Low undergraduate gpa wants to get into MBA program?

Question

Person with 2.7 undergraduate gpa wants to get in to MBA program. How does she do this? What does she have to do? What options does she have?

Answer 1

1. Get some solid work experience and a resume that shows perseverence and achievement.

2. Take some additional graduate level courses and show a decent GPA.

3. Take a GMAT prep course and nail a good grade on the test.

4. Develop exceptional interview skills.

You'll get in.

Answer 2

While your chances of getting into a top program are very slim, there are schools you can get into. Many use a formula to determine whether or not to admit someone. The usual is 200xGPA + GMAT score. Generally if the total is less than 1000, they can't admit you. If it is more than 1150 you get admitted. And if your score falls in between, they look at other factors, like what types of classes you took as an undergrad and how long it has been since you graduated, along with your work experience. If the school wants to maintain its accreditation, it can't admit more than a very small percentage of students who fall below the 1150. Another possibility, if your undergrad GPA was many years ago, would be to look into Executive MBA programs, or EMBAs. Usually these require 10 or more years of post-undergrad management experience, but they often put less emphasis on undergrad grades, and more on work experience, since they assume you may have changed dramatically since college. Otherwise, there are some schools which might admit you in a probationary capacity, but be careful about going to a place which is too easy to get into; it probably isn't very good, which really won't help you much.

Answer 3

Need to do well on the GMAT exam. Work experience helps. Frankly, 2.7 GPA is pretty typical of MBA applicants, and MBA schools look at so many non-academic factors.

Follow this formula.

2.7 GPA x 200 + GMAT score = x

Most schools want a composite score of 1100 & up.
Top schools want it a lot higher than that.

Don't hesitate to ask the school what composite score they want.

Answer 4

Good work experience plus a high GMAT score can offset a low GPA, but that means at least 2-4 years of work before you apply. And by high GMAT, we're talking in the high 600 range to offset the low GPA. Explore the Official MBA Guide. It's a comprehensive free public service with more than 2,000 MBA programs listed worldwide. It allows you to search for programs by location (US, Europe, Far East, etc.), by concentration (finance, marketing, aviation management, health management, accounting, etc.), by type of program (full-time, distance learning, part-time, executive, and accelerated), and by listing your own criteria and preferences to get a list of universities that satisfy your needs. Schools report their accreditation status, tuition cost, number of students, class sizes, program length, and a lot of other data. Schools provide data on entrance requirements, program costs, program characteristics, joint degrees, and much more. You can use the Guide to contact schools of your choice, examine their data, visit their web site, and send them pre applications. You can see lists of top 40 schools ranked by starting salaries of graduates, GMAT scores, and other criteria.