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B-School GPA's |
| Message Name: |
How I did it |
| Date Posted: |
04/06/2001 |
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can i get into a decent b-school w/ a gpa in the 2.3 range? |
| Message: |
Hope this helps, this is how I got into a top-5 with a 2.8.
1. Waited 5 years and had a series of promotions at work
2. Took several grad-level business courses through the extention program of a (different) top-5 program. Did well, showed I could ace the material. But, $$$ for classes.
3. Got a professor at the b-school to write a rec.
4. Scored mid-6's on GMAT.
5. Got dinged first time on th app.
6. Got another promotion, re-applied and got in. Had been out of undergrad for 6 years by then.
For me, this took 3 years of work and planning because I goofed off during undergrad, big time. But the process was worth it. I've met a few others like me at top-5 schools (in Chi and Phil) who had to reapply and take courses (A's only) and who got in with sub-3 GPAs. Just get creative and get a plan. And it may not be this year.
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