taking online courses to justify my low GPA...Please advise

I would guess that UCLA's extension is comparable to Berkeley's, particulary if the classes actually say something about being adequate pre-reqs for UCLA's MBA program.

Enough? Who knows! I knit socks for the homeless. This other guy builds houses for the homeless. You can't really get into the enough game - you'll go mad.

I think stats and calc are priorities, but if you've taken calc before, then you can skip it now. Acctg, finance, and micro/macro are all courses that I've also heard mentioned, so it seems like you're on the right track.

Just don't underestimate the time it takes to do these courses. I'm going to struggle to finish my stats class before the deadline, and it's only because it's hard to prioritize an online class and because I'm so much busier than I thought I would be in the run-up to moving, etc.

My advice on this issue: make a list of all the portions of your application process: classes you want to take, program research & visits, GMAT, applications, interviews, admitted student weekends. Basically everything from now until you send in that deposit money. Now, assign dates to those items. It's unlikely you'll stick to this, but if I had been a little more organized with my time and had had a better understanding of all the various pieces, life would have been a little easier.

good luck!

I think that UCLA's online extension is probably better than a community college. The grades and courses are directly transferable for full-time students at UCLA (or any other UC if I recall). I think that means there must be some minimum level of rigor that probably isn't common to all community college courses.

Impossible to say if 3 courses are enough, if that's what you can do then do it and hope for the best.

I've taken some online courses through UCLA extension and they were just as tough as the live courses! Online education has really improved in recent years especially since many of the profs that teach the regular courses will teach the online versions. So you get the same content. I think adcom are aware of that.

Another way to prove your academic ability is to get a really great score on the GMAT! Strengthening all the other aspects of the your application package will help too - extra-curriculars, recommedations, essays, etc.