bschoolapplicant2010 wrote:
Hey, I'm going to be real honest with everyone right now. I love getting to know people, and I love hearing about all your experiences, profiles etc. I sincerely mean that, especially when I hear about all the diversity in those who are applying.
However, I'm getting tired of reading peoples posts who say things like, "oh man, I had a 3.7 GPA in college, I'm totally screwed I know." Or, like the multiple posts I've seen recently that rag on gmat scores. Like, oh I was in the 89th percentile *cough* *cough* 690, I'm dead in the water. Stuff like that drives me crazy, and I don't think it's necessarily fair to those reading the blog who didn't have a 4.0 gpa or a millionth percentile gmat score. Personally, I've done well in both areas (albiet not near a 4.0 gpa or 750 gmat [or whatever a truly awesome score is]), but yeah. You need to keep in mind that Fuqua in particular wants a diverse background, which is reflected in the fact that their 80% range is 620 - 740 or whatever.
Yeah, I'm blowing off some steam here, but I'm just tired of that stuff. It's great to post your profile, lets discuss, make comments, words the wise, etc etc. But please, for my sake, and any and everyone else on these boards who may agree with me, leave the "holy s*** im totally screwed cause I only got a 710 on my gmat" BS.
I understand where you are coming from and largely agree. I feel like these posters often fall into a few categories:
Many on here are Type A personalities and are quite used to constantly competing and struggling with others. It's hardly surprising that their reaction to this sort of community is to throw numbers around like this. They have something to prove, though this is a strange place to have a pissing contest or whatever you want to call it. I mean, heck, ignore my signature on the left...did you know I had a 4.2 GPA and a perfect 800 GMAT? No? Well that's cause I didn't, but it's certainly easy to type that I did...
Still, to me, there are also those that cry about their poor 760 scores, GPA, work experience, or such are often hoping that someone else will post a contradictory comment like, "hey guy, you have a great profile so don't worry." I've known quite a few people in my life that are like this, who are outwardly confident and such, but inwardly need others to validate them, even more so as we have such a hard time gauging what is valuable to the adcom.
Of course there are others on here that genuinely feel like they are not competitive. Remember, many that post (or even brag) about their scores and profiles have strong ones. Seeing all of that, is it any surprise that others with even slightly less are concerned?
I know there are other types out there too but I do seem to run into the above a bit. Heck, I might even be in those categories myself at times...though I'll never tell! I'm not going to tell others what they should and shouldn't post though. That's life and this forum allows for complainers, braggarts, sincere people, and all other sorts. As long as we respect each other than all's good to me.