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Application Essays

by ponyphish » Tue May 18, 2010 9:09 am
I am in the process of writing my essays for the application to a few graduate schools. I am a weak applicant, in that I have little work experience, a low GPA, and a low GMAT score. I want to convey in my essay that I have turned things around and that I am taking the MBA program and its processes very seriously. Any suggestions on how to convey this in my essay or should I leave my shortcomings out? Thanks for all of your help
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by uwhusky » Tue May 18, 2010 11:02 am
Your GPA and GMAT correlate each other, which is that you're a weak student. On top of that, you have very little work experience to prove that you have potential in the real world. So in all honesty, I don't think essays would do much for you at this point. My suggestion is to improve your GMAT score significantly...then at least you have shown potential to be a good student.


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