MBA Handicapping: Applying From Latin America — Federico Knows The Cohort by: Sandy Kreisberg on June 16, 2024 | 822 Views June 16, 2024 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit Federico works as an assistant vice president at Citigroup’s corporate and investment banking group. He has nine years experience at Citi, executing transactions and managing clients in Argentina and Latin America. His immediate career goal, however, is to land a job in I-banking at a Wall Street firm where he could play a role in the Latin market. He brings an impressive 710 GMAT score to his MBA application, though his undergraduate GPA in economics from Universidad Del Coma is 3.2. His MBA targets? Harvard Business School, Wharton, Columbia, Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, UVA Darden, and MIT Sloan. In this episode of Friday’s With Sandy, HBSGuru.com Founder Sandy Kreisberg assesses his odds. If you would like to participate in a future Fridays With Sandy webinar, you can contact Sandy and Poets&Quants John here. DON’T MISS PREVIOUS FRIDAYS WITH SANDY EPISODES HOW TO BE THE RIGHT KIND OF DO-GOODER FOR B-SCHOOL DO STAR YOUNG FOUNDERS NEED B-SCHOOL? 3 WAYS TO OPTIMIZE YOUR 2+2 (OR ANY) MBA APPLICATION MBA INTERVIEWING COMMANDMENTS — KEEP IT CONVERSATIONAL — SUPER ADVICE FOR THIS GUY AND YOU MAXIMIZING AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND ANSWER THE QUESTION IMMEDIATELY — GREAT ADVICE FOR THIS SUPERSTAR KEY INTERVIEW ADVICE: BY CONVERSATIONAL, NOT HYPER-ARTICULATE HBS FOR THIS INDIAN MALE, 740 GMAT, PUNE PUBLIC POLICY & NGO APPLICANTS — SOME GREAT TIPS A 4.0 GPA & A 770 GMAT: WHAT COULD GO WRONG? MILLION DOLLAR ADVICE — A CHANGED OUTCOME FOR THIS APPLICANT? BREAKING INTO RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH AN MBA LOW GRADES & COMPANY FOUNDER. IS HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL IMPRESSED? BREAKING INTO FINANCE FROM GOVERNMENT CONSULTING HOW TO DEAL WITH CLASSY JOBS AND A LOW GPA WHAT DOES A 3.17 GPA DO TO A 780 GMAT AT H/S/W? EXPLAINING FOUR JOBS IN FOUR YEARS WHO SHOULD RETAKE A 730 GMAT? BYU MAGNA, MCKINSEY, CHILEAN: WHAT GRE DOES HE NEED FOR HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL? 780 GMAT–HOW COME SHE’S NOT APPLYING TO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL?