Candidate:

Mr. Drilling Supervisor

About Me:

After graduation, I went to Canada to study English, then I returned to Brazil and start working at Vale (biggest mining company in Brazil) as a capital project engineer. In 2012 started working for Petrobras, during this time in the company I became a petroleum engineer. In the last 3 years, I’ve worked as an offshore drilling supervisor.

Schools:

Target School: Wharton

Considering: NYU Stern, MIT Sloan

See More Profiles For: Wharton

Application Status: Open

Details:

Undergrad School: Universidade Federal de Alagoas

Undergrad Major: Chemical Eng.

GPA: 3.1

GMAT: 730

Age: 33, Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino

Other Degree/Certification: Petroleum Engineering, CFA lvl 1, Project Management

School Name: Universidade Petrobras, Fundação Dom Cabral

Extracurriculars: CFA level 1, CFP, Partner and financial advisor in small wealth management company

Work History:

Title: Drilling Supervisor

Industry: Power / Energy

Company: Fortune 500

Length of Employment: 8 yrs, 9 mos

Big Life Wins:

Was number 02 in chemical engineering under graduated vestibular(college-specific entrance exam). Working in Petrobras after passing an exam with 11500 candidates for 200 positions. Completed an 11 months petroleum engineering in company course in Petrobras.

Post MBA Goal:

I want to join a top management consulting firm such as McKinsey, BCG or Bain to help oil and gas companies develop strategies to pursue growth and create value, and I want to apply advanced analytics to improve operations across the whole value chain. In the long run, I’ll work my way to become a partner.

Odds:

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mbaMission Odds Assessment: 20%

Hello Mr. Drilling Supervisor, this is Michael from mbaMission.
You have some really strong engineering experience, and it is clear you have shown leadership experience in your supervisor role. Your goal of working in consulting is ambitious, but I do think it is realistic if you can illustrate that you have transferable experiences from work that relates to consulting. Remember that you would start out as a generalist in consulting before being able to specifically work with oil and gas companies.
Your GMAT is strong, and so that leaves your GPA as probably the only slightly below average mark on your profile. So definitely highlight the quant courses you did well in during college, as well as emphasize your quant skills at work. I have …

Hello Mr. Drilling Supervisor, this is Michael from mbaMission.
You have some really strong engineering experience, and it is clear you have shown leadership experience in your supervisor role. Your goal of working in consulting is ambitious, but I do think it is realistic if you can illustrate that you have transferable experiences from work that relates to consulting. Remember that you would start out as a generalist in consulting before being able to specifically work with oil and gas companies.
Your GMAT is strong, and so that leaves your GPA as probably the only slightly below average mark on your profile. So definitely highlight the quant courses you did well in during college, as well as emphasize your quant skills at work. I have worked with many applicants who have written effective Optional Essays detailing their strong analytical and quant skills/experiences, as a way to compensate for a lower GPA. So be sure to spend time on that essay as well.
Additionally, it is always a good idea to consider applying to other schools to increase your chances of MBA admission – especially because your age is a good bit above the average age. As for Wharton, I see your odds of admission there to be around the program’s estimated acceptance rate of 20%.
Best of luck to you!

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