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August 12, 2025 8:50am ET
Applying: Michigan / Ross, Berkeley / Haas, UT Austin / McCombs
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Lawyer w/ 2 years experience in contract/corporate law and for the past 6 years have been in Sales related roles for Tech Companies
Post-MBA Target Industry: Entrepreneurship, Technology Companies: Amazon , Apple , Google , Microsoft
GRE: 320
GPA: 3.25
Years of Work Experience: 8
Location: Brazil
Post MBA Location: United States
Notes:

Made a pivot in my career 6 years ago to tech and have never looked back, truly found my passion, although I've now felt the need to have a better foundation on analytical skills and leadership, while I'm also looking to move to the United States for a opportunity to work within a larger market than LATAM.

My why now is a mixture of a life-long dream with a current need. I've co-founded a software as a service startup which provides software for Commodity Traders. We've achieved break-even on the first year, have clients in Philippines, Singapore, Brazil and the U.S., 7 full time employees, but we are facing challenges in scaling post mvp. Feel like my startup can go as far as my knowledge and connections go.

My plan B would be to sell my stake in the startup and continue my career in Go-To-Market for Tech Companies in the U.S.

I'm having difficulty understanding what is a realistic ceiling for my profile.

Toefl: 114 / GRE: 320 / 2nd half of law school my GPA is: 3.5 - slacked a bit in the begging, was living by myself for the first time.

Got awards in almost all the companies I've worked for, with the most prominent role being an Account Manager for London Stock Exchange Group (Rising star of the Year for LATAM).

I plan to apply Round 1.

Appreciate any feedback.