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March 17, 2021 3:41pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2022

Pre-MBA Career: Supply Chain Manager

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain , Booz Allen Hamilton , BCG , McKinsey , Amazon , Hewlett Packard , IBM , Tesla

GMAT: 700

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: Brazil

Post MBA Location: US

Notes:

*Graduated from top one LATAM university in several rankings
*Did several extra activities at university.
*Did two exchange programs in canada and US
*Internship at two US companies: DOW and EATON
*Worked in a unicorn StartUp in Brazil
*Worked at the third largest building materials retail company in the world as a Supply Chain Manager leading up to 90 employees, including supervisors analysts and operational employees.

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yurileal Likes Earned: 7 Applying first round next season. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 Impact at work will be important, as well as showing nice progression. Both seem good. Are you involved in activities outside of work? Be good to know more about your goals. Numbers are ok. 3.2, what was your class rank? If your GMAT was higher, it would make a difference, but it is a solid score for LATAM, I think, for the programs you’re targeting. Have you considered a retake? (0)

yurileal Likes Earned: 7 Hey Alex, thanks for answering! 1- My rank at University was top 30% 2- I am not involved with activities outside of work 3- My goals are to work either in consulting (MBB) or operations (Amazon) 4- I didn't considered a retake because it was really hard for me to get into the 700, my previous mock tests would vary between 660 to 680, so when I got the 700 it was a blast! 5- Progression at work is solid. Left the company to work in a startup but I was invited back in a better position. Any tip or consideration in what should I focus? I think that MIT is too much but would appreciate getting in Kellogg, Ross, Tuck or Darden. Thanks again! (1)

anon17670 Likes Earned: 318 Hi Yuri, solid stats and experience. Since you are considering Round 1 next Cohort which is about 6 months away, you might want to get involved in some extra curricular activities or volunteering for causes you are passionate about. It will give your candidacy a good boost for the programs you are considering, also stand out as an international student. All the best. (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 There is a lot to like here, with very well executed apps in the early round. I’d seek out challenging projects over the summer. Push yourself, if you can. (0)

anon85670 Likes Earned: 7 Hey Alex and Anon, thank you for feedback! Really aprecciate your time. There is another way to contact you for further tips? Thanks! (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 If you respond here, I’ll always see it. Best of luck (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2021/03/episode-154-wire-taps/ (0)

anon85670 Likes Earned: 7 Thanks for that! Loved to hear the feedback. Now i fell much more confident that I can achieve this MBA dream! Take care! Best regards! (1)

yurileal Likes Earned: 7 Hey, Alex! After listening again to the podcast. I started to looking into M7 schools that I could fit in. Do you think that Booth would be a too stretch school or it worth trying? Also, based in the few information above that I provided, do you have any tip or any school that I should look into that fits with me that I am letting pass? My Career Goals are to pursuit a mba program into general management/operations position, such as Amazon Pathways Operations Manager, Graduate Development Program at Dell, or an MBA internship at Apple focused on Supply Chain Thanks for all the help! Best Regards, Yuri! (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 Sloan and Booth are going to be at par with Kellogg. Possible reaches, but worth exploring, for sure. Ross does seem like a great fit for your goals. (1)

yurileal Likes Earned: 7 Dear alex, Just got approved at Darden with a 45k scholarship and unfortunately waitlisted at Duke (both early actions). Thank you for the support in your podcast and in answering me here. Let`s wait for MIT, Ross, Haas, and Kellogg! I will let you know! (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 Very well done with Darden! Keep us updated. (0)

yurileal Likes Earned: 7 Dear Alex, Now that all results are released I am happy to say that I was approved at Darden (45k scholarship), Ross + Tauber institute, and Kellogg!! Since I decided that I want to pursue a career in Consulting I am looking into Darden and Kellogg. What do you think would be a better path for me? I would like to thank you for all the help in this Path! Your podcast episode about me gave me the confidence that I needed to pursue an M7 MBA !!! Bests, Yuri. :) (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1677 Very well done, indeed! Kellogg would likely provide more access to MBB, but both Kellogg and Darden are great for consulting, more generally. If you can, though, I’d lean to Kellogg. (0)