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08 May 2023, 13:17
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I'm currently a rising senior in college majoring in economics. I have 2-3 random electives that I need to take as filler so that I can hit 120 credits and graduate with my BS in economics. I'm very interested in pursuing an MBA in the future and was wondering what elective courses might look best on my transcript. Accounting, Finance, or Business Management? I could take basket weaving and intro to golf and call it a day, but I was curious to know if I would gain any advantage from taking certain courses in an attempt to tailor my transcripts for an MBA in the future?
08 May 2023, 13:22
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Love the idea of basket weaving or golf… you probably will be fine with those.
So taking specific classes is not going to add a whole lot of value to your application. You will have to take the GMAT or GRE so you clearly will have basic quant and verbal abilities so you don’t need to prove anything and there’s no requirement for business school admissions. You can apply as a biology major or as a business major so how do you compare those transcripts from those two applicants?
I think for electives you may want to pursue a slightly different approach:
1. Make sure you get a 4.0
2. Take interesting classes you are genuinely interested in
3. Take classes that would fit a story. For example if you were going into finance and you say you’re really passionate about finance then basket weaving and French poetry classes may look a little odd on the transcript.
4. Don’t take hard classes. You will not get any credit for that
5. Take classes that may help you with immediate needs… if there are any
PS. Protect your GPA. It has been a pretty significant component of your candidacy evaluation in the past and it seems that me only grow within certainty about standardized tests. In the latest update, US news has increased the contribution of school’s average GPA into the rankings.
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So taking specific classes is not going to add a whole lot of value to your application. You will have to take the GMAT or GRE so you clearly will have basic quant and verbal abilities so you don’t need to prove anything and there’s no requirement for business school admissions. You can apply as a biology major or as a business major so how do you compare those transcripts from those two applicants?
I think for electives you may want to pursue a slightly different approach:
1. Make sure you get a 4.0
2. Take interesting classes you are genuinely interested in
3. Take classes that would fit a story. For example if you were going into finance and you say you’re really passionate about finance then basket weaving and French poetry classes may look a little odd on the transcript.
4. Don’t take hard classes. You will not get any credit for that
5. Take classes that may help you with immediate needs… if there are any
PS. Protect your GPA. It has been a pretty significant component of your candidacy evaluation in the past and it seems that me only grow within certainty about standardized tests. In the latest update, US news has increased the contribution of school’s average GPA into the rankings.
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08 May 2023, 14:09
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This up here!!
Your overall GPA matters then it is all about the GMAT and rest of the profile, the extra curriculars that fit your story matter too. So, instead of electives, probably get that area sorted
