Ok. I feel weird even asking b/c it's slightly deceitful but i wanted to get someone's knowledgeable take.
backstory:
I received a undergrad business degree at a top 20 school with a GPA in high 3's. My GMAT is in the low 700's. Above average work experience at a IT / Business consulting firm. My targets are the Top 20 MBA schools.
I did an 1-year graduate program at a Top 10 university right after undergrad. The program was in a different but related area to my undergrad degree (it combined business operations and engineering). Unfortunately I received a 3.0 GPA in that program, which was the lowest possible GPA to graduate. I did great in the operations courses (mid 3's) but terrible in the engineering courses (mid 2's).
Potential Resolution:
One thought I got from an older MBA was to not even report that I went to grad school b/c the GPA is an unnecessary red flag on a good application. He said b/c it is only a year I could say I traveled and took time off. My fear is that in today's information age any school could quickly pull up that I went to school and throw out my application. Do school's have that ability to research your academic history (based on on SS# for example)?
What are your thoughts / recommendations? Is the suggestion I received outlandish?
backstory:
I received a undergrad business degree at a top 20 school with a GPA in high 3's. My GMAT is in the low 700's. Above average work experience at a IT / Business consulting firm. My targets are the Top 20 MBA schools.
I did an 1-year graduate program at a Top 10 university right after undergrad. The program was in a different but related area to my undergrad degree (it combined business operations and engineering). Unfortunately I received a 3.0 GPA in that program, which was the lowest possible GPA to graduate. I did great in the operations courses (mid 3's) but terrible in the engineering courses (mid 2's).
Potential Resolution:
One thought I got from an older MBA was to not even report that I went to grad school b/c the GPA is an unnecessary red flag on a good application. He said b/c it is only a year I could say I traveled and took time off. My fear is that in today's information age any school could quickly pull up that I went to school and throw out my application. Do school's have that ability to research your academic history (based on on SS# for example)?
What are your thoughts / recommendations? Is the suggestion I received outlandish?
