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From Dr. Shel Watts, https://www.mbaadmit.com
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Hi All,
Many candidates write to me worried about their undergraduate GPAs and ask, “Do you think my GPA is too low?”
There is no stock answer to this question. Certainly, stats about each business school’s average GPA for matriculating students can help you gain a sense of things, but beyond this, specifics matter a great deal. For example:
Where did you attend college? If your school was a top-ranked college in its country, your GPA likely can be lower than the GPA of a candidate who attended a much lower-ranked college.
What was your major? Some majors are known to be very difficult, and so what might look like a low GPA in a much “softer” major can be perceived by the admissions committee as a relatively high GPA for your major (if your major was known to be tough, you should point that out in the essays and recommendations).
What is your gender? Sorry guys, gals do sometimes have an easier time, because for many business schools, fewer women apply, so women seem to sometimes receive a little more leeway on the GPA.
Did you participate in a varsity-level sport in college? If so, most admissions committees will realize you were diverting a lot of time to that sport and they might cut you a little slack on the GPA. Representing a school in varsity-level sports is generally seen as very admirable and an indication of multifaceted talent.
For those of you who might be hopeful that this same reasoning applies to other types of extracurricular activities, on the whole it does not. For most other types of extracurricular activities, the committee will feel you had more control over how much time you devoted and won’t see your choice to spend time on extracurricular activities rather than on your studies as a good enough reason for a lower GPA.
Did you have to work your way through school financially? That can matter.
There are other factors that can affect the GPA assessment. If you are concerned about your GPA, try to do a good assessment about how mitigating factors might affect the way admission committees see your GPA. That can help you understand whether your GPA will be seen as a strength or as a weakness of your MBA application.
Best wishes,
Shelly Watts
MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: [email protected]
[highlight]Sign up for our Buy-1-Get-a-2nd-Set-Free Special - Valid until the end of September 2011.[/highlight]
MBA Admit.com: Proudly, one of the most affordable top-quality MBA admissions consulting companies, with prices nearly 50% lower than our direct competitors.
Hi All,
Many candidates write to me worried about their undergraduate GPAs and ask, “Do you think my GPA is too low?”
There is no stock answer to this question. Certainly, stats about each business school’s average GPA for matriculating students can help you gain a sense of things, but beyond this, specifics matter a great deal. For example:
Where did you attend college? If your school was a top-ranked college in its country, your GPA likely can be lower than the GPA of a candidate who attended a much lower-ranked college.
What was your major? Some majors are known to be very difficult, and so what might look like a low GPA in a much “softer” major can be perceived by the admissions committee as a relatively high GPA for your major (if your major was known to be tough, you should point that out in the essays and recommendations).
What is your gender? Sorry guys, gals do sometimes have an easier time, because for many business schools, fewer women apply, so women seem to sometimes receive a little more leeway on the GPA.
Did you participate in a varsity-level sport in college? If so, most admissions committees will realize you were diverting a lot of time to that sport and they might cut you a little slack on the GPA. Representing a school in varsity-level sports is generally seen as very admirable and an indication of multifaceted talent.
For those of you who might be hopeful that this same reasoning applies to other types of extracurricular activities, on the whole it does not. For most other types of extracurricular activities, the committee will feel you had more control over how much time you devoted and won’t see your choice to spend time on extracurricular activities rather than on your studies as a good enough reason for a lower GPA.
Did you have to work your way through school financially? That can matter.
There are other factors that can affect the GPA assessment. If you are concerned about your GPA, try to do a good assessment about how mitigating factors might affect the way admission committees see your GPA. That can help you understand whether your GPA will be seen as a strength or as a weakness of your MBA application.
Best wishes,
Shelly Watts
MBA Admit.com
https://www.mbaadmit.com
Email: [email protected]
