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Importance of first year performance Updated on: 26 Aug 2016, 12:22
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Importance of first year performance 27 May 2015, 09:33
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MBA admissions committees will look at your overall GPA as well as a transcript of all your courses and their corresponding grades. If the school does not use your first year grades to calculate your final GPA then as long as you do really well in all of your other years - you should have a strong GPA. The school might also look at your first year courses but only as a secondary measure and I don't think it will prevent you from going to b-school in the future.

Put all your effort into getting top marks now. What you do now at uni will set you on a path for life.
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Importance of first year performance Updated on: 31 Aug 2016, 15:55
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Schools will only worry about the GPA conversion which just considers the classification.

An upper second is not really an issue either - that's what I got in my undergrad but with some very poor scores that I tried to contextualise some of the reasons.

Whats more critical is that you show theres more to you than just academics. A first and high gmat score will not get you into BSchool alone - so you need to ensure you are getting involved in the extracurricular (and preferably in 'leadership' roles as part of committees etc.)
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Importance of first year performance Updated on: 26 Aug 2016, 12:22
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Sorry easier than trying to repeat! My undergrad not a particular well known one...!
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You can definitely recover from your slow start in your first year. Sounds like you have a lot going on involvement wise which is great. Definitely continue to lead initiatives and make an impact, but don't let your academics fall. You have a great opportunity to make up for first year, so don't let it slip by! Best of luck on your upcoming year as well as your GMAT this summer!