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05 Nov 2020, 12:03
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· Demographics (nationality, gender): Brazilian national, white male, 28 years old.
· Education: Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah, USA). 3.5 GPA. B.S. in Genetics and Biotechnology
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education: Minor in Business Management.
· GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown): GMAT 680 (2nd attempt. 1st attempt was also 680). Last attempt: 44Q, 39V, 8 IR. AWA not avaiable yet.
· Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
Precision Genomics (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA): Cancer research. 9 months. Key accomplishments: Acted as lead contributor for the development of Standard Operational Procedure documentation for a cutting-edge healthcare start-up to meet its regulatory needs and to provide guidelines for future tech analysts.
CHS Inc. (São Paulo, Brazil): 20 months. Agricultural trading company. Responsibilities included understanding grain commodities market trends, and developing in-depth analyses and insights to help drive value to the company's core business. Key accomplishments: By own initiative, sought out and established a partnership with the University of Illinois School of Business to source pro-bono consulting opportunities with current MBA candidates for CHS projects.
Falconi (São Paulo, Brazil): most recent. As of nov/2020, 23 months. Falconi is the largest Brazilian management consulting company with projects all across Latin America and locations in Europe and the United States. Hired as a business analyst and have worked in major projects including multi-billion dollar fashion retail and food product companies. In almost 24 years, I've received two salary promotions due to high performance. I excepted to be promoted to consultant within 6-12 months.
· Extracurricular activities (highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones): 1) During college, co-founded the Biotech Entrepreneurship Club, which sought to connect students with leading business leaders in the local biotech industry. 2) Volunteered for 24 months in Toronto, Canada, providing English lessons and mentoring for youth, adults, and families from dozens of different cultural and demographic backgrounds. Participated in various projects to aid local communities across Ontario. Key accomplishments: Appointed as an assistant to the program's president. Assisted in leading 250 full-time volunteers organized into distinct zones and districts. Provided training, lectures, and workshops throughout.
· Post-MBA goals: Career change into tech industry in Brazil (retail or fintech). Huge growth and a ton of opportunities to improve general quality of life for millions of Brazilians.
· Target schools: Kellogg, Duke, Ross, Darden, Tuck
· Other information relevant to your profile: I want to apply in 2021 and start a full-time MBA by 2022. I'll have 6 years of work experience by then.
· Any specific questions you would like answered by our team: After two attempts, my major question is whether I should attempt the GMAT a third time?
· Education: Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah, USA). 3.5 GPA. B.S. in Genetics and Biotechnology
· Other coursework or post-undergraduate education: Minor in Business Management.
· GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown): GMAT 680 (2nd attempt. 1st attempt was also 680). Last attempt: 44Q, 39V, 8 IR. AWA not avaiable yet.
· Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
Precision Genomics (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA): Cancer research. 9 months. Key accomplishments: Acted as lead contributor for the development of Standard Operational Procedure documentation for a cutting-edge healthcare start-up to meet its regulatory needs and to provide guidelines for future tech analysts.
CHS Inc. (São Paulo, Brazil): 20 months. Agricultural trading company. Responsibilities included understanding grain commodities market trends, and developing in-depth analyses and insights to help drive value to the company's core business. Key accomplishments: By own initiative, sought out and established a partnership with the University of Illinois School of Business to source pro-bono consulting opportunities with current MBA candidates for CHS projects.
Falconi (São Paulo, Brazil): most recent. As of nov/2020, 23 months. Falconi is the largest Brazilian management consulting company with projects all across Latin America and locations in Europe and the United States. Hired as a business analyst and have worked in major projects including multi-billion dollar fashion retail and food product companies. In almost 24 years, I've received two salary promotions due to high performance. I excepted to be promoted to consultant within 6-12 months.
· Extracurricular activities (highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones): 1) During college, co-founded the Biotech Entrepreneurship Club, which sought to connect students with leading business leaders in the local biotech industry. 2) Volunteered for 24 months in Toronto, Canada, providing English lessons and mentoring for youth, adults, and families from dozens of different cultural and demographic backgrounds. Participated in various projects to aid local communities across Ontario. Key accomplishments: Appointed as an assistant to the program's president. Assisted in leading 250 full-time volunteers organized into distinct zones and districts. Provided training, lectures, and workshops throughout.
· Post-MBA goals: Career change into tech industry in Brazil (retail or fintech). Huge growth and a ton of opportunities to improve general quality of life for millions of Brazilians.
· Target schools: Kellogg, Duke, Ross, Darden, Tuck
· Other information relevant to your profile: I want to apply in 2021 and start a full-time MBA by 2022. I'll have 6 years of work experience by then.
· Any specific questions you would like answered by our team: After two attempts, my major question is whether I should attempt the GMAT a third time?
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Hi dfamorim,
Yes, you really should take the GMAT exam if you want to get into one of those schools. A 680 would no doubt give you a reasonable shot, but being 20 points below the vaunted 700 threshold will put pressure on the other components of your application.
Since you're not applying this year, why would you not take it again? You have a great background otherwise and should do everything you can over the next six or so months to put yourself in an even better position. Plus, you are right on the cusp! How did you prepare for your first two attempts? Did you study and if you did, did you put in a significant amount of time? Did you take a GMAT course? I have worked with many clients who, after taking my advice on ways to retool their preparation, have been able to jump into the 700 club.
Lastly, have you considered the GRE as an alternative? Maybe that will jive with you more than the GMAT.
Please reach out if you need any help or additional guidance.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
Best,
Seth
Yes, you really should take the GMAT exam if you want to get into one of those schools. A 680 would no doubt give you a reasonable shot, but being 20 points below the vaunted 700 threshold will put pressure on the other components of your application.
Since you're not applying this year, why would you not take it again? You have a great background otherwise and should do everything you can over the next six or so months to put yourself in an even better position. Plus, you are right on the cusp! How did you prepare for your first two attempts? Did you study and if you did, did you put in a significant amount of time? Did you take a GMAT course? I have worked with many clients who, after taking my advice on ways to retool their preparation, have been able to jump into the 700 club.
Lastly, have you considered the GRE as an alternative? Maybe that will jive with you more than the GMAT.
Please reach out if you need any help or additional guidance.
https://admissionado.com/free-consultation/
Best,
Seth
05 Nov 2020, 18:38
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Hello! Thank you so much for the prompt reply.
You are right, I do have time. I have decided to take the GMAT a third time next month. That will give me another 7 weeks of studying.
To answer your question, between my first and second attempt, I studied Quant pretty deligently for three months. I hired a tutor on Upwork and even built a pretty thorough mistake log that I reviewed often.
In regards to practice tests, I didn't do so bad. After completing my study plan, I attemped several practice exams (all from GMAC) starting about two weeks before my actual exam. My scores were as follows, in this order: 740, 650, 680, 700, 680. My quant fluctuated quite a bit and my verbal was pretty consistent with only a slite variation (between 85 and 95 percentile).
I really need to find out what exactly it is that I'm missing. I feel like my math improved a lot - and yet I didn't perform that well in my last practice exams and that actual exam. I feel like 700 is right there! I haven't considered the GRE, but will take a practice exam to test it out. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks!
David
You are right, I do have time. I have decided to take the GMAT a third time next month. That will give me another 7 weeks of studying.
To answer your question, between my first and second attempt, I studied Quant pretty deligently for three months. I hired a tutor on Upwork and even built a pretty thorough mistake log that I reviewed often.
In regards to practice tests, I didn't do so bad. After completing my study plan, I attemped several practice exams (all from GMAC) starting about two weeks before my actual exam. My scores were as follows, in this order: 740, 650, 680, 700, 680. My quant fluctuated quite a bit and my verbal was pretty consistent with only a slite variation (between 85 and 95 percentile).
I really need to find out what exactly it is that I'm missing. I feel like my math improved a lot - and yet I didn't perform that well in my last practice exams and that actual exam. I feel like 700 is right there! I haven't considered the GRE, but will take a practice exam to test it out. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks!
David
