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Mozartain
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Hi all,
I earned a CGPA of 3.15 in my undergrad (bus. Admin.), which I completed 5 years ago in a little-known school in Asia. My grades are full of extremities (lots of As and lots of Cs and a couple of D+). This is clearly a sign of poor study habits and lack of discipline. I think my problem now is to convince the admission committee (i) that my CGPA is not a good predictor of my performance in MBA, and (ii) that I’ve now overcome my immaturity and lack of purpose, which contributed to the lack of discipline, of the undergrad days.
I’m planning to apply for 2010 fall admission. In the next one year, I want to do whatever I can to mitigate the issues associated with my low CGPA. I know the first step for me would be to have a stellar GMAT score, and I’m confident about having one (in the region of 750, to be precise). Beyond GMAT, there’re a few things on which I’d like to have your opinion.
1. The school where I did my undergrad is hardly known outside my country, but is rated indisputably as the top school here. I know adcom looks into CGPAs in the context of the rigor and selectivity of the school. But they’re not likely to know much about my school (except what I tell them). How is the adcom going to look at my situation?
2. I’ve done well in the courses that matter, with two exceptions: Financial Accounting II and Statistics II. I have read that the US students in my situation can build alternate transcripts. We don’t have such luxuries here. But maybe distance courses can be an option? What do you think? Do you have any recommendations for distance programs?
3. And by the way, what are alternate transcripts? I think I know, but I’d like to confirm my understanding.
4. If I study for and pass CFA level 1 in the next year, do you think that will go a long way to serve my purpose? My work experience is in financial industry and my post-MBA target career would be in private equity. Though CFA is not highly relevant for private equity, it doesn’t hurt either.
If you’ve come this far reading my post, I want to thank you for your time.
I would highly appreciate any response.
I earned a CGPA of 3.15 in my undergrad (bus. Admin.), which I completed 5 years ago in a little-known school in Asia. My grades are full of extremities (lots of As and lots of Cs and a couple of D+). This is clearly a sign of poor study habits and lack of discipline. I think my problem now is to convince the admission committee (i) that my CGPA is not a good predictor of my performance in MBA, and (ii) that I’ve now overcome my immaturity and lack of purpose, which contributed to the lack of discipline, of the undergrad days.
I’m planning to apply for 2010 fall admission. In the next one year, I want to do whatever I can to mitigate the issues associated with my low CGPA. I know the first step for me would be to have a stellar GMAT score, and I’m confident about having one (in the region of 750, to be precise). Beyond GMAT, there’re a few things on which I’d like to have your opinion.
1. The school where I did my undergrad is hardly known outside my country, but is rated indisputably as the top school here. I know adcom looks into CGPAs in the context of the rigor and selectivity of the school. But they’re not likely to know much about my school (except what I tell them). How is the adcom going to look at my situation?
2. I’ve done well in the courses that matter, with two exceptions: Financial Accounting II and Statistics II. I have read that the US students in my situation can build alternate transcripts. We don’t have such luxuries here. But maybe distance courses can be an option? What do you think? Do you have any recommendations for distance programs?
3. And by the way, what are alternate transcripts? I think I know, but I’d like to confirm my understanding.
4. If I study for and pass CFA level 1 in the next year, do you think that will go a long way to serve my purpose? My work experience is in financial industry and my post-MBA target career would be in private equity. Though CFA is not highly relevant for private equity, it doesn’t hurt either.
If you’ve come this far reading my post, I want to thank you for your time.
I would highly appreciate any response.
