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by NYC493 » Mon May 16, 2011 5:57 am
Hi everyone,

On the whole, my undergraduate transcript should be strong enough to get me into a decent MBA program (GPA 3.3/4.0). But, I do have one blemish. I received a D in the finance course specific to my major, Construction Finance. It wasn't due a lack of aptitude, moreso immaturity, laziness, lots of partying, those sorts of things. A year later, for my Business Administration Minor I took Intro. to Finance offered through my university's business school and received a B+. This particular finance course has a reputation of being brutal, and is recognized as a "weed-out" course for business students (not that I could communicate that to an adcom).

My question is, have I done enough to compensate for my poor performance in the Construction Finance course? Should I look into taking another finance course before I apply to business school?

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by essaysnark » Tue May 17, 2011 11:34 am
@NYC493, we wouldn't worry about it. As you've already intuited, the good grade in the subsequent finance course does help to offset the blemish. Of course, if you're currently in NYC, then NYU may have a Construction Finance class available through their continuing education program, and it certainly wouldn't hurt to re-take that class now to "fix" the poor grade from earlier. But the only reason you'd really need to do that is if you're going to stay in the field of construction finance after you finish your MBA, and you don't have any subsequent work experience in the industry that proves you can do that type of work. So even this idea is likely overkill, given your situation. A 3.3 overall GPA is fine, and if you got the D early in your college career, it's not going to hurt you now.

Of course, you'll need to nail the GMAT, just to be sure. (and your essays need to be top-notch etc etc etc)

Good luck with it!
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