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Work Experience
• As of the time of application, five years in top-tier strategy consulting (client-face role), including 2 years at a Tier-2 global firm and 3 years at an MBB, consistently recognized as a top-performing consultant and awarded MBA sponsorship
• Broad exposure to international projects across diverse industries and strategic topics, with roles engaging mid- to senior-level client stakeholders

Social Impact & Volunteering
• Volunteer mentor at a non-profit dedicated to providing educational support and career guidance to low-income youth, contributing to social mobility initiatives

Academics
• B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from a top 3 Brazilian university with a GPA of 7.84/10.00
• GMAT Focus 665 (Q82, V85, DI82)

July 9, 2026 11:13am ET

Applying: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, Notre Dame / Mendoza, UT Austin / McCombs

Intake Year: 2027

Pre-MBA Career: Innovation and Development Engineer

Post MBA Career: Management Consulting, Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Retail

GRE: 154

GPA: 3.0

EA: 154

Years of Work Experience: 6

Location: Mexico

Post MBA Location: USA

Notes:

EA Score: Quant: 12 IR: 12 V: 10
I got a Master Degree in Finance with a 3.7 GPA.

CV:
Purchasing Manager (2025- Current) in a Mexican Leading plumbing company that manufactures 1,900 Skus with 1,200+ employees.
Innovation Engineer (2023 - 2025) in a Mexican Leading plumbing company that manufactures 1,900 Skus with 1,200+ employees.
Financial Analyst Sr. (2022 - 2023) in Strategic business services center.
Financial Analyst (2020 - 2022) in a Telecommunications infrastructure company, 150 employees

Short Term Goals: Right after my MBA, my goal is to work in the US, in a strategic corporate role, like a Global Procurement Manager, Operations Consultant, or a member of a Supply Chain Leadership Program in a global company. I want to manage large international supply chains, lead cross-border projects, and learn how top companies use new technologies to run their operations.

Long Term Goals: Ten years after my MBA, my goal is to be the Director of Development, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the company where I work right now or Director of Product Development. In this position, I want to lead the company's high-level strategy, drive our global expansion, and make the executive decisions on where the company is heading. Additionally, depending on the company's timings and internal succession plans, my ultimate goal is to compete for the General Director (CEO) position to lead the entire enterprise.

Why MBA Now: Through my roles in innovation, finance, and procurement at a leading manufacturer, I’ve learned how operational decisions shape overall business performance. I’ve led the digital transformation integrating an AI-powered strategic sourcing platform in indirect purchases and building supply chain resilience against tariff changes. However, I want to increase my influence over high-level business direction and execution. Having optimized our foundational operations, this is the perfect window to pivot toward global leadership. I need to develop leadership experience in a world-class global organization to return and successfully lead the company as it reaches its mature, global scale.

July 9, 2026 6:50am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgia Tech / Scheller, Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, Indian School of Business, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden, Washington U / Olin, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2027

Pre-MBA Career: Research in Boston Consulting Group

Post MBA Career: Energy, Chevron Corp, Constellation, Exxon Mobil, Undecided, Real Estate, Undecided

GRE: 326

GPA: 9.37

Years of Work Experience: 3.5

Location: India

Post MBA Location: USA

July 9, 2026 6:11am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, Indian School of Business, London Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2027

Pre-MBA Career: Finance

Post MBA Career: Consulting, Finance, Management Consulting

GMAT: 645

GPA: 8.71

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: Bangalore

Post MBA Location: New York

Notes:

Silver medallist/ 7 years finance experience in JP Morgan and American Express (US market) / Led $30B commercial portfolio, led multiple initiative leading to $100M profitability/ Running AI startup in Supply chain finance- backed by Entrepreneur First

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MBA Livewire

July 12, 2026 5:31pm ET

Accepted to Columbia Business School

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on July 07, 2026

Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)

EA: 163

Program Type: January Intake

Post MBA Career: Management Consulting

Application Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Note:

Applied June 7, invited to interview June 29, interview and acceptance on July 8

Juno Member: Not yet

July 12, 2026 6:54am ET

Rejected from Waitlist at MIT Sloan

Round: Round 2

Received via portal on June 29, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Technology

Note:

Waitlisted twice in February then April. No interviews. Submitted several self-updates and letter from alumni. The waitlist Q&A session said offers to international candidates will be decided by early July and it did. Guess there is a super huge waitlist pool. I'd say if waitlisted without interview, the odds are low. Hope this helps future applicants! Good luck!

Juno Member: Not yet

July 9, 2026 3:09pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to Penn / Wharton

Round: Round 2

Received via email on July 07, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GRE: 319

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: New York

Juno Member: Not yet

July 8, 2026 4:30pm ET

Accepted to Columbia Business School

Round: Round 1

Received via email July 8, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 3.83

GMAT: 700

Program Type: January Intake

Post MBA Career: Finance, Asset Management

Application Location: New York

Note:

June 8 applied
June 26 interview invite
July 2 interview
July 8 acceptance via email about portal update

Juno Member: Not yet

July 8, 2026 3:06pm ET

Accepted from Waitlist to Penn / Wharton

Round: Round 3

Received via portal July 8, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 3.8

GMAT: 765

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Healthcare

Juno Member: Not yet

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MBA DecisionWire

June 28, 2026 7:54pm ET

Enrolled: UT Austin / McCombs

Admitted: UT Austin / McCombs $

$10,000

Applied: UT Austin / McCombs

GPA: 3.05

Location: Dallas, Tx

Juno Member: Yes

NYU

June 27, 2026 5:05am ET

Enrolled: NYU Stern

Admitted: Cornell / Johnson $

$70000

, Michigan / Ross , NYU Stern , Rochester / Simon $

$130000

, UVA / Darden $

$30000

Applied: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, NYU Stern, Rochester / Simon, UVA / Darden

GPA: 3.6

Juno Member: Yes

UVA

June 25, 2026 7:04am ET

Enrolled: UVA / Darden

Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $

$40000

, Cornell / Johnson , Georgetown / McDonough , UCLA Anderson , UVA / Darden $

$40000

Applied: Harvard Business School, UVA / Darden, UCLA Anderson, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, Northwestern / Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Georgetown / McDonough, Cornell / Johnson, Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Berkeley / Haas

Entering Year: Other

GMAT: 675

GPA: 3.75

Location: USA

Juno Member: Not yet

Notes:

Deferred Enrollment. Kind of rushed the application process, curious if that could have contributed to my M7 results or if it was test score or my overrepresented profile.

June 17, 2026 10:49am ET

Enrolled: Emory / Goizueta

Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper $

$65,000

, Emory / Goizueta $

$125,000

Applied: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UT Austin / McCombs, Berkeley / Haas

GMAT: 705

GPA: 3.1

Location: India

Juno Member: Yes

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