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I began my career down a traditional path (IB intern + BA/ SBA in mgmt consulting) but made a career change to tech startups – Since then I have worked for two tech unicorns in Brazil in positions involving hard skills (coding, tech projects etc.) – I currently manage a team of 8 data scientists/engineers
Target School: StanfordĀ GSB
Considering: Wharton, MIT Sloan, Harvard
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Application Status: Open
Undergrad School: Fundacao Getulio Vargas
Undergrad Major: Business
GPA: Top 10%
GMAT: 730
Age: 26, Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
Other Degree/Certification: Summer Intensive in Computer Science
School Name: Stanford University
Extracurriculars: Founder of LGBTQ student group (college), Member of the Junior Entreprise (college), Scientific Research on Quantitative Finance (college)
Title: Ops & Intelligence Manager
Industry: Technology
Company: Start-Up
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 4 mos
Title: Data Scientist
Length of Employment: 1 yr, 3 mos
I participated in the sell side of the largest VC transaction in LatAm to date – Despite being a Business major, I managed to become an exceptional (self-taught) programmer; as a manager, I still do some work as an individual contributor and provide code reviews to my team (engineers from the best schools in the country)
Long-term goal: become a successful tech entrepreneur in Brazil – Short-term goal: work for an early-stage tech startup in a Marketing/ Product role.
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Hi, it’s Nisha from mbaMission! What a versatile skillset you’ve demonstrated – success in consulting, programming, and managerial experience. I think that your professional trajectory will be very attractive to business schools. Your academics are also solid, in line with Stanford’s average. It looks like you had some great extracurricular experience in college, having founded an LGBTQ student group – how do you spend time outside of work these days? The strongest candidates I’ve worked with have post-collegiate leadership involvement in the community (in any capacity – community service, cultural organizations, alumni organizations, sports).
Stanford is extremely competitive, but with a compelling application in which you fully communicate your achievements (professional+personal), passion behind your career goals, personal story, and fit, it’s …
Stanford is extremely competitive, but with a compelling application in which you fully communicate your achievements (professional+personal), passion behind your career goals, personal story, and fit, it’s not out of the question. However, given the program’s extremely low acceptance rate, I urge you to expand your list. Other programs that make sense for you given your career interests are Kellogg, Haas, and UCLA Anderson. Hope that helps for now!
Hi Mr. Brazilian Tech, I’m Lisa Cummings of Stratus Admissions. While my 5% odds assessment may seem low, it is in line with GSB’s acceptance rate. I would have rated you slightly higher for the other schools you are considering as they all hover at or below about 10% acceptance rates. Your GMAT score and GPA are roughly in line for GSB but where I think you will be able to differentiate yourself is in your work experience. Your combo of having been an entrepreneur, coder and data scientist could showcase a broad skillset- you will want to make connection among those positions so your career looks like it had some direction and was not just a random collection of jobs. Additionally, …
Hi Mr. Brazilian Tech, I’m Lisa Cummings of Stratus Admissions. While my 5% odds assessment may seem low, it is in line with GSB’s acceptance rate. I would have rated you slightly higher for the other schools you are considering as they all hover at or below about 10% acceptance rates. Your GMAT score and GPA are roughly in line for GSB but where I think you will be able to differentiate yourself is in your work experience. Your combo of having been an entrepreneur, coder and data scientist could showcase a broad skillset- you will want to make connection among those positions so your career looks like it had some direction and was not just a random collection of jobs. Additionally, I like the fact that you founded a group for LGBTQ students while in school but would also like to hear about some extracurricular or community work that you are involved in now. What do you do in your spare time? Bottom line, a solid narrative defining your career path and outlining your future goals will go a long way in improving your odds at GSB and across the board. I wish you luck!
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