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International Student dreaming of pursuing my MBA in the US 30 Aug 2025, 12:22
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Hello everyone!
I've been reading this forum for a while, and this community is amazing.
I am thinking about pursuing an MBA in the US, but I'm unsure how strong my profile is, where I should apply, and which schools are the best for international acceptance and full-ride scholarships or at least very generous ones (I can't afford much, lol).
Here is my profile:
  • Education:

    • Graduated in Civil Engineering from a top 5 school in Brazil
    • Completed an exchange program at Montana State University with a full-ride scholarship
    • Postgraduate degree (a mix of a certificate + a professional master's, but not exactly - 1.5 years of study) from one of the best business schools in Brazil
  • Work Experience:

    • 2.5 years at one of the largest publicly listed construction/real estate companies
    • Currently in a management position for almost 6 years at a smaller but locally leading real estate development company
  • Certifications and Volunteer Work:

    • PMP certification
    • Extensive volunteer work (English teacher, Excel teacher, PMI volunteer, etc.)
  • Academic Performance:

    • GPA at (Brazilian undergrad): 3.34 (estimated, as it is graded out of 100)
    • GPA at MSU (exchange student for spring, summer, and fall): 3.67
    • GPA at (postgraduate business school): 3.64
  • GMAT:

    • My mocks are ranging from 630-685
Just FYI, I am from Brazil.
What do you guys think?
Thank you for any advice or suggestions!
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International Student dreaming of pursuing my MBA in the US 03 Sep 2025, 01:32
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Hey jonatasjun,
You have the potential, and while you would first need to align with a career goal wherein an MBA would help you accelerate achieving that goal, you would also need to have about 1 more year before you start applying.

Plus you may need to do a whole lot of howework to research if you even want to chase that dea

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Hello everyone!
I've been reading this forum for a while, and this community is amazing.
I am thinking about pursuing an MBA in the US, but I'm unsure how strong my profile is, where I should apply, and which schools are the best for international acceptance and full-ride scholarships or at least very generous ones (I can't afford much, lol).
Here is my profile:
  • Education:

    • Graduated in Civil Engineering from a top 5 school in Brazil
    • Completed an exchange program at Montana State University with a full-ride scholarship
    • Postgraduate degree (a mix of a certificate + a professional master's, but not exactly - 1.5 years of study) from one of the best business schools in Brazil
  • Work Experience:

    • 2.5 years at one of the largest publicly listed construction/real estate companies
    • Currently in a management position for almost 6 years at a smaller but locally leading real estate development company
  • Certifications and Volunteer Work:

    • PMP certification
    • Extensive volunteer work (English teacher, Excel teacher, PMI volunteer, etc.)
  • Academic Performance:

    • GPA at (Brazilian undergrad): 3.34 (estimated, as it is graded out of 100)
    • GPA at MSU (exchange student for spring, summer, and fall): 3.67
    • GPA at (postgraduate business school): 3.64
  • GMAT:

    • My mocks are ranging from 630-685
Just FYI, I am from Brazil.
What do you guys think?
Thank you for any advice or suggestions!
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