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newyorkgal
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Hi all,
I wanted to get some thoughts/feedback on whether or not I should write an optional essay regarding my low GPA.
Target schools: HBS, Stanford, Columbia, Yale. Round 2.
I went to a top 10 US school and had a 3.4 going into senior year but this dropped to a 3.2 after getting many Cs in upper-level Econ (my major) courses. The rigor and poor curves of our Econ department is well-known, but the main issue here is that I simply wasn't passionate about Economics and by then, it was too late to change my major. I did well in my other classes but fear that the performance in these major classes will severely impact my chances. Another thing to consider is that I did spend a better portion of my senior year on a big extracurricular - I couldn't attend classes for a month and did my homework/papers from abroad (approved by my professors) but I feel that if I mention this as a contributor, it will seem like I am making excuses which is the last thing I want to do.
I got a 740 on GMAT but Q47, V46 so I'm not sure my Quant score here sufficiently proves that I'm not actually awful at quantitative things. I did work 3 years at a top bank (strategy/product), got promoted, and now work at a top Tech company (data analytics/operations strategy).
Is it worth writing an optional essay and if so, how should I approach explaining the GPA situation? How can I prove that I can still be a good student in classes that don't particularly interest me?
Thanks all!!!
I wanted to get some thoughts/feedback on whether or not I should write an optional essay regarding my low GPA.
Target schools: HBS, Stanford, Columbia, Yale. Round 2.
I went to a top 10 US school and had a 3.4 going into senior year but this dropped to a 3.2 after getting many Cs in upper-level Econ (my major) courses. The rigor and poor curves of our Econ department is well-known, but the main issue here is that I simply wasn't passionate about Economics and by then, it was too late to change my major. I did well in my other classes but fear that the performance in these major classes will severely impact my chances. Another thing to consider is that I did spend a better portion of my senior year on a big extracurricular - I couldn't attend classes for a month and did my homework/papers from abroad (approved by my professors) but I feel that if I mention this as a contributor, it will seem like I am making excuses which is the last thing I want to do.
I got a 740 on GMAT but Q47, V46 so I'm not sure my Quant score here sufficiently proves that I'm not actually awful at quantitative things. I did work 3 years at a top bank (strategy/product), got promoted, and now work at a top Tech company (data analytics/operations strategy).
Is it worth writing an optional essay and if so, how should I approach explaining the GPA situation? How can I prove that I can still be a good student in classes that don't particularly interest me?
Thanks all!!!
