Harvard and GPA for international students

Launched April 26, 2006
This topic has expert replies
Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
Posts: 69
Joined: Sat May 10, 2008 3:05 pm
Thanked: 1 times
Hi, I have visited Harvard Business School (I am from Barcelona), and I met some spanish students. I have realised that all of them had excellent GPA in their undergraduate degree.
So, my concern now is that although I have 2 master degree in engineering I have not been very concerned with GPA and obviously are just good. Is really Havard an option for me? or Harvard takes into account very much the GPA?

I am not concern about my gpa for other schools but I realised that Harvard might be impossible for me because of that.Hi, I have visited Harvard Business School (I am from Barcelona), and I met some spanish students. I have realised that all of them had excellent GPA in their undergraduate degree.
So, my concern now is that although I have 2 master degree in engineering I have not been very concerned with GPA and obviously are just good. Is really Havard an option for me? or Harvard takes into account very much the GPA?

I am not concern about my gpa for other schools but I realised that Harvard might be impossible for me because of that.
Source: — Ask Stacy Blackman |

GMAT/MBA Expert

User avatar
MBA Admissions Consultant
Posts: 3845
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:57 pm
Location: Houston, TX
Thanked: 442 times
Followed by:148 members

by Lisa Anderson » Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:42 pm
Dear molt_llest,

Maybe--it depends on what your GPA is and what the rest of your application looks like. If it is your only real weakness and is not too far below the average, then you are still competitive for Harvard. You just might consider addressing why you did not perform well in your application.

Good luck,
Lisa
Lisa Anderson
Consultant
Stacy Blackman Consulting

Learn more about me