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30 Oct 2014, 20:03
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Hi
Background:
I have a CGPA of 6.3/10 from NIT Warangal ,which is consistently in the top 10 National rankings, and I majored in Electronics Engineering.
The major has the toughest curriculum and grading standards among the majors in my college. If I had taken a simpler major my GPA would have been much higher.
GPA trajectory:
I started at 7.x range in freshmen year but once I started to study my major in 2nd year , my GPA crashed. This continued to my 3rd year. In final year I studied harder and raised the GPA up for the 2 semesters but not as high as my freshmen GPA.
Issues:
I chose my major without doing any research on the subject as I was just going after the money I will receive in my job once I graduate the college with that major. As I started to study the courses for the major I realized that I didn't like the subject at all. I lost interest and diverted my full attention to Extracurricular activities for the 2nd and 3rd year.
What changed for me and Impact it had :
But in final year I had some kind of epiphany and realized that I should have worked harder on my GPA as the recruitment season started in final year.
I doubled down on study , along with working on more extracurricular responsibilities as well, and was able t o raise my GPA . In the first semester I got place with a company but I wasn't satisfied. I practiced harder for the upcoming job opportunities.
In the last semester , I got placed in another company with a pay package that was double of that I got in my first job placement.
I was able to get GMAT score of 680 by balancing 10-12 hours of office time . Also to not repeat the mistake of choosing the wrong major , I did extensive research on the potential schools and the ST and LT goals of my career .
In short : My 2 year low GPA streak was because I lost interest in the course because of my bad research and my post college goal of getting a high paying job.
Should I explain all these points in my optional essay ? Is there any points that you think that shouldn't be mentioned at all ?
I would like to hear your opinions on how I can proceed on this issue. Thanks in advance.
Background:
I have a CGPA of 6.3/10 from NIT Warangal ,which is consistently in the top 10 National rankings, and I majored in Electronics Engineering.
The major has the toughest curriculum and grading standards among the majors in my college. If I had taken a simpler major my GPA would have been much higher.
GPA trajectory:
I started at 7.x range in freshmen year but once I started to study my major in 2nd year , my GPA crashed. This continued to my 3rd year. In final year I studied harder and raised the GPA up for the 2 semesters but not as high as my freshmen GPA.
Issues:
I chose my major without doing any research on the subject as I was just going after the money I will receive in my job once I graduate the college with that major. As I started to study the courses for the major I realized that I didn't like the subject at all. I lost interest and diverted my full attention to Extracurricular activities for the 2nd and 3rd year.
What changed for me and Impact it had :
But in final year I had some kind of epiphany and realized that I should have worked harder on my GPA as the recruitment season started in final year.
I doubled down on study , along with working on more extracurricular responsibilities as well, and was able t o raise my GPA . In the first semester I got place with a company but I wasn't satisfied. I practiced harder for the upcoming job opportunities.
In the last semester , I got placed in another company with a pay package that was double of that I got in my first job placement.
I was able to get GMAT score of 680 by balancing 10-12 hours of office time . Also to not repeat the mistake of choosing the wrong major , I did extensive research on the potential schools and the ST and LT goals of my career .
In short : My 2 year low GPA streak was because I lost interest in the course because of my bad research and my post college goal of getting a high paying job.
Should I explain all these points in my optional essay ? Is there any points that you think that shouldn't be mentioned at all ?
I would like to hear your opinions on how I can proceed on this issue. Thanks in advance.
31 Oct 2014, 14:53
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Here's a little tough love coming at you: what I'm hearing is that you were blinded by the potential salary and that should somehow justify a lower than you would like GPA? I would not mention it at all because you don't have a viable story as to why your GPA suffered.
31 Oct 2014, 18:35
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fxmbaconsulting
Thanks for the honest opinion.
My research on major by using potential salary as the only parameter didnt just cause the lower gpa. I shall break down what happened to me in a chronological order to bring some perspective,
1. I did no research on how the curriculum and professors are for my major in the college.
2. In 2nd year when I started to attend the classes for my major , it hit me that I actually do not like the subject at all. I dont have the freedom to switch majors to the one of my choice
3. I got disillusioned and started to hate myself for the wrong decision. I diverted my energy and attention to extracurricular events and activities .
4.Thus GPA took a beating for 2 years before I realised the error I made in approaching this issue.
In short disinterest for major and giving full attention to extra curricular tasks and fraternity activities caused my below avergae GPA.
So do consider this and send some more' tough love' in my way.
Thanks a bunch.
