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24 Aug 2016, 20:01
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Hi everyone, some quick questions related to admissions. Currently Looking at online MBA at UNC, and I'm curious if I even have a shot. Feel free to hurt my feelings, I can take it.
-Applying for Fall 2017
-I went to two different schools (had Military deployments, etc.) and received low GPA (1.5-2.0). Had some issues here and there with travel and work, etc. Took long breaks; these two schools were stretched over the course of 10 years.
-My third school is the Univ. of Louisville, where I will graduate with honors, 3.68 GPA.
-I am eligible for a GMAT waiver
-I will be taking an additional finance class, and using the MBAMath website (UNC uses it for the Exec Program) to shore up my quantitative skills.
-Does Military enlistment assist positively with admission's view of the applicant?
Any help is appreciated, thanks for reading.
-Applying for Fall 2017
-I went to two different schools (had Military deployments, etc.) and received low GPA (1.5-2.0). Had some issues here and there with travel and work, etc. Took long breaks; these two schools were stretched over the course of 10 years.
-My third school is the Univ. of Louisville, where I will graduate with honors, 3.68 GPA.
-I am eligible for a GMAT waiver
-I will be taking an additional finance class, and using the MBAMath website (UNC uses it for the Exec Program) to shore up my quantitative skills.
-Does Military enlistment assist positively with admission's view of the applicant?
Any help is appreciated, thanks for reading.
30 Aug 2016, 22:00
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Hi MBAhopeful617,
Although it’s tough to discern your chances at a school just on the basis of academic stats and military background, I would comment on your academics and the question you asked toward the end.
Other things being equal, an applicant’s most recent academic performance carries more weight than the previous ones. Even though you received low GPA earlier, you made some amends later. And your approach to improve your academic credentials (finance class on MBAMath website) is the right one.
Setbacks/ failures/ disasters, followed by lessons learnt, followed by improvement make for much higher impact than most applicants think. After all, that’s what real life is. Everything great about you in essays is not necessarily the most impactful.
To your question in the end, military background can give you an edge in the admission process because schools want diversity in the class, and it’s definitely not an overcrowded applicant pool. However, you’ve to convince the school on other counts.
Although it’s tough to discern your chances at a school just on the basis of academic stats and military background, I would comment on your academics and the question you asked toward the end.
Other things being equal, an applicant’s most recent academic performance carries more weight than the previous ones. Even though you received low GPA earlier, you made some amends later. And your approach to improve your academic credentials (finance class on MBAMath website) is the right one.
Setbacks/ failures/ disasters, followed by lessons learnt, followed by improvement make for much higher impact than most applicants think. After all, that’s what real life is. Everything great about you in essays is not necessarily the most impactful.
To your question in the end, military background can give you an edge in the admission process because schools want diversity in the class, and it’s definitely not an overcrowded applicant pool. However, you’ve to convince the school on other counts.
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