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by Cally627 » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:32 pm
Hi,

I'm planning on applying to business school starting in Oct. of 2012.
I had a a downward trend gpa (started very high 3.8 - then went down to a 2.6) - however, I transfered schools (so the 3.8 gpa was not taken into consideration)... for this reason, and also my undergrad major (psychology) I want to take a few quant. business classes.

I am currently looking at some quant courses at a local community college - but then NYU also offers "continuing education" courses in business.
So I am a little confused what might be a better option?

I called NYU to see how their "continuing ed" courses ranked in comparison to community college courses (and they were not much help).

NYU is obviously better known (and I plan to apply overseas) - - I also know I would receive a grade/ transcript from NYU. However, they're not 'technically' college courses...

I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts/suggestions on this?
Thanks!
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by Stacy Blackman » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:20 am
Hi Cally627,

You should not be overly concerned about where you take the classes, as admissions teams understand that most people do not have world-class institutions next door. If you are aiming to improve your application through these classes, you should focus more on the classes you choose as opposed to the university.

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by Cally627 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:21 am
Hi Conrad,

Thank you for your reply. I'm registering for courses today.

Regards,

Cally
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by Charlie142536 » Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:53 pm
Conrad,

I am curious to know what classes are most helpful for admissions committees - something more business or math oriented? For example, Financial Accounting or Calculus? (I was an Econ major so already have Statistics in my transcript.) Thanks in advance!
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