Advice with alternative transcript

Dear moosehead9oc,

You can take courses through UCLA or UCLA Extension, either online or campus-based are acceptable these days. If you have mixed performance in your quant coursework in college, then quantitative courses are advisable. Since you earned A's in calculus, you could look at a statistics, finance or accounting class. If you did well in your quant courses, then you are a bit more open, but you do want to take classes that make sense as preparation for business school and/or beyond. Once again, a finance or accounting class might be helpful, or you could consider other business courses. If you plan to start a business immediately after your MBA, then taking some entrepreneurship courses is a good idea, but make sure you won't be taking something similar in the MBA program. These courses would convey your commitment to launching your venture and show you are already working towards your goal.

Good luck,
Lisa

Your plan sounds appropriate based on the information posted. Whether or not a school will know if your class is online will depend on how UCLA writes its transcripts. Most schools will not note that on a transcript, but you might check with the registrar if you are concerned. Of course, if an admissions professional really wants to know, s/he will look it up...but in most cases, the class being online versus campus-based is insignificant.

Regards,
Lisa