1) You really need to sell you 4 years of experience. What did you do that was so remarkable? If you led a reorg, show your intellecutal capacity by writing about your thought process in weighing pros / cons of restructuring, business disruption, cost savings, morale, etc. Demonstrate you can be successful in a very intellectually challenging environment.
2) Not enough info to be certain. Send me your detailed resume and your draft essays.
3) Use your recommendations strategically. Biggest area that applicants overlook. Choose your recommenders wisely and help them by crafting the message you want them to tell!

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You might want to look into taking some additional coursework...search for alternative transcript. My question is, how were you able to obtain a big 4 role in advisory with your grades?

I dont know how your college in Turkey grades, but if your GPA was low...can you justify is by using a class rank? Were you in the top 20%?

BklynMatt made a great point about the importance of work experience, extracurricular activities, and having a strong recommendation.

One way to accomplish all of these things is by getting involved in a leadership capacity in your local community. In addition to joining a Board of a local non-profit, volunteer strategy consulting to non-profits and small businesses can be a way to increase your leadership exposure, gain a great activity you can put on your resume, and potentially receive a strong recommendation from a credible organization.

If volunteer business consulting is something you are interested in learning more about, consider organizations such as SCORE, Net Impact, USALC, or Taproot. These organizations can facilitate a great career-enhancing experience for you.

Thanks & Good Luck,

Maxwell Roper
Outreach Director
USA Leadership Corps (USALC)

Can anyone please help??????

Here's my story: I am an African American women, age 30. I graduated from Ohio State in 2006 with a 2.38 GPA. My major was Financial Management. I really, really want to be accepted into Ohio State's MBA for Working Professionals Program which is currently in the top 10 for part-time MBA programs. I have not taken the GMAT yet but I have enrolled into a GMAT prep course at Kaplan and plan to get at least a 750. I've been working full-time since my sophmore year in college so I have 9 years of work experience. I also got pregnant at the beginning of my junior year, so the last two years of school I worked and raised an infant. Looking over my transcript, I have so many W's and about three F's. My grades sub-par, but I do have solid work history in the Finance industry with two great companies. I am also involved in the community and plan to use my to use my degree to advance my career in Finance and also make a difference within the inner city. I have plans to start a non-profit organization to teach young students within inner city schools the basics of Finance and Financial Management. I am extremely passionate about our youth and know that getting a MBA at OSU can give me the knowledge and expertise I need to move forward.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can be admitted into Ohio State with my poor GPA??