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by HPengineer » Wed May 19, 2010 9:10 am
My gpa is 3.687 my question is how many digits will the AdCom look at? will they just see the 3.6 or see that i was very close to a 3.7?

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by money9111 » Wed May 19, 2010 11:14 am
Whatever is reported on your transcript...
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by HPengineer » Wed May 19, 2010 11:16 am
ok cool... damn just one more A - instead of B+ and i could have had my 3.7 :). kicking myself now... although i doubt the difference really matters much.

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by money9111 » Wed May 19, 2010 11:44 am
i mean if your school reports down to the thousandth then they'll see the 7... i wouldn't worry about a 3.7 vs. 3.6, if THAT'S what keeps you out of a certain school then they must really not have wanted you... that's how I view it but it won't be an issue...
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by snitat08 » Sun May 23, 2010 6:50 am
If your GPA wasn't the highest it could have been in undergrad, do you suggest taking a class or two prior to applying to any MBA programs?
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by money9111 » Sun May 23, 2010 9:53 am
snitat08 wrote:If your GPA wasn't the highest it could have been in undergrad, do you suggest taking a class or two prior to applying to any MBA programs?
1st thing would be to score higher on the GMAT
2nd thing yes take extra classes
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by Jessica@VeritasPrep » Sun May 23, 2010 4:25 pm
Your GPA is very strong (and on your resume you should round it to a 3.7 - it looks silly to have 3 decimal places!). I wouldn't worry about taking additional classes just to show you can get better grades UNLESS you didn't have any econ/stats/calculus/finance courses. If this is the case then taking a few "pre-business" courses would reinforce your commitment to get a business education. And, of course great grades would only help.
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