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August 1, 2022 10:08pm ET

Applying: Columbia

Intake Year: 2023

Pre-MBA Career: NGO

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital

GMAT: 760

GPA: 3.6

Years of Work Experience: 4

Location: Brazil

Post MBA Location: New York

Notes:

4 years of experience in investment banking, pivoting into climate finance. represented Brazil in youth olympics for swimming. Just submitted by ED app for CBS. Curious also on how adcom interprets interaction with current students. I did not have a very positive interaction with a current student who did not seem impressed with my work experience and fit from his point of view. Will they file a negative report stating this about me? Does non profit experience go against me?

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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1676 Non profit experience should not penalise you, it’s about your impact and growth. Not sure why you might get some negative feedback, assuming your IB experience is good, supported by strong recs. super GMAT will also help. I’d think there’s lots to like, here. Best of luck with ED. (1)

23451 Likes Earned: 120 I am assuming that you mean that you want to pivot from an NGO to investment banking / climate finance? That is possible and not a problem at all with the right internships during your MBA. Regarding negative interaction with a current student and adcom interpretation, I’m sure Alex and Graham will help you out. (1)

grichmond Verified User. Likes Earned: 1237 760 + 3.6 is hard not to like in terms of your counting stats. Plus, 4 years in IB (if that is your pre-MBA experience - looks like pre/post got flipped above?). Olympic past sounds interesting and your Brazilian nationality with that kind of GMAT score will really help you stand out. I am baffled at what the CBS student could have possibly found 'wrong' with your profile....sounds like the school may not want this person to continue 'marketing' their program? As to whether this goes on your record, I'd say the odds are slim...but I'd need a lot more detail in terms of when/where the interaction took place/context...as well as what exactly was negative about the interaction. My guess is that it would have to be something pretty egregious - and instigated by you - for there to be any sort of report filed. In short, I suspect this is a non-issue. Best of luck!
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alexbr4 Verified User. Likes Earned: 1676 More details on this candidacy in this episode of Wire Taps: https://www.clearadmit.com/2022/08/wire-taps-247-super-gmat-modest-gpa-conundrum-hungarian-consultant-brazilian-banker/ (0)