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April 17, 2025 5:41am ET

Applying: Columbia, Harvard Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton

Intake Year: 2026

Pre-MBA Career: Investment Banking & Corporate Development/Real Estate & Energy

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Private Equity Companies: Bank of America , Credit Suisse , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan , JP Morgan Chase , Blackstone , Carlyle Group , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , TPG , KKR

GMAT: 674

GPA: 3,8

Years of Work Experience: 6

Location: Peruvian working in Chile

Post MBA Location: US

Notes:

Experience women working primarily in Latin American markets; seeks US market exposure
Investment baking and corporate development experience (mainly focus on energy and real estate); desire to pivot in investments/PE in the US

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1834 Is the GMAT 675? Showing impact and growth at work is very important. Supported by strong recommendations. Are you also involved in activities outside of work? Any additional hobbies and interests? (0)

andreevaldiviac Likes Earned: 2 Yes, 675 GMAT focus I volunteer for a peruvian woman artisians organization and have a previous of couple volunteers in education I am interested in poverty alleviation and promoters of education organizations I have had 4 professional experiences (including my current role), in these I have gained experience on M&A transactions (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1834 Honestly, I’d think there’s a lot to like, here, overall. Are you planning to apply to all these programs in Round 1? (0)

andreevaldiviac Likes Earned: 2 Yes, I would like to secure a spot to go on 2026 to the mba since i have already 6 years of experience, altough i have 6 years of experience in 4 different positions, and i think for me my biggest concern is i had 5 months career gap because the company i was working for closed operations in peru, and then i took 3 months between jobs when i was already living in chile to go spend with my family (1)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1834 You can use the optional essay to briefly explain the gap. When was the gap? In the wider context of 6 years of experience, I think it will be fine. One additional thought, do you think 675 is your best GMAT score, or any scope for improvement. It’s already decent, but better is always better. (0)

alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1834 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2025/04/mba-wire-taps-422/ (0)