Hello:
I will be graduating with approx. a 3.28 GPA and will be planning to sit for the CPA exam after meeting the 150 hour requirements. I will like to take the CPA requirements at my college (full -time) to raise my gpa to about a 3.3X or at a community college (part-time) just to get the credits. I also plan on going to b-school in about 2 – 3 years – Does the GPA really matter in MBA applications? I plan to apply to the likes of harvard and good public schools like texas(mccomb) and maryland (smith).
Please your suggestions will be appreciated.
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3. 28, that sucks, you need to be more serious. yes gpa matters. pray? grease some palms, really money matters in those schools more than anything
yes, but if you have strong extracurricular activities and clubs to back it up you’ll be fine. Also at the interviews let your personality shine that always helps. Good Luck.
Don’t ask us. . . ask the schools. Some have a formula that combines your GPA and GMAT scores. But all schools have some wiggle room beyond the grades and scores.
With that said, undergrad GPA didn’t affect my application at all. I kicked a__ on the GMAT and got in where I wanted. It was a 2nd quartile school at the time – but I was limited geographically for personal reasons.
Good Luck!
Get work experience to shore up your grade, if you can snag a post in a prestigious company they tend to look more favourably on your application.
GPA isn’t quite as important for an MBA as it is for academic disciplines — but it is still important. A 3. 3 is on the low side for the better schools — but will get you in if everything else is perfect. You will need more work experience than 2-3 years and great GMAT scores.
Taking classes at a community college after you have a BS will not look good. Take them at a good public university instead.