What MBA UV should I apply to?

Hi, I'm looking for some recommendations as to which MBA UV(s) I should apply to/I have a good shot of getting in.

I'm a Mechanical Engineer with a minor in Administration from ITESM (which is a top UV in my country, Mexico, but probably not so well-known internationally), my GPA is low (83 out of 100, not sure what the conversion to 4 point GPA is, some sites state it's 2.5ish, others 2.9-3). I recently took a Financial Econometrics course at EGADE (ITESM's postgraduate school) and got a 95/100 (3.9-4 gpa). I'll also be sponsored by my consulting firm for a certificate in Business Dynamics at MIT Sloan.

I recently scored 740 in the GMAT on my second attempt (first attempt was 680) and I have a 109 on the TOEFL IBT (when I took it I was stressed and tired, I can probably do better if I take it again).

I'm currently working as a Business and Operations consultant at a small firm (about 40 employees, Fortune 500 clients but the firm itself is pretty much unknown outside of Mexico), we have a few international clients and I've had the opportunity to work with them in South America. I worked for 1.5 years as a business consultant and was recently promoted to project leader. I'll be applying in the first round in fall 2013, so I'll have about 8 months as a project leader when I apply and roughly 3 years of work experience when I start my mba, if admitted.

I'm also co-managing a community project, although because of work-travel I haven't been able to fully commit to this project. However, I've talked to my principal and he'll try to assign local projects to me, so hopefully I'll have the next months to work on this project.

My "dream" target schools would be Wharton and HBS, although because of my low GPA and no-brand work experience those would be a long stretch. Would I have a shot at other top 15 MBA's in the US? Which one(s) would you recommend?

2 Comments
 

Similique ut autem vel odit. Et laboriosam sequi et mollitia aspernatur vel eligendi. In labore voluptas possimus. Pariatur aperiam culpa reprehenderit facere. Vel ipsam qui facilis quos consectetur.

Incidunt eum ut et. Velit occaecati a vel ab unde. Qui sunt aut dolor architecto assumenda odio ut.

Sit possimus at esse voluptas veritatis aut omnis deleniti. Dolore itaque quos accusantium consequatur est dolore cumque porro. Ut fugit vel delectus iusto.

Velit et natus voluptas tenetur similique quod. Repellat cumque quia et nulla minima minima eum. Deleniti porro laborum eos voluptate saepe velit fugit. Sapiente saepe unde accusamus. Laborum labore ut ut inventore officiis aperiam earum.

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Mimbs's picture
Mimbs
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”