yahooo123 wrote:
I have a terrible cgpa of 2.3 I am so stressed and worried. I am worried that not just MBA but every grad school will reject me. My dream schools are Wharton, Yale, and Booth. I am a UofT undergrad. I am in 4th year and in one their toughest programmes. For context, it is a combination of Statistics, Math, Computer Science and a few Data Science and Machine Learning courses. I have a good enough gpa for year 1 such that I was able to get into this tough program but almost regret it now looking at my gpa. Aced Calculus, Statistics and Discrete math courses. It died from year 2 onwards, however, there is an upward curve later. This was also the year of COVID-19. I think UofT is one of out the other tough schools and curves are terrible. I do have a couple of notable tech brands (big 5) on my resume as I interned there. I am extremely motivated to ace my GMAT Score and I have some sense of surety that I will do it. Aiming for a 720+. I am even planning to do a couple of certifications like ECBA, CBAP, and CBV. Is there hope? What is alternative transcript how to get it? I am crying writing this.
Hi Yahoo123,
While I agree the score is not too ggod- i see some silver lining as well:
1. you are studying the toughest subjects- that requires academic interest as well as some risk taking. You could have taken easy to score subjects and done better- but you didnt do that- perhaps there's a reason behind this which can spin your story in a positive direction? Moreover, it will help to speak about your grades in the context of the entire class. Where do you stand in comparison to them?
2. You mention that you aced a few courses, which again is a good sign. Are there a particular kind of courses you were doing well on (seems like the quant heavy ones) versus getting low scores (maybe theoretical). In that case, you can build a story explaining so if your land up writing the optional essay. Morevover, you could mention how you were consistently top of class in some of the toughest courses (if that was the case).
3. You have good internships- these companies saw something noteworthy in you to hire you ( So, chin up). You can continue to bulild upon your professional proifile and that has a lot of importance in the MBA applications. You are only at the beginning of your career and have a great deal of potential to excel here.
4. Lastly, you still have final exams to make up some lost ground. At this point, you should be putting your energies in getting your highest possible scores. That will help you imporve your overall GPA and also continue the upward curve on the GPA .
Basically, everything is not lost and there's much to hope for and work towards. You need to prioritize getting good marks, so make a plan around this.
5. You can definitely score higher on the GMAT/ GRE and make the academic component of your candidacy shine. I dont have any idea about the certifications you have mentioned, but my suggestion is that you first work towards improving your undergrad grades and do any certfications only later, as need be. My fear is that if you stretch yourself in too many directions at this point, then you are likely to make your final year grades suffer.
Hope that helps,
Namita Garg,Founder, MBA Decoder
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12 Apr 2024, 21:31
