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First generation, low income background

- GPA: 4.28/5.0
- Colombian professional, 28 years old, with 5 years of diverse industry experience
- Served as a Credit Analyst at Citibank for 2 years, developing expertise in financial risk assessment and client portfolio management
- Transitioning career focus toward Real Estate, leveraging analytical skills and financial background to drive investment and development opportunities
- Active volunteer: contributed to Citi’s Women Network initiatives and supported reintegration programs at a foundation for formerly incarcerated individuals
- GRE taken 3 times, highest score: 300; seeking universities that provide test waiver options.

Work Experience
• Strategy- and analysis-focused role at the country’s leading company
• Commercially launched and drive new technologies, business streams with direct positive revenue impact.
• Previously worked on budgeting, revenue planning, forecasting, and national target setting
• As a student, worked at the country’s leading startup, contributing to new business launches; the company later became the first local startup to raise Series B funding.
• Closely worked with CXOs who will be willing to write LORs

Leadership & Volunteering
• Trained 100+ high school students on leadership and community impact projects at a leadership training center.
• Founded a platform connecting students with volunteering opportunities; secured funding.
• Started a digital marketing agency employing 8 team members and serving 15+ clients (closed due to employer policy).
• Represented my country as a selected delegate at multiple international conferences.
• Founding board member of an alumni organization for a Youth Leadership Center with 5,000+ members.
Life:
• My parents passed away by the time I was 10yrs old and I grew up with severe financial and social difficulties. I have worked since school. I bear the cost of my younger siblings’ hence I could not plan to pursue MBA earlier. I have always hustled and tried to do most of the opportunities I could get. I have now reached a comfortable phase in life which may have seemed impossible given the life journey I have had.
I have 316 GRE score (162 Q), I plan to retake it.

- Planning to take GMAT FE in ~6 months, looking for 99th percentile if possible
- Already accepted to UVA Darden deferred admissions program ($), reapplying to a select number of M7 programs
- Undergraduate degree in applied physics with emphasis in computer science and a double minor in computer science and Spanish from a #100-120 school in the US; 2024 grad
- 2 years academic research with name on a couple publications in physics during undergrad
- 1 year as independent contractor data analyst post-graduation
- 1 year currently + next 1 year before matriculation as web developer at a large, public, financial services/brokerage firm (3 years of post-graduation work experience total before 2027 matriculation)
- Self-taught Spanish while living in Argentina for ~1 year, taught English classes there also
- Summer internship in Madrid, Spain in IT consulting
- From US, spent several years of secondary school in UK/Australia
- Hobbies: skiing, recreational sports, guitar, mobile app development

From India completed my MS in business analytics from UT Dallas 3.48/4 class of 2020.
168Q/145V - applied to above univ via test wavier (wavier got accepted except Duke)

R2 MBA 2026 applications submitted. Seeking interview prep.
Profile: 29. Sub-Saharan African, native French; top African engineering school + Top 3 French business school.
• Tests: GRE 333 (Q170/V163, AWA 3.5); IELTS 7.5 overall but Writing/Speaking 6.5.
• Work: 5 years at enrollment : Big4 Valuation / Financial Advisory, currently Manager (early promotion). Deal/valuation modeling, client-facing work, internal tools/templates to improve quality/efficiency.
• Leadership & Extracurriculars: Project/team leadership (would like help framing scope clearly and credibly).70+ admissions mentees with tracked outcomes; advising early-stage founders (fundraising readiness, financial storytelling, strategy).
• Goals: Short-term growth equity/PE (EM focus); long-term build a platform/fund combining capital + operational support for high-potential businesses.

Name-Manas Jalan
Birla Institute of Technology and Science- 8.1 cgpa
GMAT Focus-785
work at MSCI = Index management research and Private Assets RnD- work as a quant researcher 18 Months work ex 1 promotion - Analyst to associate