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My bachelor from economics is 3.4 GPA and my master economy and business law
GPA was 2.83 and during my study I started my internship and within 5 years I became a sales director from internship. I am 32 years old male, I did not have financial support from my 18 years I am working from waiter to receptionist.
During my master study I did not have time to study my exams to get high scores because I focused on my business developer internship to become a permanent employee and indeed I was promoted as sales executive then sales supervisor and later director of sales. During 5 years I managed my team and we contributed more than 5 million euros to the company.
My question is if I can get +720 GMAT score, will I get any chance to be enrolled to top 20 business schools with 2.83 GPA from master degre? Before starting to prepare GMAT I want to know is it worth to study for GMAT

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Hello markwashere,

Hope this finds you well.

There are two things you need to do:
a) Boost your score in order to offset your low GPA.
b) Engage with the Admissions Committee as they are best positioned to let you know if your GPA makes the cut with an improved GMAT score.

We feel that a set of compelling essays that trace your entire journey, including the financial struggles, will help strengthen your case.

Good luck!
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Hi
My bachelor from economics is 3.4 GPA and my master economy and business law
GPA was 2.83 and during my study I started my internship and within 5 years I became a sales director from internship. I am 32 years old male, I did not have financial support from my 18 years I am working from waiter to receptionist.
During my master study I did not have time to study my exams to get high scores because I focused on my business developer internship to become a permanent employee and indeed I was promoted as sales executive then sales supervisor and later director of sales. During 5 years I managed my team and we contributed more than 5 million euros to the company.
My question is if I can get +720 GMAT score, will I get any chance to be enrolled to top 20 business schools with 2.83 GPA from master degre? Before starting to prepare GMAT I want to know is it worth to study for GMAT

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markwashere

You should definitely prepare well for the GMAT and submit a strong application. Do not let your GPA (which is not that bad) hold you back.

If you would like you can read these strategies to position your case strongly despite a low GPA
Read- Navigating a low GPA in B School Applications

For your applications, I advise you to construct a strong narrative that showcases your career progression resulting from hard work and perseverance. ~5 years in a professional setting is a substantial duration, so present a variety of examples highlighting leadership, empathy, diversity initiatives, teamwork, and other relevant aspects of your profile.

Utilize anecdotes from your professional life to demonstrate your leadership skills. Showcase how you motivated teams, expedited projects, achieved desired outcomes, resolved conflicts with persuasive abilities, influenced management decisions through keen observations and insights, and generated value for your team and organization as a whole. Highlight your bias for action and conscientious decision-making capabilities.

Your ECs are missing. But I suggest that you think deeper and analyze whether you have missed considering any mundane/ unobvious/ subtle initiatives you may have taken through the years ( travel, learning a new language, certain diversity initiatives at work, for example, raising your voice against gender discrimination, voicing strong opinions for diversity in the workforce, providing financial or moral support to someone in need, teaching the underprivileged kids, organizing diversity talks or off-site activities for better collaboration among teams, and so on). In my experience, I have seen applicants struggle to recall in the early stages of writing how they contributed toward the betterment of their community. It could take a little introspection to unravel it all.

Do not hesitate to reach out to us if you need help navigating your unique circumstances in the admissions process.

Best wishes
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Hi
My bachelor from economics is 3.4 GPA and my master economy and business law
GPA was 2.83 and during my study I started my internship and within 5 years I became a sales director from internship. I am 32 years old male, I did not have financial support from my 18 years I am working from waiter to receptionist.
During my master study I did not have time to study my exams to get high scores because I focused on my business developer internship to become a permanent employee and indeed I was promoted as sales executive then sales supervisor and later director of sales. During 5 years I managed my team and we contributed more than 5 million euros to the company.
My question is if I can get +720 GMAT score, will I get any chance to be enrolled to top 20 business schools with 2.83 GPA from master degre? Before starting to prepare GMAT I want to know is it worth to study for GMAT

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Most posters before me have already given you what you can do. Adding to those with my (more than) two cents
1) Even with such GPAs, and 720 (or higher) scores, my clients HAVE made it to your list of Top 20 schools.
2) Important however there, to highlight how you worked through your studies, got fast paced promotions, and have taken responsibilities ahead of many of your peers.
3) That said, it is important to note some MBA programs may actually help you fulfil your career goals faster, and better than through many others, and all such programs may not necessarily be in the Top 20, though there is a reasonable chance they would be in Top 30. Happy to help you select schools basis your profile and preferences.
4) While a high GMAT score will help your admissions (and scholarships), stellar GMAT scores will also help you standout among your peers during your internship search and your post-MBA job search to prospective employers.

Hope that helps