Colleges which may ignore my low acads!

Atyant

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Posted Jun 15, 2016 15:40

Hi
I am Atyant and I am from India. I am in my prefinal year of engineering and engineer for me was on a sour side. I opted for civil engineering while I was an enthusiastic coder. Basically because of my parents. I was more keen towards graphic designing and then I decided to work on my start up!
My GPA is 2.3 because even the top percentilers in my university end up scoring something close to 3.3. I recently gave GMAT an attempt and scored 760. I am not from the best of the universities we have in India. I need suggestion what would be my best shot with this score. I have part time job experience and a startup along with few off campus activities such as organizing events

Update: I am eyeing on universities in US, Australia, Canada as per the work policy somebody mentioned I will have to fly back after my course

[Edited by Atyant on Jun 17, 2016]

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Posted Jun 15, 2016 16:29

@Atyant,

with a GMAT score of 760 and your startup experience - I think you can write a compelling story in your supplementary / additional essays explaining reasons for your low GPA (IF REQUIRED).

Many MBA programs in US may not require GPA conversion. I am not sure if you converted your GPA yourself to a 4 point scale. There are agencies like WES, ECE etc. that perform the conversion. They understand that unlike US, In India 100% marks are not given in various universities.

Write solid essays. You'll be fine!

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Atyant

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Posted Jun 15, 2016 17:15

@Atyant,

with a GMAT score of 760 and your startup experience - I think you can write a compelling story in your supplementary / additional essays explaining reasons for your low GPA (IF REQUIRED).

Many MBA programs in US may not require GPA conversion. I am not sure if you converted your GPA yourself to a 4 point scale. There are agencies like WES, ECE etc. that perform the conversion. They understand that unlike US, In India 100% marks are not given in various universities.

Write solid essays. You'll be fine!

Thanks for your reply. Yes I converted it using the conversion I could find. Actually I started up this tee-shirt manufacturing company in my area which basically sells customized tee-shirts on demand. It is barely 6 months old and my academics in school are not so impressive. I wasn't serious with studies until college. The top percentiler end up scoring 79-80% which is actually the highest while I am still in my prefinal year so I can only apply next year. I have two start ups and planning for the 3rd (related to Travelling). I was pretty dissappointed by myself for the low grads and I decided to give gmat after preparing for almost 5 months! This was my first attempt to get well versed with the exam. I'll give it a try again next year if they don't consider last year's GMAT score. I am pretty sure I can improve it next year. Also can you tell me which college I can apply for and if they'll buy the reason for my low grads which was basically for my disinterest towards engineering. I have very limited knowledge about the college in US! That is the reason I am requesting it here instead of just googling it on web and thank you for your time.

[quote]@Atyant,

with a GMAT score of 760 and your startup experience - I think you can write a compelling story in your supplementary / additional essays explaining reasons for your low GPA (IF REQUIRED).

Many MBA programs in US may not require GPA conversion. I am not sure if you converted your GPA yourself to a 4 point scale. There are agencies like WES, ECE etc. that perform the conversion. They understand that unlike US, In India 100% marks are not given in various universities.

Write solid essays. You'll be fine![/quote]

Thanks for your reply. Yes I converted it using the conversion I could find. Actually I started up this tee-shirt manufacturing company in my area which basically sells customized tee-shirts on demand. It is barely 6 months old and my academics in school are not so impressive. I wasn't serious with studies until college. The top percentiler end up scoring 79-80% which is actually the highest while I am still in my prefinal year so I can only apply next year. I have two start ups and planning for the 3rd (related to Travelling). I was pretty dissappointed by myself for the low grads and I decided to give gmat after preparing for almost 5 months! This was my first attempt to get well versed with the exam. I'll give it a try again next year if they don't consider last year's GMAT score. I am pretty sure I can improve it next year. Also can you tell me which college I can apply for and if they'll buy the reason for my low grads which was basically for my disinterest towards engineering. I have very limited knowledge about the college in US! That is the reason I am requesting it here instead of just googling it on web and thank you for your time.

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Atyant

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Posted Jun 17, 2016 11:49

Kindly Help

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Duncan

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Posted Jun 17, 2016 12:55

I think that a lot of schools will overlook a weak undergrad degree with a strong GMAT. EDHEC comes to mind, but I got into LBS with a weak degree and a better GMAT coupled to good work experience.

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Atyant

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Posted Jun 18, 2016 05:07

I think that a lot of schools will overlook a weak undergrad degree with a strong GMAT. EDHEC comes to mind, but I got into LBS with a weak degree and a better GMAT coupled to good work experience.

Thanks sir can you tell me good schools which do not require work experience or what is ideal work experience which might just be enough

[quote]I think that a lot of schools will overlook a weak undergrad degree with a strong GMAT. EDHEC comes to mind, but I got into LBS with a weak degree and a better GMAT coupled to good work experience.[/quote]
Thanks sir can you tell me good schools which do not require work experience or what is ideal work experience which might just be enough

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Duncan

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Posted Jun 18, 2016 13:29

Applicants will need at least three years, and on average five years, at most good MBAs.
See Which MSc's are better than pre-experience 'Freshers' MBAs? www.find-mba.com/board/22783
Why freshers' MBAs are worse than MiM degrees from better schools http://www.find-mba.com/board/38133

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Atyant

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Posted Jun 18, 2016 16:03

Applicants will need at least three years, and on average five years, at most good MBAs.
See Which MSc's are better than pre-experience 'Freshers' MBAs? www.find-mba.com/board/22783
Why freshers' MBAs are worse than MiM degrees from better schools http://www.find-mba.com/board/38133

Thanks sir your are awesome. I will work hard on my start up and a job side by :)

[quote]Applicants will need at least three years, and on average five years, at most good MBAs.
See Which MSc's are better than pre-experience 'Freshers' MBAs? www.find-mba.com/board/22783
Why freshers' MBAs are worse than MiM degrees from better schools http://www.find-mba.com/board/38133 [/quote] Thanks sir your are awesome. I will work hard on my start up and a job side by :)

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