College GPA- To Omit or NOT?

Question

Is it possible to omit your freshman year in calculating your college undergrad GPA?

Is this accepted at the top B-schools and can it work against you in any way?

Comments appreciated.

ko · Answer

Nope, not accepted, at least not at any school I've ever heard of. And I'd be very careful about taking liberties like this - it could be viewed as being dishonest. Unless of course you're just intending to include it as a second line on a resume, after your official (key word being official) GPA, with a clear explanation that it excludes the freshman year. But in my opinion, that would seem like you were grasping for straws. Just my take.

ksharma12 · Answer

Thats good advice. I read somewhere that most B-Schools take into account that your Freshman year is not really representative of your academic abilities considering you show a positive progression throughout the rest of your college career.

YourDreamTheater · Answer

This is true, but you must let them make that distinction if they want to

merkin · Answer

It is true that some "recalculate" your GPA for admissions purposes (i.e upper-level classes only, remove "Bowling" (i actually took that)) but that is for them to decide. If you report your GPA as a 3.5 and your official transcript (which will be required) shows a 3.3, you will have some explaining to do...if you're fortunate enough to even get a chance to respond.

LetsGoMets · Answer

Be honest about your grades. If your freshman year was no good, at least you showed improvement. I can tell you first hand, there are other factors that go into bschool admission besides gpa. There's no way that a school would accept someone they perceive as being dishonest though.

College GPA- To Omit or NOT?

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