Hi! I'd greatly appreciate an evaluation of my profile!
Javier Rodriguez
Guatemala, male, 27yo
GMAT19 Aug 2009 (Official Score) --- TOTAL 710 (92%), Quant 47 (78%), Verbal 40 (89%)
21 Jul 2014 (Unofficial Score) --- TOTAL 770 (99%), IR 8 (92%), Verbal 47 (99%), Quant 49 (79%)
(I took the GMAT again b/c the 2009 score will expire soon)
EDUCATIONPhillips Exeter Academy '04
Duke University '09
GPA: 3.0 (yikes!)
Major: B.A. Economics
Certificate: Markets and Business Management Studies
WORK EXPERIENCESep-Dec 2007:
Shoeboxed[dot]com -(online personal finance tool, startup by two Duke alums)
-Team Member, Marketing & Strategy
Summer 2008:
Bacardi USA -Intern, Bacardi Flavored Rums Marketing Team
Aug 09-Feb 10:
HealthCare[dot]com, Inc -'Business Development Junior Manager'
-Basically worked on their affiliate program
-Prospecting affiliates, cold-calling, managing existing relationships
Aug 10-Oct 11:
Vietnam USA Society English Centers -Taught English to elementary, middle school, high school, university and adult student groups.
Oct 12-May 14:
Cube Academy -Developed curricula, workbooks, and guidebooks for SAT, TOEFL, and Academic English courses
-Taught SAT, ACT, TOEFL, and Academic English to middle/high school students
EXTRACURRICULARS2006-2009:
Eta Prime Fraternity -Positions held: President, Treasurer, Recruitment Chairman, Exec Council Chairman
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TARGET PROGRAMS (Applying R1 for Fall 2015)
-Stanford
-Haas
-Kellogg
-Tuck
-Fuqua
POST-MBA GOAL (still need to more clearly define this)
Marketing/Brand Management or Sustainability in Athletic & Outdoor industry, OR
something more focused on Social Entrepreneurship/Sustainability.
QUESTIONS--Is my 3.0 GPA at Duke a big issue? Do my GMAT scores partially make up for this? (TOTAL 770 (99%), IR 8 (92%), Verbal 47 (99%), Quant 49 (79%))
--Is my lack of business/management work experience an issue?
--Should I add a school where it's more likely that I will be accepted? (I have been looking at UNC's Kenan-Fagler and Notre Dame's Mendoza)
Thank you very much for your help!