Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
May 0301:00 PM IST
-02:00 PM IST
Looking to secure a coveted spot at a top business school? Our team of seasoned MBA admissions consultants, including top B schools alumni and industry leaders, is here to help turn your dreams into reality. Let’s kick-start your journey to success!
May 0507:00 PM EDT
-08:00 PM EDT
In this live 60-minute masterclass, How to Get Ahead of MBA Recruiting Now, we’ll walk through the four biggest mistakes incoming MBAs make and how to avoid them so you’re not scrambling to catch up once recruiting begins.
May 0710:00 AM EDT
-10:30 AM EDT
Sia Admissions Founder Susan Berishaj is covering this live on YouTube, May 7: how admissions committees actually evaluate goals statements, who is in the room, and why the goals statement most applicants submit wouldn't survive that conversation.
pcoelho
Joined: 24 Mar 2019
Last visit: 18 Dec 2019
Posts: 2
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 1
Location: Brazil
Concentration: Finance, Strategy
Schools: Sloan '22 CBS '22 (M) Booth '22 HBS '22 Wharton '22 LBS '21
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V40
GMAT 2: 740 Q50 V40
WE:Analyst (Finance: Venture Capital)
Products:
Schools: Sloan '22 CBS '22 (M) Booth '22 HBS '22 Wharton '22 LBS '21
GMAT 2: 740 Q50 V40
Posts: 2
Kudos:
5
27 May 2019, 14:14
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi,
Could you please help me with the profile evaluation? I am thinking about my MBA chances and if I should apply to more schools... Here are my stats:
1. Brazilian, male (26 by beginning of classes)
2. GMAT: 740
3. Undergrad: University of São Paulo: Polytechnic School of Engineering (Top University in Brazil) - BSc Mechanical Engineering (no official GPA provided by university)
(a) No "official GPA" provided by school, but it says that: "excellent students don't score more than 70% and my average final score is 64%"... I would guess that I finished college in the top 30% of the class
4. Experience:
(a) I've been working for the biggest private equity firm in Latin America (Blackstone partner in LatAm; Firm has ~USD 15 Bn in assets under management) for the past
3.5 years. I currently work as Private Equity associate. Since I joined this company, I already got 3 promotions (the last one was a fast track promotion to PE
associate). Through this years, my main responsibilities were analyze companies, perform due diligence, build company's business plans, help in the negotiations for
target companies, help in portfolio divestments, among others. I also worked ~8 months for one of our invested companies as a financial manager, was a member of
the board of the directors of this company, and helped in the PMI process after we acquired it.
(b) Prior to joining my current firm, I worked 6 months in the finance department of a big bank (middle/ back office job).
5. Additional experience/extracurricular:
(a) Undergraduate research for a local public institution (1.5 years). My final work was presented in a international congress
(b) During my banking years, I helped a couple of times a senior living home
(c) No other relevant experiences to add here... (this should probably be a weakness in my application)
6. I will apply in first round (this august). I'm thinking to apply to HBS, Wharton, Booth, Columbia, Sloan and Haas (don't know if I should apply to more programs too)
Thank you for your time!
Could you please help me with the profile evaluation? I am thinking about my MBA chances and if I should apply to more schools... Here are my stats:
1. Brazilian, male (26 by beginning of classes)
2. GMAT: 740
3. Undergrad: University of São Paulo: Polytechnic School of Engineering (Top University in Brazil) - BSc Mechanical Engineering (no official GPA provided by university)
(a) No "official GPA" provided by school, but it says that: "excellent students don't score more than 70% and my average final score is 64%"... I would guess that I finished college in the top 30% of the class
4. Experience:
(a) I've been working for the biggest private equity firm in Latin America (Blackstone partner in LatAm; Firm has ~USD 15 Bn in assets under management) for the past
3.5 years. I currently work as Private Equity associate. Since I joined this company, I already got 3 promotions (the last one was a fast track promotion to PE
associate). Through this years, my main responsibilities were analyze companies, perform due diligence, build company's business plans, help in the negotiations for
target companies, help in portfolio divestments, among others. I also worked ~8 months for one of our invested companies as a financial manager, was a member of
the board of the directors of this company, and helped in the PMI process after we acquired it.
(b) Prior to joining my current firm, I worked 6 months in the finance department of a big bank (middle/ back office job).
5. Additional experience/extracurricular:
(a) Undergraduate research for a local public institution (1.5 years). My final work was presented in a international congress
(b) During my banking years, I helped a couple of times a senior living home
(c) No other relevant experiences to add here... (this should probably be a weakness in my application)
6. I will apply in first round (this august). I'm thinking to apply to HBS, Wharton, Booth, Columbia, Sloan and Haas (don't know if I should apply to more programs too)
Thank you for your time!
01 Jun 2019, 15:42
Kudos
Bookmarks
pcoelho
Hello pcoelho
You have great GMAT score.
Average of accepted students at top of the tops of business schools, your application list included is around 730.
I would say you have great proved record of advancing at job and really good career so far.
Research present at conference is also a +.
You didn't mention you desired specialization, but I will assume it would be Finance, from your profile, PE/VC included.
Now, you selection of schools for application is great, based on your stats, you could be admitted to any and all of them.
I dont see particular need to apply to any other schools, except I would add Stern as safety choice and being strong in Finance.
Booth is number one in Finance or Economics....Wharton and Columbia also particularly strong in it, Sloan and Haas are superb choice for Financial Engineering for instance.
HBS (despite maybe being your first choice) is not that strong/famous for finance, it is just brand overall.
Good Luck
06 Jun 2019, 20:32
Kudos
Bookmarks
You've got a strong GMAT & are coming from a relatively unique demographic, which is a good thing when it comes to class mix. Ideally the adcom likes to see applicants who are ranked higher than top 30% of the class, but your strong GMAT & strong work experience will help outweigh that. It would be ideal if you had more extracurriculars, but it's not a deal breaker. You can always be ready to talk about the ways you plan to contribute outside the classroom while in b-school to help allay any concerns. Your post-MBA goals are a critical component to the strength of your overall candidacy, since it's not only a way to differentiate yourself but also since your "why MBA" and "why xyz school" argument rests on those. That said, based on what you shared here, I think you are a strong candidate for top 10 schools. Your specific list of targets will depend on your goals & how those align with each school's specialty.
