Hola, can you please help me out with my profile eval

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nicolas711: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 5; Joined: Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:09 pm; GMAT Score:710

by nicolas711 » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:24 pm

Hi all,

Can you please give me a hand by evaluating my profile. If you have any tips regarding how to present my info they are very welcome. Gracias.

General
- Age: 26
- Nationality: Colombian (dual Italian nationality)

Work Experience:
- 2+ years as Investment Banking Analyst with Citigroup in Colombia / Andean Region
- Prior: Less than 1 year as analyst with local consulting firm

Education:
- BS in Economics from Universidad de los Andes (top research university in Colombia, top 10 in Latin America) - GPA 4.42/5.00 equiv to a 3.5-3.6/4.0
- High School - American School in Bogota, Colombia

Testing
- GMAT: 710 (V 87%, Q 84%)

Extracurricular:
- Lead an agriculture, mining, and clean energy development program in rural Colombia
- Lobbying a large scale real estate project in Colombia
- Volunteer entrepeneurship teacher at a local school

Target Schools for Fall ´10:
- Columbia
- Wharton
- Stanford
- Chicago
- NYU

Muchas Gracias,

Nicolas711

Source: Beat The GMAT — Ask Clear Admit | Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:24 pm

Stacey Oyler: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 900; Joined: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:49 amFollowed by: 81 members; Location: San Francisco, CA; Thanked: 106 times

by Stacey Oyler » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:37 pm

Hi Nicolas and thanks for your post. Please see my comments below:

General
- Age: 26
- Nationality: Colombian (dual Italian nationality)

Work Experience:
- 2+ years as Investment Banking Analyst with Citigroup in Colombia / Andean Region
- Prior: Less than 1 year as analyst with local consulting firm

Your work experience seems quite solid and it's nice to see that you were successful in making the transition from consulting to banking.

Education:
- BS in Economics from Universidad de los Andes (top research university in Colombia, top 10 in Latin America) - GPA 4.42/5.00 equiv to a 3.5-3.6/4.0
- High School - American School in Bogota, Colombia

Testing
- GMAT: 710 (V 87%, Q 84%)

Academically speaking you are in good shape. With a solid GPA and a 710 GMAT score you are right on par with top 15 US programs.

Extracurricular:
- Lead an agriculture, mining, and clean energy development program in rural Colombia
- Lobbying a large scale real estate project in Colombia
- Volunteer entrepeneurship teacher at a local school
The leadership in your extracurricular activities will certainly help your application. You should consider writing about your leadership experience in your essays. It's refreshing to see someone in financial services with a solid list of extracurricular activities.

Target Schools for Fall ´10:
- Columbia
- Wharton
- Stanford
- Chicago
- NYU

You've compiled a great list of schools, however, without information about your goals it's hard for me to evaluate your fit with these programs. Can you share short and long term goals with me?

Best,

Stacey

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