Here's my short story: I've been going to college for about 9 years now. Yes 9 years. I've had to work 40+ hours to maintain my family and pay for college. I had to take a few semesters off during my college career to take on two jobs (80+ hours) in order to pay off school, and bills. Well I'm finally graduating this fall with a 2.82 G.P.A.(bachelors in Finance) and would like to attend graduate or law school sometime in the future. I would like to attend a top university(University of Chicago, Wharton, Harvard Business School) but my concern is that the low gpa wont help my cause. Hypothetically if I did really well on my Gmat, would that help any? Thanks
2007-09-14 15:04:58 · 5 answers · asked by si160hp 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
You'll be able to get into graduate school if you do well on your GMAT. But its unlikely that you'd get into the schools you listed.
(Of course, if you decide to go the law school route, you'll need the LSAT instead of the GMAT. A kick *** LSAT score could potentially get you into a top 20 law school...not the Harvard type schools, but the still good schools in the 11-25ish ranking.)
I'm all for reaching for the stars. But you'd be well advised to have several realistic schools you apply to also - if you want to go through the application process to try to be that one in a million person to get into Harvard with your GPA, go for it. Just make sure that's not the only school you apply to either.
2007-09-14 18:24:03 · answer #1 · answered by sarah314 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you do amazingly well on your GMAT, some schools may accept you on a probationary basis - but Wharton and the others most likely would not. Colleges think your past GPA is a better indication of your abilities to do well than the GMAT. In a probationary status, you have to maintain a 3.0 or better GPA to remain in the program. Most university web sites have bulletins for graduate school that establish the terms of entry - your best bet is to check with the individual school web site.
2007-09-14 22:11:18 · answer #2 · answered by kelannde 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it would help. You can explain how your life situation contributed to your 2.82 GPA. I was admitted to grad school after a good GRE score but a bad GPA. I had to start with probationary status but finished with a 4.0 and Honors. Don't ever give up!
2007-09-14 22:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Max 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What i would do is find a college you can work at and get to go to for free.
2007-09-14 22:07:42 · answer #4 · answered by 5K Kcal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should build a boat.
2007-09-14 22:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋