· 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?
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