Profile Evaluation - Please, help me.
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21 Jul 2009, 13:48
Hello Alex,
I'm looking to apply in 2010 in order to start in Fall 2011.
Please could you evaluate my profile? I honestly would like to know your opinion wheter it's possible for me to get into one of the programs of my choice or not. Maybe it's a long shot.
Target: As I have a long work experience related to Manufacturing field and also I have a big passion about that, my strong desire is to get into a Dual Degree Program like MBA/MS, where the main choice would be LFM program at MIT/Sloan or MMM program at Kellog.
My Profile:
Age: 27
Nationality: Brazilian
GMAT: I did not get the GMAT yet, but I took several Kaplan tests and I'm scoring around 630. looked in the Score Simulator Tool and it stated that I would be able to get a 710 in the real GMAT test ( I hope!! ), but despite of that I'm studying hard in order to get a 750 in GMAT to compensate my very low GPA grade.
Graduation: I got a BS in Automotive Mechanical Engineering. Although the grades system in Brazil is not similar to GPA, I did some roughly correlations and belive to have 2.8 GPA grade, which I think is very low.
I don't know if it helps, but since I was 14 I had to work full time ( 40 hours per week) in other to pay my studies and help my parents. I believe that this fact contributed in some way to have low grades.
Work Experience: I have 12 years work experience in Automotive Industry in Brazil and also 1 year experience in Automotive Industry in UK. During this period I have worked in several departments and increased my responsibilities along the time. Below is a small time frame showing that:
Volkswagen Auto maker
1996 – 1999 > Apprentice
1999-2000 > Quality auxiliary
2000-2002 >Drawings Controller Got a promotion by the time I finish Mechanic Technical course in high school
2003-2005 >Product Analyst Got a promotion by the time that I started the BS in Mechanical Engineering
2005-2006 >Buyer
Ford Automaker
2007-2008 >Manufacturing Engineer After finish my BS course I started to work as Engineer.
2008-2009 >Internship at Ford Technical Centre in England.
2009- current >Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Cylinder Head component in Brazil.
Extracurricular activities: Since I was 15 I have been involved with social work in my faith community, and also took some leadership positions during this period.
Many Thanks for your help!
Rodrigo