriculars:
- Bass Player
- Lots of Pro Bono Law Practice/ community service - most after college. Part time volunteer as legal advisor to a very well funded education NGO for 3 years .
- Already went to study abroad in Canada and Chile (native in Brazilian Portuguese, fluent in English and Spanish)
Goals after MBA: To work in M&A - Business Development, Strategy, etc. / IB would be an option as well due to the characteristics of my profile
Targets:
Fuqua
McCombs
Goizueta
Owen
UF Hough
In addition, how do you assess the possibility of obtaining a significant scholarship in the schools mentioned above?
Thanks a lot.
If you earn the GMAT you anticipate, You would be a highly competitive at your target programs. You would also have a good chance at getting scholarship. However, you may have to work harder to get into IB or M&A because the elite Wall St. firms don't recruit at all or much at these programs (with the exception of Fuqua.) If you do not have the contacts of your own to get hired, make sure you are applying to programs that support your goals.
Best,
Linda