Si4S, First of all, awesome username. :) (Though I admit that I love a good nap.) Second, when you get waitlisted but receive no feedback, the kinds of things you should do to improve your chances are: retake the GMAT/GRE and report significantly higher scores (let's say 20 points or more) take supp...

Hi Enzo, This is a question I answer all the time, so I have a clear answer that works well for my clients with mediocre test scores or undergrad GPAs: Your GMAT score is going to matter more than supplemental coursework, so focus on getting your score up first. Yes, take some supplemental coursewor...

Yes, what Bhavik said! I want to reiterate how important it is to save the PDF of your application when you have the opportunity to do so. Also, save it with a descriptive name (Your Full Name_Full Name of School_Application) to make it easy to find on your computer several years later when you are ...

Hi Nakul, When your letter of recommendation writer is a newbie, you can help him/her out by creating a recommendation packet that helps them understand what the AdCom is looking for in a letter of recommendation. I write more about that here: http://www.beatthegmat.com/letter-of-recommendation-tips...

In writing the "Why our school?" essays, here are some ways to make your essay meaningful and not like you just spent 15 minutes browsing the website and regurgitating a few phrases you stumbled upon. You could mention some (not ALL) of the following: * the clubs you want to join and why *...

Hi Busytrying,

The primary GPA (Grade Point Average) that MBA Admissions Committees are interested in is your undergraduate GPA. You are going to want to submit your undergraduate GPA as a separate figure from any other GPAs. Each GPA for each degree is reported separately.

Best of luck!
Kaneisha

Hi Anup, A lengthy article on Poets & Quants covers this topic and I think would be very helpful: http://poetsandquants.com/2010/08/13/social-entrepreneurship-the-best-schools-programs/ You may also want to consider a joint degree with a policy school like HKS, SAIS, SIPA, Woodrow Wilson, etc. B...

Hi Grace, Richard (Money9111) is DEFINITELY someone you should talk to considering he's from your alma mater and got himself into a top b-school. One of my clients with a GPA slightly lower than yours is at Cornell for business school, so there's another happy ending for a <3.0 GPA. Some tips and gu...