Hi,
Considering applying next year.
How good are my chances at a Sloan MBA?
Brazilian Male, 28
GMAT - 740 (44V, 48Q, 6 AWA, 8 IR)
Education: Denison University, BA - Economics and Philosophy double major
GPA: 3.46/4.00 (3.51 Econ in-major GPA, 3.47 Philosophy in-major GPA)
Work-Experience (6 years at the time of application):
Very, very large Brazilian firm in the energy sector (2015-present)
Upon graduation, moved back to Brazil for family reasons, and went into trainee program in the agro-industrial business business branch of a large Brazilian energy company. Focused initially on the sugar cane supply planning and strategy.
For the first year, worked with strategic planning and selection of our cane-supply and land-lease contracts, focusing on market research and farm selection.
Second year, built tool that allowed for our buyers to instantly simulate long-term profits of signing a specific cane-supply or land-lease contract. This analysis tool is, to this day, a mandatory step when sigining any feedstock contract.
Third year, helped the company re-think its capex decision matrix, created and implemented tools to add clarity and set up governance to the decision-making process. Built business cases for large-scale, long-term irrigation projects worth tens of millions of dollars in investments. Approved and currently being rolled out.
Fourth year, switched to industrial planning and promoted to senior analyst. Start learning about industrial planning and focus initially on establishing better planning tools to maximize profits in our bioenergy business. Develop optimization tool that allows us to simulate different business scenarios, factoring in dozens of variables from around our business chain, and finding optimal profit scenarios.
Fifth year, now responsible for the long-term operational planning of our bioenergy, sugar and ethanol businesses. Constantly in contact with stakeholders up and down the business chain to ensure the feasibility and profitability of our commercial plans.
Internship (2013)
Internship semester abroad in London, doing macroeconomic research on BRICs for a large German market news firm.
Extracurriculars after college: Volunteer for local NGO offering professional mentoring and apprenticeships to 16- and 17-year olds. Around 20 hrs/year in activities, plus 20+ hours in fundraisers.
Extra-curriculars/employment in college: Off-campus study and internship semester. Economics tutoring. Portuguese TA. International student tutoring. Risk management chair at on-campus fraternity.
Post MBA aspirations:
Work in consulting firm abroad (US/Europe) upon graduation, eventually move back into planning in the energy or technology sectors.
Other schools: Duke, INSEAD, HEC, Oxford, ESADE, Bocconi
Thank you!