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Low GPA, 750 GMAT, entrepreneurship experience [#permalink] New post   17 May 2015, 14:48
I graduated from an Ivy League with an undergraduate GPA of ~2.3.
Interdisciplinary major with mostly focus in Economics/Business courses.
750 GMAT.
I started a service related business in college with 300k+ in sales from almost every part of the world and managed ~150 workers + thousands of clients.

The low gpa is the result of a combination of one of my family members passing away during my sophomore year and then not going to class/complications with antidepressants the rest of my time there.

What are my chances of getting into a top business school if any at all?
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Re: Low GPA, 750 GMAT, entrepreneurship experience [#permalink] New post   17 May 2015, 21:06
Hi there,

Your GMAT Score and entrepreneurship experience is really impressive. A low GPA can certainly be offset by your work experience, outstanding application essays and GMAT Score. You haven't mentioned much about your work experience. Are you also doing any other job(if yes - let us know the number of work experience and job profile) or just running your business. You may also send your resume through PM or email us at enquiry.genedu@gmail.com

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Re: Low GPA, 750 GMAT, entrepreneurship experience [#permalink] New post   18 May 2015, 01:37
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mbathrowaway wrote:
I graduated from an Ivy League with an undergraduate GPA of ~2.3.
Interdisciplinary major with mostly focus in Economics/Business courses.
750 GMAT.
I started a service related business in college with 300k+ in sales from almost every part of the world and managed ~150 workers + thousands of clients.

The low gpa is the result of a combination of one of my family members passing away during my sophomore year and then not going to class/complications with antidepressants the rest of my time there.

What are my chances of getting into a top business school if any at all?



Hi there,

Your exceptional GMAT score as well as your work and leadership experience will certainly speak louder than your GPA, especially if there were external variables that affected your ability to focus on your academics. I'd say you have a strong chance of gaining admission to a top business school.
There is always the option of including an additional essay, explaining your low GPA. However this may be unnecessary. Feel free to contact our CEO, Chrissy (chrissym@aringo.com) to set up a free assessment call - with no attached commitments - so that you can provide her with the missing details of your profile and so that she can determine if an additional essay would be helpful in your case.

Best of luck!
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Re: Low GPA, 750 GMAT, entrepreneurship experience [#permalink] New post   18 May 2015, 06:48
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mbathrowaway - what have you done since graduating and when did you graduate? Having 5 years of work experience right now distances you a lot more from your undergrad GPA than if you graduated in 2014. You use the past tense to describe the business you started while at school (which is something very impressive to have on your resume) - I think your app is going to hinge on your story/what you're doing now/GMAT. With a 750 the GMAT portion of the equation is covered.

To answer your question - Yes a person like yourself could get into a top 10 business school (with a great story).

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Re: Low GPA, 750 GMAT, entrepreneurship experience [#permalink] New post   01 Jun 2015, 22:16
mbathrowaway wrote:
I graduated from an Ivy League with an undergraduate GPA of ~2.3.
Interdisciplinary major with mostly focus in Economics/Business courses.
750 GMAT.
I started a service related business in college with 300k+ in sales from almost every part of the world and managed ~150 workers + thousands of clients.

The low gpa is the result of a combination of one of my family members passing away during my sophomore year and then not going to class/complications with antidepressants the rest of my time there.

What are my chances of getting into a top business school if any at all?


mbathrowaway,

Congrats on doing well on most things that matter :) Your work experience will speak volumes about your capabilities. Great job on the business, especially so early in life. What are you doing now?

Yes your GPA is low, but it looks like you didn't have a choice - explain your situation clearly, and you should be fine. Your stellar GMAT should offset it by a lot. Feel free to schedule a free consultation with us any time.

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Re: Low GPA, 750 GMAT, entrepreneurship experience [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2015, 14:32
Hey there,

I'm going to disagree a bit with the other posters. A great GMAT is definitely a step in the right direction, and you clearly had a reason for your GPA, but a 2.3 is too low to explain away. Have you worked to build an alternative transcript at all?

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