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02 Jun 2021, 09:57
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Hello,
I am thinking about applying to business schools this upcoming fall. I have not taken the GMAT yet, but I am studying to take it this summer. Here is my profile:
3.02 GPA in Finance/Economics from a State School
3 years working in compliance auditing for the local government
Volunteer as a Youth Sports coach
I understand my GPA is pretty low. I am wondering if there is anything I can do to bolster my resume other than a great score on the GMAT. Is it worth it to do HBX Core given the price tag? Would my time be better spent taking some classes at a community college? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.
I am thinking about applying to business schools this upcoming fall. I have not taken the GMAT yet, but I am studying to take it this summer. Here is my profile:
3.02 GPA in Finance/Economics from a State School
3 years working in compliance auditing for the local government
Volunteer as a Youth Sports coach
I understand my GPA is pretty low. I am wondering if there is anything I can do to bolster my resume other than a great score on the GMAT. Is it worth it to do HBX Core given the price tag? Would my time be better spent taking some classes at a community college? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.
02 Jun 2021, 12:07
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Hi. Welcome to GMAT Club!
1. Not worth doing HBX courses really. They are great but not for a serious bschool application since you can just buy them and that's all it takes, unless you take them for credit or have another reason to do them (e.g. you are in Finance and they would be helpful to you in your job or a building block of your career progression) but they are not useful as stand-alone elements for your application.
2. Unfortunately GPA's below 3.4. are considered low in applications though it depends on the major/difficulty of maintaining a high GPA and exonerating circumstances - e.g. working simultaneously/etc. Getting a strong GMAT score is really one of the BEST things you can do. It can not only cover the question of your academic performance at a T15 or Top 10 but also potentially offer a scholarship opportunity in a lower ranked school. So would suggest putting many of your eggs into that basket
3. In terms of improving your profile in general, you want to stand out. You want to standout in ways you can think of. A good investment exercise may be signing up for ApplicantLab - it is free and doing some diagnostic things and seeing in which ways you already have some accomplishments and where perhaps you could fill in. Ultimately the adcom would look at your history, experience, accomplishments and say - this guy/gal did more with the resources they had than most other people in the same situation. It does not matter how small or huge your accomplishments are, it is really about how you stack up with people in the same situation. e.g. if you work for the government, obviously you can't have all these unstructured promotions, etc but perhaps you took some initiatives or did things outside of your call of duty and had some recognition for them. If you have not already, I would recommend thinking strategically and volunteering to do extra work at work, in your community, and mostly around things that you have a passion for and interest in.
4. Schools like people who take initiative and who are not idle bodies. They want people who are self-starters and not someone schools will have to sell to employers to get them off the campus
5. If you are thinking about General Resume things, you can check a number of pretty detailed videos we had on resumes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn5y ... VzB44SBCWs including profile reviews and resume critiques. Here are the most recent and best 7 videos.
P.S. I encourage you and invite you to register for the MBA Spotlight Virtual MBA Fair by GMAT Club. It starts in less than 2 weeks and is packed with 27 school sessions with all of the world's Top Business Schools including HBS, Stanford, Wharton, and all US Top 20, INSEAD, IESE, HEC, and pretty much all international Top programs. There will also be chats with admissions consultants, zoom meetings with schools and lots of opportunities to network and ask your questions. We did it last year and it was great. I recommend it
Register: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=fair_register
Schedule of Events: https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-spotligh ... l#p2779788
1. Not worth doing HBX courses really. They are great but not for a serious bschool application since you can just buy them and that's all it takes, unless you take them for credit or have another reason to do them (e.g. you are in Finance and they would be helpful to you in your job or a building block of your career progression) but they are not useful as stand-alone elements for your application.
2. Unfortunately GPA's below 3.4. are considered low in applications though it depends on the major/difficulty of maintaining a high GPA and exonerating circumstances - e.g. working simultaneously/etc. Getting a strong GMAT score is really one of the BEST things you can do. It can not only cover the question of your academic performance at a T15 or Top 10 but also potentially offer a scholarship opportunity in a lower ranked school. So would suggest putting many of your eggs into that basket
3. In terms of improving your profile in general, you want to stand out. You want to standout in ways you can think of. A good investment exercise may be signing up for ApplicantLab - it is free and doing some diagnostic things and seeing in which ways you already have some accomplishments and where perhaps you could fill in. Ultimately the adcom would look at your history, experience, accomplishments and say - this guy/gal did more with the resources they had than most other people in the same situation. It does not matter how small or huge your accomplishments are, it is really about how you stack up with people in the same situation. e.g. if you work for the government, obviously you can't have all these unstructured promotions, etc but perhaps you took some initiatives or did things outside of your call of duty and had some recognition for them. If you have not already, I would recommend thinking strategically and volunteering to do extra work at work, in your community, and mostly around things that you have a passion for and interest in.
4. Schools like people who take initiative and who are not idle bodies. They want people who are self-starters and not someone schools will have to sell to employers to get them off the campus
5. If you are thinking about General Resume things, you can check a number of pretty detailed videos we had on resumes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn5y ... VzB44SBCWs including profile reviews and resume critiques. Here are the most recent and best 7 videos.
P.S. I encourage you and invite you to register for the MBA Spotlight Virtual MBA Fair by GMAT Club. It starts in less than 2 weeks and is packed with 27 school sessions with all of the world's Top Business Schools including HBS, Stanford, Wharton, and all US Top 20, INSEAD, IESE, HEC, and pretty much all international Top programs. There will also be chats with admissions consultants, zoom meetings with schools and lots of opportunities to network and ask your questions. We did it last year and it was great. I recommend it
Register: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=fair_register
Schedule of Events: https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-spotligh ... l#p2779788
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02 Jun 2021, 14:05
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Wow, this was an incredible reply! Thank you bb
