Hello BTG,
As someone who has just recently started perusing these forums, I am excited by the wealth of information accessible with regards to the MBA application and acceptance process.
Has anyone ever heard of an applicant being dismissed from a university and later being accepted to a top tier B-school? To explain, my GPA fell below 2.0 in the beginning of my academic career, to the point where I was dismissed from the school. Later on, I made school a priority and I attended community college. Eventually I gained acceptance into a private school in FL (Rollins College). At the time of application to B-school, I will have a 3.7 - 4.0 GPA at Rollins for just over 2 years and my overall GPA should reside at somewhere around 3.4. I am majoring in Economics with a minor in Business. My aspiration is to earn an MBA in Business Management.
I have just under a year left at Rollins and plan to start studying for the GMAT soon. I understand that I will need a 700+ on the GMAT to even gain consideration to the schools that I want to attend.
I have worked a job since I was 15 years old (I am currently 24. I will be 25 at time of application). I will have worked a full-time corporate job for 4.5 years at a company in the medical field at the time of application. The company is family-run and I have been elected for succession, which means that it is a necessity that I gain proper management knowledge and grooming. While I do not know that it is pertinent, the company is a small business in the medical billing field and bills over a quarter of a billion dollars annually.
I believe in being blunt and direct as oppose to soft coating things. What should I be focusing on at this point, other than straight A's to close out my undergraduate and studying for the GMAT. I appreciate any and all responses.
As someone who has just recently started perusing these forums, I am excited by the wealth of information accessible with regards to the MBA application and acceptance process.
Has anyone ever heard of an applicant being dismissed from a university and later being accepted to a top tier B-school? To explain, my GPA fell below 2.0 in the beginning of my academic career, to the point where I was dismissed from the school. Later on, I made school a priority and I attended community college. Eventually I gained acceptance into a private school in FL (Rollins College). At the time of application to B-school, I will have a 3.7 - 4.0 GPA at Rollins for just over 2 years and my overall GPA should reside at somewhere around 3.4. I am majoring in Economics with a minor in Business. My aspiration is to earn an MBA in Business Management.
I have just under a year left at Rollins and plan to start studying for the GMAT soon. I understand that I will need a 700+ on the GMAT to even gain consideration to the schools that I want to attend.
I have worked a job since I was 15 years old (I am currently 24. I will be 25 at time of application). I will have worked a full-time corporate job for 4.5 years at a company in the medical field at the time of application. The company is family-run and I have been elected for succession, which means that it is a necessity that I gain proper management knowledge and grooming. While I do not know that it is pertinent, the company is a small business in the medical billing field and bills over a quarter of a billion dollars annually.
I believe in being blunt and direct as oppose to soft coating things. What should I be focusing on at this point, other than straight A's to close out my undergraduate and studying for the GMAT. I appreciate any and all responses.
