Average GPA of incoming class at top business schools

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Undergraduate GPA is one important metric that MBA admissions committees look at. You will have a better chance of getting into top business schools if your undergraduate GPA is high and competitive. For one thing, your undergraduate GPA is a reflection of your academic ability and a prediction of future performance. But perhaps more importantly, the average incoming GPA for a new business school class will affect the program’s overall rankings. This is especially important when highly selective universities are competing with one another for students. Most members of the Admission Committee would agree that an applicant’s undergraduate GPA doesn’t make or break an application on its own. However, the AdCom will be cautious about letting someone in whose GPA is too far below the average. Because of this, you will find that the most selective business schools have the strictest requirements for how well undergraduates do, while lower-ranked programs tend to be more flexible.

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