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[ladyivorypale]

Hi everyone, I've been reading through some of the past entries tonight, and it's making me really nervous about applying to grad school

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[aria_muse]

Where are you thinking of applying?

[ladyivorypale]

To be honest, I don't really know, I figured that I won't be able to get to the top ten schools with that kind of gpa, but I was hoping to get in to places like UofMichigan, Indiana Uni, University of Washington, etc.

[eruditeviking]

I'll be honest, I don't think you are getting into either IU or UM business schools with those grades though your GMAT is damned good and they may make an exception for it. Do you have any undergrad research to tip the scales?

[bananainpyjamas]

Undergraduate research isn't going to be a big boost at MBA programs. They're going to care more about demonstrated leadership ability through things like extracurriculars (both during and after college). And I agree, those schools are longshots.

[eruditeviking]

At those schools the leadership and extracurriculars are presumed. The only X factor would be something that just stands out as special. Research can do that (I've got a friend who did a thesis on the S&P market for a finance degree before grad work), albeit less so than in Biology, etc.