ishcabibble wrote:
I can't tell you guys how excited I was to find this thread! I was also getting very frustrated with all of the "I have a 3.9 GPA, I studied for the GMAT for two weeks and scored 750, but I'm worried that I won't get into the schools I applied to" posts. I was really starting to think that (a) that the GMAT is actually very easy and I'm just stupid and (b) the elite schools are the only ones where it is worthwhile to get an MBA.
I'm applying to the Fisher CoB at The Ohio State University for their PTMBA. It is the only school that I'm applying to since my husband works for OSU and I work in Columbus, I got my undergrad at OSU and they offer a very good PT program.
My undergrad GPA was a 2.63 (but like someone else here mentioned, I have some medical reasons for that) and after studying tirelessly for a month, I scored a 600 on the GMATprep I took yesterday. Trust me, I was ecstatic over that score! At the OSU PT program, it says that 80% of the students received a 550 or better. I'm hoping to get around a 650 to make up for my low GPA and the fact that although I have about 7 yrs. work experience, it has been as an Executive Assistant (secretary) and my undergrad degree is in middle childhood education. Thankfully, I do have other leadership experiences to pad my resume.
What I would suggest to everyone is to actually speak with someone in the admissions departments of the schools you'd like to apply for. I was worried that with my low GPA, irrelevant major, and the fact that I don't have some big job title with a fortune 500 company, there would be no way I'd be accepted. I wanted to know if there was any chance for me there before I spent the time and money to take the GMAT and apply. I was assured that there is a very good chance that I could get in. Boy, did that make me feel a whole lot better!
Does your husband have any pull? The mediocre gpa is less of a factor because you have been out of school for like 10 years or whatever and because you're going part time. However, there don't seem to be many people on this forum like me around 23-26 with mid gmat(590-640), semi-low gpa(2.5-3.0) who're trying to go to a ok school. Rollins, Seton Hall, Clemson, Tennessee, Iowa State, Denver...