Score: 730 GMAT Classic
GPA: 3.2
Pre-MBA industry: Computer Software
Post-MBA industry: Computer Software
2 years ago
5 Sep 2023 04:09
27y, male, Brazilian
Graduated at top law school in Brazil
Experience: ~6 months as a corporate lawyer; ~2y as a product manager on startup 1; 2y 6m as founding team member/product manager at startup 2
Recomender: current CEO, Ex Mckinsey, Insead MBA. Meet him at startup 1 during his 3rd year out from McKinsey. Invited me to join startup 2 where i'm a founding team member.
Post MBA Goal: In the long-term, I will leverage my knowledge and network as a corporate lawyer, product manager, and founding team member, along with the insights from my MBA, to be an entrepreneur in education, a field that has a strong connection with my family and what I believe.
Extracurriculars: Assistant to the financial law professor as a volunteer and to the economic law professor, with scholarship (Mar/2019 – Aug/2019) • Volunteer at the public defender's office, helping with criminal cases. (Aug/2015 – Jul/2017) • Approved on the local BAR examination (XXVII edition. 13% approval rate) • Completed a certificate in “Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python” from MIT (online)
Do you have an awesome long-term goal. It’s great to have a vision that is personal and unique. I would recommend getting quite specific and granular in your short term goals. I assume you would be recruiting for some tech p.m. rules among the top companies in the US?
I would say you picked what i would consider pretty aggressive goals but I think reachable with some help from a friend who can back you up. At the same time, I would say most except UCLA would be no-scholarship programs. If you are considering/looking for scholarships, perhaps worth going down a tier to Fuqua, Ross, Yale, Darden, Johnson, Stern.
I don't do much of profile reviews and I don't consult and I have no idea about the strength of your applications and stories but with lots of assumptions, that's my take. As. usual, it is good to apply to a spectrum of programs to get feedback in R1 and readjust for R2.