四年工作经验了，要是GMAT上750能否弥补Gpa不足的一个缺陷...

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riverwind91 发表于 2013-4-16 19:09
GPA2.9不是什么问题，那已经是历史了

也就是说还是好商量的对吧

JonFrank

The second one is of course better. Although getting a great GMAT is an awesome way to show the AdCom that you are now a serious student it still doesn't "make up" for a low GPA. And a student that has an excellent GPA + excellent GMAT will be a priori a stronger candidate. This does not mean you can't make it into a great program! You can! But if you have as I understand a 730 - you do not need to take the GMAT again. In fact it would be a total waste of your time. A 730 is totally awesome! and already way over the average of all schools even HBS and Stanford!!!!!

I find that there is the impression often amongst Chinese candidates that if you only get xxx points higher on the GMAT you will for sure get in. But even if the GMAT is very important, your candidacy will be considered as a whole. And the difference between a 730 and 750 is less important than anything else you can do. So do yourself a favor and don't take the GMAT again. Instead use your time to research the school, to build contacts, to get a bit more leadership experience. all of these things will be more valuable to you in the long-term.



Hope this helps!!!!


Jon Frank
HBS 2005

merrlinlynch

Hello Frank. whether a GPA of 2.5, GMAT 750 and CFA 2 competitive for 20-30 program

浪逐曲奇

如果不是要求去上哈佛这样顶尖的话，我觉得问题不大，GMAT只要上730就够了，合格了。剩下非常重要的是文书、绩点和套磁。以前就有报道三星的那个保安女婿都能被送进斯隆的MBA。。还有比如著名的学渣小布什能去读哈佛MBA。。。国内MBA可能进去会相对容易吧，GMAT750高金就免学费了 好像。。

我以前看一篇采访HBS招生官的文章，总体思想是名校+≥3.6的GPA+极知名企业工作经历+一个看起来不错至少大于700的GMAT才可以让你大几率被HBS录取。。

那名招生官猜测了几名低绩点高GMAT选手被拒绝的理由，几个人都不毕业于顶尖名校，都只有小于3.5的GPA，这一点反复被那个招生官diss，因为哈佛能接收到的优秀申请者太多了。。。低GPA容易让招生官觉得你这人不行，特别还非名校的情况（虽然有些学校给分确实讨厌）。

举例，其中一个人是初创企业家，她自认为“有意思”的企业，可招生官并不觉得有意思。。还是麦肯锡、雅培这样的大企业更能让人印象深刻。

其中唯一一个招生官没那么鄙视的选手是一个拿了790的雅培药企工程师（其他GMAT打了740、760的几个选手都没被他称赞抢眼）。他点评说，虽然这人GPA只有3.1, 但他GMAT确实到了抢眼的程度（虽然GMAT高GPA却低看起来很矛盾），也是名企工作过。招生官猜测他可能推荐信没写好被拒了，如果他来审 可能40-50%几率给这人个面试机会。但这样说也很傲娇啊。。。全球能有多少人达到790，结果人家可能还没面试机会。。所以也挺心酸的。。。