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[rodrigoc]

Hello,

Can you provide me with some feedback? I am planning to apply in the first round for TUCK, DUKE and Cornell. Was put last year in the waitlist of Cornell with a 640 gmat and received a very good feedback from TUCK. Do you have other schools you think I stand a chance?

08/2013 – Current
Financial Institution - Planning Specialist
Responsible for the strategy of the funding department
Responsible for analyzing costs of all areas and all activities within the company

07/2010 – Current
Investment Fund - Co-Founder and Finance Director

07/2011 – 12/2011
Media company - Market Analyst
Responsible for the preparation and feasibility study (statistical/numerical) of business plans
Gathering information for potential markets for the company

08/2010 – 12/2010
Real Estate - New Busines Supervisor
Responsible for service and relationships with brokers in order to search for new land
Execution of quality assessment of land in terms of location, size, and other aspects
Execution of feasibility study (statistical/numerical) of land, checking the potential financial return from marketing business ventures

01/2006 – 03/2010
Bank - Administrative Assistant
Family owned business
Support to purchase department, conducting negotiations and prospecting for new suppliers in order to reduce costs and improve quality
Participation in the management of the logistics process for opening 72 credit stores
Creation of monthly reports such as fixed and variable costs per stores, turnover and control of outsourced activities, in order to help the management decision making process
Development of the corporate card, seeking greater control of operating expenses

GMAT
670 (44Q/38V) and 660 (45Q/35V)

COLLEGE: PUCRS - Brazil
Grade: 82,9 - Academic distinction (first in class)

FINANCE SPECIALIZATION: FGV-RS Brazil
Grade: 86,5

Extracurricular:

Participates in “Clube Social Pertence”, a place for social inclusion of mentally handicapped people
Participated during 6 years in a volunteer group of 200 (Chazit Hanoar) youths aged 6 to 19, being the treasurer for 3 years
Participant of IEE (Instituto de Estudos Empresariais) – group internationally acknowledged by Forbes magazine as one of the main think-tanks in Latin America.
POST-MBA: investment banking and try to open my own business


Thank you!!

[mbamissionjenK]

Hi there,

Thanks for posting. Glad to see you've improved the GMAT some. I think re-applying to Tuck then does make sense, and Duke and Cornell sound like reasonable-reaches. Otherwise you could look at schools outside say the top 15-18 or so for the best chances if you'd like more of a 'safety' option. While GMAT is not everything by any means, being closer to the school's average will help the GMAT not to be what keeps you OUT so to speak.

Wherever you re-apply, be sure to emphasize what has CHANGED since you last applied as that is what they will be most interested in! We do offer Ding Reviews if ever useful, see http://shop.mbamission.com/collections/ ... t-strategy

Good luck and let us know how we can help!