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27 Jul 2010, 11:44
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The gist: High GMAT low GPA.
My Stats:
GPA: 3.2 from solid university (top 50) in quantitative discipline. (no upward trend, about equal major GPA) - I lacked the motivation to succeed academically during my undergrad years.
GMAT: 760 (48Q, 47V) - no AWA yet, but I assume I did fine - first attempt
Work Experience: 2.5 years analytical work at fortune 500 firms. (Some great leadership and initiative demonstrating experiences to draw on)
Recommendations: Can likely get recommendations from VP level at my current firm, direct managers (current and past), and CEO of small but fast growing company for which I did freelance work on the side.
Personal: 25, white, male, U.S. born
Other: I spent time abroad, and volunteer to help unemployed people with resumes, interviews, and other job search needs.
What are my chances (Or what do I need to do to increase my chances) at:
Harvard
MIT - Sloan
U Penn - Wharton
Columbia
NYU - Stern
Note: I'm considering taking night courses at a state school for a grad degree in industrial engineering to build an alternate transcript to mitigate my undergrad gpa. I may then attempt to transfer into one of the above schools and attempt a dual MBA-MS. This would be expensive, difficult to fit in to work, and push off my application to R2 or R3.
Thanks!
My Stats:
GPA: 3.2 from solid university (top 50) in quantitative discipline. (no upward trend, about equal major GPA) - I lacked the motivation to succeed academically during my undergrad years.
GMAT: 760 (48Q, 47V) - no AWA yet, but I assume I did fine - first attempt
Work Experience: 2.5 years analytical work at fortune 500 firms. (Some great leadership and initiative demonstrating experiences to draw on)
Recommendations: Can likely get recommendations from VP level at my current firm, direct managers (current and past), and CEO of small but fast growing company for which I did freelance work on the side.
Personal: 25, white, male, U.S. born
Other: I spent time abroad, and volunteer to help unemployed people with resumes, interviews, and other job search needs.
What are my chances (Or what do I need to do to increase my chances) at:
Harvard
MIT - Sloan
U Penn - Wharton
Columbia
NYU - Stern
Note: I'm considering taking night courses at a state school for a grad degree in industrial engineering to build an alternate transcript to mitigate my undergrad gpa. I may then attempt to transfer into one of the above schools and attempt a dual MBA-MS. This would be expensive, difficult to fit in to work, and push off my application to R2 or R3.
Thanks!
27 Jul 2010, 18:25
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Most schools don't care about GPAs all that much, so long as your GMAT is strong and the GPA itself isn't horrible.
A 3.2 isn't great, but it's not horrible (horrible = less than 3.0 in a non-quant, non-engineering discipline).
Beyond that, it's hard to say what your chances are. From what you wrote, you seem to be a middle-of-the-road candidate (lots of guys with a similar caliber of resume as you have). As such, schools like HBS and Wharton are going to be a stretch (you'll need a lot of luck on you side no matter how strong your application is), Sloan and Columbia are within reach (but by no means a safety), and NYU you should have a reasonable shot (but still not a true safety - if you want true safeties you'll probably have to look outside the top 16).
In short, I wouldn't worry too much about taking a bunch of classes to make up for your GPA. If you want to build an alternate transcript, take 1-2 classes - no need for more than that.
A 3.2 isn't great, but it's not horrible (horrible = less than 3.0 in a non-quant, non-engineering discipline).
Beyond that, it's hard to say what your chances are. From what you wrote, you seem to be a middle-of-the-road candidate (lots of guys with a similar caliber of resume as you have). As such, schools like HBS and Wharton are going to be a stretch (you'll need a lot of luck on you side no matter how strong your application is), Sloan and Columbia are within reach (but by no means a safety), and NYU you should have a reasonable shot (but still not a true safety - if you want true safeties you'll probably have to look outside the top 16).
In short, I wouldn't worry too much about taking a bunch of classes to make up for your GPA. If you want to build an alternate transcript, take 1-2 classes - no need for more than that.
27 Jul 2010, 18:39
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Thanks Alex, I appreciate your insight. I'll update the forum with my progress.
