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31 Dec 2015, 06:11
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Hey all,
I'm still almost a year out from submitting applications and am looking to shore up a glaring weakness in my profile: lack of undergrad quant. I was a poli-sci major and only took a few basic statistics courses so there isn't much evidence that I can handle the quantitative workload at top tier MBA programs.
I figure I basically have two options:
1) Online courses geared towards MBA programs - i.e. mbamath or mbaiq, doesn't cost much but they're not real college courses
2) CLEP exams - I can take any of these for free and would just have to learn the material on my own; counts as college credit but they're only pass/fail
3) Online college courses - $600+ per course at a minimum but at the end of the day I have A's to show for it...
Not sure if online college courses would get averaged into my undergrad GPA (3.5 at a top 20 state school) which is just a little below where I'd like it to be. I doubt even a full semester of quant courses (I could always blow a few months of my GI Bill) would increase it to 3.6 but I'd have to check that math...
I have the time/ability to do either as deployed military but programs like mbamath are preferable due to the added flexibility schedule-wise.
Are there any options I'm missing? Would mbamath alone be enough to prove to admissions at top 10 schools that I have the ability to handle their coursework? Specifically targeting LBS, HBS, Tuck, Fuqua (so far).
Happy holidays and thanks for your advice!
I'm still almost a year out from submitting applications and am looking to shore up a glaring weakness in my profile: lack of undergrad quant. I was a poli-sci major and only took a few basic statistics courses so there isn't much evidence that I can handle the quantitative workload at top tier MBA programs.
I figure I basically have two options:
1) Online courses geared towards MBA programs - i.e. mbamath or mbaiq, doesn't cost much but they're not real college courses
2) CLEP exams - I can take any of these for free and would just have to learn the material on my own; counts as college credit but they're only pass/fail
3) Online college courses - $600+ per course at a minimum but at the end of the day I have A's to show for it...
Not sure if online college courses would get averaged into my undergrad GPA (3.5 at a top 20 state school) which is just a little below where I'd like it to be. I doubt even a full semester of quant courses (I could always blow a few months of my GI Bill) would increase it to 3.6 but I'd have to check that math...
I have the time/ability to do either as deployed military but programs like mbamath are preferable due to the added flexibility schedule-wise.
Are there any options I'm missing? Would mbamath alone be enough to prove to admissions at top 10 schools that I have the ability to handle their coursework? Specifically targeting LBS, HBS, Tuck, Fuqua (so far).
Happy holidays and thanks for your advice!
18 Jan 2016, 12:25
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Yes, you can take some courses to prove your quantitative ability. Of the things you listed I would say the second one is the best and will actually help you in your career. However, I would say you can do more than just take some classes. You could seek out quantitative roles in your job too. Or use quantitative methods to solve your problems. That is more impressive to me than taking some classes that anyone can take by simply signing up. And the class doesn't prove mastery either, like using quant in your job.
20 Jan 2016, 01:26
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tneu64
Hey there!
So first of all although taking care of this corner can be helpful, I'd like to point out that polishing your quant should be low on your ToDo list. GMAT, visiting schools, doing research, working your application, strengthening your volunteer work should all take precedence. Honestly, if you have a good GMAT Quant it can be enough to "prove" your Quant skills and you need not necessarily do much more effort than that.
Best,
Jon
