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10 Apr 2014, 18:36
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So here's my story:
I went to undergrad at a good Liberal Arts school in Connecticut and majored in psychology. The only undergraduate quantitative course I took was statistics and I got a C. On top of that, I did very badly in the first half of school, meaning I actually have an F, a D, and two C minuses on my transcript in addition to the C in statistics. I know some people may think that I cheated and that's why I got an F, but that's actually not the case - I earned every bit of that F with lack of effort, and I can show that because I have no academic dishonesty on my transcript (academic probation is another story).
Starting in my junior year, I really pulled my act together and the rest of my story looks great. I got a GPA above 3.5 in the final three semesters, and was able to improve my GPA to 2.9 by the end (believe me - it was much lower before those three semesters).
My GMAT is 760, 49Q/44V so obviously that is good, and I have 5 years of solid work experience. Currently I am a product manager at a brand name company managing a technology platform, and before that I worked as an analyst in market research, so I have a lot of experience with statistics and technology.
I want to work in product management for tech startups in NYC, Boston or Silicon Valley, and ultimately want to leverage that experience (and what I learn in business school) to start my own company.
So my biggest question is how can I offset or explain the bad grades, especially the F? Would taking a course in Calculus and getting an A help offset the lack of quantitative academic achievement and show that I am serious about addressing my weak spot? Or would I be better served saving my time and money and writing about it in the optional essay? And if taking a class is the route to go, would Calculus be best, or Finance/Accounting?
Also, what would you say my chances are at top schools like Sloan, Berkeley, Tuck, Duke, Michigan, Yale, NYU?
Thanks!
Nick
I went to undergrad at a good Liberal Arts school in Connecticut and majored in psychology. The only undergraduate quantitative course I took was statistics and I got a C. On top of that, I did very badly in the first half of school, meaning I actually have an F, a D, and two C minuses on my transcript in addition to the C in statistics. I know some people may think that I cheated and that's why I got an F, but that's actually not the case - I earned every bit of that F with lack of effort, and I can show that because I have no academic dishonesty on my transcript (academic probation is another story).
Starting in my junior year, I really pulled my act together and the rest of my story looks great. I got a GPA above 3.5 in the final three semesters, and was able to improve my GPA to 2.9 by the end (believe me - it was much lower before those three semesters).
My GMAT is 760, 49Q/44V so obviously that is good, and I have 5 years of solid work experience. Currently I am a product manager at a brand name company managing a technology platform, and before that I worked as an analyst in market research, so I have a lot of experience with statistics and technology.
I want to work in product management for tech startups in NYC, Boston or Silicon Valley, and ultimately want to leverage that experience (and what I learn in business school) to start my own company.
So my biggest question is how can I offset or explain the bad grades, especially the F? Would taking a course in Calculus and getting an A help offset the lack of quantitative academic achievement and show that I am serious about addressing my weak spot? Or would I be better served saving my time and money and writing about it in the optional essay? And if taking a class is the route to go, would Calculus be best, or Finance/Accounting?
Also, what would you say my chances are at top schools like Sloan, Berkeley, Tuck, Duke, Michigan, Yale, NYU?
Thanks!
Nick
14 Apr 2014, 03:33
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So here's my story:
I went to undergrad at a good Liberal Arts school in Connecticut and majored in psychology. The only undergraduate quantitative course I took was statistics and I got a C. On top of that, I did very badly in the first half of school, meaning I actually have an F, a D, and two C minuses on my transcript in addition to the C in statistics. I know some people may think that I cheated and that's why I got an F, but that's actually not the case - I earned every bit of that F with lack of effort, and I can show that because I have no academic dishonesty on my transcript (academic probation is another story).
Starting in my junior year, I really pulled my act together and the rest of my story looks great. I got a GPA above 3.5 in the final three semesters, and was able to improve my GPA to 2.9 by the end (believe me - it was much lower before those three semesters).
My GMAT is 760, 49Q/44V so obviously that is good, and I have 5 years of solid work experience. Currently I am a product manager at a brand name company managing a technology platform, and before that I worked as an analyst in market research, so I have a lot of experience with statistics and technology.
I want to work in product management for tech startups in NYC, Boston or Silicon Valley, and ultimately want to leverage that experience (and what I learn in business school) to start my own company.
So my biggest question is how can I offset or explain the bad grades, especially the F? Would taking a course in Calculus and getting an A help offset the lack of quantitative academic achievement and show that I am serious about addressing my weak spot? Or would I be better served saving my time and money and writing about it in the optional essay? And if taking a class is the route to go, would Calculus be best, or Finance/Accounting?
Also, what would you say my chances are at top schools like Sloan, Berkeley, Tuck, Duke, Michigan, Yale, NYU?
Thanks!
Nick
I went to undergrad at a good Liberal Arts school in Connecticut and majored in psychology. The only undergraduate quantitative course I took was statistics and I got a C. On top of that, I did very badly in the first half of school, meaning I actually have an F, a D, and two C minuses on my transcript in addition to the C in statistics. I know some people may think that I cheated and that's why I got an F, but that's actually not the case - I earned every bit of that F with lack of effort, and I can show that because I have no academic dishonesty on my transcript (academic probation is another story).
Starting in my junior year, I really pulled my act together and the rest of my story looks great. I got a GPA above 3.5 in the final three semesters, and was able to improve my GPA to 2.9 by the end (believe me - it was much lower before those three semesters).
My GMAT is 760, 49Q/44V so obviously that is good, and I have 5 years of solid work experience. Currently I am a product manager at a brand name company managing a technology platform, and before that I worked as an analyst in market research, so I have a lot of experience with statistics and technology.
I want to work in product management for tech startups in NYC, Boston or Silicon Valley, and ultimately want to leverage that experience (and what I learn in business school) to start my own company.
So my biggest question is how can I offset or explain the bad grades, especially the F? Would taking a course in Calculus and getting an A help offset the lack of quantitative academic achievement and show that I am serious about addressing my weak spot? Or would I be better served saving my time and money and writing about it in the optional essay? And if taking a class is the route to go, would Calculus be best, or Finance/Accounting?
Also, what would you say my chances are at top schools like Sloan, Berkeley, Tuck, Duke, Michigan, Yale, NYU?
Thanks!
Nick
Hey Nick,
Well, I think that the best way to deal with low grades is in the story you tell. Even if it's just "I was immature. I didn't know anything. I screwed up." Basically, if your GMAT is great and your career is strong, (they are), then schools will be willing to forgive the follies of your youth. Taking a bit of quant classes is not a bad idea, but it's a separate issue. Meaning your poor GPA is issue one. And a potential perceived lack of quant experience would be issue two. Taking some math classes will help for the latter, but not all that much for the former.
Can you get into Top 10 schools like the ones you listed? It's a nit tougher, but with your GMAT it's possible. It'll be more or less possible depending on the strength of your work experience, which is a weee bit hard for me to evaluate cause I don't have enough detail, but off the bat it sounds promising.
Hope this helps,
Jon
