-
Rubens.Nig
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
- Posts: 4
- Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:03 pm
Dear All,
I'm willing to apply to Top20 B-Schools for Fall 2012 term, and would like some help on evaluating my profile.
Due to a career change during university, I had a different patch in the last few years. After 3 years at Pharmacy-Biochemistry School, where I had some professional experience, I changed my undergrad course to Business Administration at the most prestigious university in Brazil. Studied at the Business School full time for 2 years, in order to advance quicker in my course, and in my 3rd year started working as full time Investment Banking Analyst at an Invetment Banking boutique, dealing with local and cross-border deals.
One year later and with 95% of my course completed, I went to Shanghai, China, for one year working as an Investment Banking Associate at another Investment Banking boutique, founded by a former bulge bracket banker with strong local experience, where I was dealing with international corporate clients' investments plans in local Chinese market.
At both positions I was running projects all by myself, and not working as an intern at all.
After back to Brazil, joined a Change Management group, where I was leading Corporate Finance projects - M&A, Private Equity investments, funding strategies, etc. -, acted as business controller for a mid-sized client and I was just appointed to assume as interim-CFO at a client, while preparing the company to be sold to an international player.
Although all this great exposure in the last few years I have had, my formal graduation was just over 9 months ago (Jul-2010). Must add that almost all the exposure I had was not at bulge bracket banks or Fortune500 companies.
Do you believe it is realistic to aim a MBA at a Top 20 B-School with this background and experience, should I stick to where I am now, where I may have greater exposure of leadership positions at mid-sized clients, or should look for some "branding" for my CV at a Fortune500?
My idea with the MBA is exactly to rebrand myself and turn into the PE/VC Industry. If it is a realistic goal to join at the Fall 2012 term, I would take GMAT exams in coming months. My GPA is 3.0 (severely afected by 80+ working hours/week routine during my 3rd year at university), that I'm looking to "compensate" with a high GMAT grade - I would not apply with this GPA and a low GMAT grade.
Thanks in advance for the help.
I'm willing to apply to Top20 B-Schools for Fall 2012 term, and would like some help on evaluating my profile.
Due to a career change during university, I had a different patch in the last few years. After 3 years at Pharmacy-Biochemistry School, where I had some professional experience, I changed my undergrad course to Business Administration at the most prestigious university in Brazil. Studied at the Business School full time for 2 years, in order to advance quicker in my course, and in my 3rd year started working as full time Investment Banking Analyst at an Invetment Banking boutique, dealing with local and cross-border deals.
One year later and with 95% of my course completed, I went to Shanghai, China, for one year working as an Investment Banking Associate at another Investment Banking boutique, founded by a former bulge bracket banker with strong local experience, where I was dealing with international corporate clients' investments plans in local Chinese market.
At both positions I was running projects all by myself, and not working as an intern at all.
After back to Brazil, joined a Change Management group, where I was leading Corporate Finance projects - M&A, Private Equity investments, funding strategies, etc. -, acted as business controller for a mid-sized client and I was just appointed to assume as interim-CFO at a client, while preparing the company to be sold to an international player.
Although all this great exposure in the last few years I have had, my formal graduation was just over 9 months ago (Jul-2010). Must add that almost all the exposure I had was not at bulge bracket banks or Fortune500 companies.
Do you believe it is realistic to aim a MBA at a Top 20 B-School with this background and experience, should I stick to where I am now, where I may have greater exposure of leadership positions at mid-sized clients, or should look for some "branding" for my CV at a Fortune500?
My idea with the MBA is exactly to rebrand myself and turn into the PE/VC Industry. If it is a realistic goal to join at the Fall 2012 term, I would take GMAT exams in coming months. My GPA is 3.0 (severely afected by 80+ working hours/week routine during my 3rd year at university), that I'm looking to "compensate" with a high GMAT grade - I would not apply with this GPA and a low GMAT grade.
Thanks in advance for the help.
