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The best way IMO is to blow the GMAT away--750 plus would really make them worry less about your GPA. Another way is to have a few years separating you from that GPA. That is, the older you are, the less they care about undergrad grades. Third, strong grade performance in grad school can help. Finally, getting A's in isolated courses in pre-MBA type courses like accounting, statistics, calculus can do the trick. The fact of a class being online is less important that the quality of the institution offering it. There are good online institutions, and there are bad ones.
Hello Paul,
Thank you so much for your detailed and insightful reply. First, I have already taken GMAT and scored 700. I can give it another shot if it's really worth it. Secondly, I will have 4 years separating me from my GPA at the time of application. In addition, I completed two degrees simultaneously, LLB(Bachelor in law) & Masters in Political Science, So, I think I can also blame that extra course load for my low GPA.
As I am a borderline candidate for top business schools, I just don't want to leave any stone unturned.
What do you think would be the best way to improve my candidacy, retaking GMAT or building alternate transcripts ? I don't think I can do both the things, as I don't have enough time left. I would really appreciate your advice.
...If I have to build alternate transcripts, I will probably be going for UCLA extension. I am planning to take 3 courses(Accounting, Statistics & finance or mathematics for anagement), each course is worth 2.6 credits. are these courses gonna be enough to prove my academic ability ? How do you categorize UCLA extension ?