Very Very Low GPA. Help!

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Very Very Low GPA. Help!

by Skippy13 » Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:35 pm
MY GPA is around a 2.0 and I need to know if I should just give up

. I attended University in the U.K and did a 3 year business degree. My first and second year results were average and my third year results were awful. I got sick...anxiety and depression as a result of a long stay in hospital. Third year counted for 75% of my degree...so performing poorly then really hurt me.

Apart from that year, my time at university was good. Lots of sports and EC's. along with a good internship internationally.

Since graduating, I founded my own business. We've been operating for one year and currently employ three people (with many more subcontractors). Focused on the oil and gas market, we offer people, consulting services, and investment capital.

I work internationally, currently living in Singapore. I have good EC's, very active in sports etc. Ive also done extensive charity work.

GMAT is 700. Schools I am looking at are ASU, Rice, Vanderbilt, Kelley, UNC, UT@Austin, Georgetown.

I plan to work for another two years before applying.

Do I have any chance? Or is my undergrad GPA going to hold me back completely.
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by Scottie@VeritasPrep » Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:46 am
You should not give up especially since your other two academic years were strong, your GMAT score is competitive and you have good work and EC experience. However, you do need to directly address your low GPA and explain what happened to contribute to it. You can usually do this via the interview process and optional essay.
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