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Updated on: 25 Feb 2021, 15:55
Originally posted by baumjacob20 on 25 Feb 2021, 14:07.
Last edited by baumjacob20 on 25 Feb 2021, 15:55, edited 2 times in total.
Last edited by baumjacob20 on 25 Feb 2021, 15:55, edited 2 times in total.
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How do I fix my application profile?
I started this Master's admissions season at the end of last year with hopeful excitement at the prospect of furthering my education and expanding professional resources. Unfortunately, my dreams have been squandered. My profile did not measure up to any of the 7 MBA programs for which I applied and it is clear that my aspirations will have to be put on hold at least, dispensed with at most. Here is an overview of my profile at the time of my applications:
Age: 20
Degree: BA Economics
Nationality: American
GPA: 2.25 - yes, you read that correctly!
GMAT: 710
Work Experience: approx. 36 months
Relevant mentions: Trilingual (Spanish, English, Portuguese); Senior member of a nonprofit; Entrepreneur (a sole proprietorship able to generate a middle-class income for myself); Good writer (--> application essays).
I submitted all of my applications in the late first round or early second round. The MBA programs for which I applied are generally ranked low--to illustrate the point TopMBA 2021 ranked them #43, 61, 68, 111, 201+, 201+, 201+--suffice it is to say they are not very selective programs compared to those in which most people on this website are interested. I have since been rejected by 4 of the programs (on the grounds of my low GPA) and with further reason I don't believe I will be accepted into the remaining three.
As for my lackluster GPA: I don't really know why I neglected my grades during undergrad. I'm sure it is not indolence--I learned the aforementioned languages and began my business during my enrollment. I also completed both Highschool and Undergrad a year early. It leaves only that I considered it to be a lower priority (I have learned that GPA is weighted exceedingly heavier than SAT/GMAT in graduate admissions than undergraduate--in essence, a good test doesn't make up for bad grades in the former, while it does in the latter).
I have read anecdotally that people in similar predicaments to mine made up for the bad GPA by taking classes at a different university (as opposed to doing a postbacc) so that the GPA shown on the transcript received by the prospective admissions committee reflects only those courses taken at the second university. Is that my most viable option to improve my application profile? Is retaking courses via postbacc viewed more favorability by adcoms? Should I retake the GMAT (would an additional 7-9% really save me)?
Edit: The stats of my profile satisfy the advertised minimum requirements for the programs (albeit sometimes such requirements are not advertised properly--if at all)
I started this Master's admissions season at the end of last year with hopeful excitement at the prospect of furthering my education and expanding professional resources. Unfortunately, my dreams have been squandered. My profile did not measure up to any of the 7 MBA programs for which I applied and it is clear that my aspirations will have to be put on hold at least, dispensed with at most. Here is an overview of my profile at the time of my applications:
Age: 20
Degree: BA Economics
Nationality: American
GPA: 2.25 - yes, you read that correctly!
GMAT: 710
Work Experience: approx. 36 months
Relevant mentions: Trilingual (Spanish, English, Portuguese); Senior member of a nonprofit; Entrepreneur (a sole proprietorship able to generate a middle-class income for myself); Good writer (--> application essays).
I submitted all of my applications in the late first round or early second round. The MBA programs for which I applied are generally ranked low--to illustrate the point TopMBA 2021 ranked them #43, 61, 68, 111, 201+, 201+, 201+--suffice it is to say they are not very selective programs compared to those in which most people on this website are interested. I have since been rejected by 4 of the programs (on the grounds of my low GPA) and with further reason I don't believe I will be accepted into the remaining three.
As for my lackluster GPA: I don't really know why I neglected my grades during undergrad. I'm sure it is not indolence--I learned the aforementioned languages and began my business during my enrollment. I also completed both Highschool and Undergrad a year early. It leaves only that I considered it to be a lower priority (I have learned that GPA is weighted exceedingly heavier than SAT/GMAT in graduate admissions than undergraduate--in essence, a good test doesn't make up for bad grades in the former, while it does in the latter).
I have read anecdotally that people in similar predicaments to mine made up for the bad GPA by taking classes at a different university (as opposed to doing a postbacc) so that the GPA shown on the transcript received by the prospective admissions committee reflects only those courses taken at the second university. Is that my most viable option to improve my application profile? Is retaking courses via postbacc viewed more favorability by adcoms? Should I retake the GMAT (would an additional 7-9% really save me)?
Edit: The stats of my profile satisfy the advertised minimum requirements for the programs (albeit sometimes such requirements are not advertised properly--if at all)
25 Feb 2021, 15:53
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Thanks for the response CandidateCoach ! As per my edit: My stats satisfy the minimum requirements for the programs I applied to (though they are often absent of proper advertisement). The adcoms cited my GPA as the culprit.
Should not my young age be a highlight rather than a detriment to my profile?
02 Mar 2021, 04:48
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Hi,
Just wondering how to interpret your age and work exp. If you are 20 now and you completed undergrad and also gained 3 years of work exp. then when did you complete your schooling?
It doesn't add up unless you were brilliant at school and kept earning early promotions to the next grade. Even then, it looks impossible
I am assuming you were working part-time along with grad. B-schools won't count that. From my 10 years' experience as an admissions consultant, I know that all of them want applicants to have full-time work experience.
To your question, "will a GMAT retake save you?" - I believe an overall stronger profile will help you for future applications. My suggestion would be to work a couple of years, gain some solid work exp. Meanwhile, you can retake GMAT/ build an alternate transcript. The age is on your side, you can go to a better-ranked MBA program in the future.
Just wondering how to interpret your age and work exp. If you are 20 now and you completed undergrad and also gained 3 years of work exp. then when did you complete your schooling?
It doesn't add up unless you were brilliant at school and kept earning early promotions to the next grade. Even then, it looks impossible
I am assuming you were working part-time along with grad. B-schools won't count that. From my 10 years' experience as an admissions consultant, I know that all of them want applicants to have full-time work experience.
To your question, "will a GMAT retake save you?" - I believe an overall stronger profile will help you for future applications. My suggestion would be to work a couple of years, gain some solid work exp. Meanwhile, you can retake GMAT/ build an alternate transcript. The age is on your side, you can go to a better-ranked MBA program in the future.
