Crippled my GPA this semester

My gpa went down from a 3.8 to a cumulative gpa 3.55 this semester. I was out of a job and my fiancée broke up with me in the past couple of months - which broke me down mentally and emotionally (might be dramatic but I’m just being honest). I couldn’t concentrate during that time in which I missed assignments - particularly in one class (the easiest one).

I did very well on the more stem focused courses which are focused on building mathematical models and their software applications. The two courses I did crap on were the easier ones. These were mainly focused on international strategy, etc. but I missed so many assignments as they pounded us with a new paper every couple of days.

I have only 15 credits left before I graduate. How can I make sure I achieve straight As? Do you think I should postpone my grad. date so I can focus more on each course?

P.S. If a regular business school, like mine, is as brutal and demanding as this, I can only imagine what M7 or T20 schools are like. Props to all you MBAs who can handle that workload - you’re definitely deserving of your titles.

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I can only imagine what M7 or T20 schools are like. Props to all you MBAs who can handle that workload - you're definitely deserving of your titles.

I’ve never heard that HBS is incredibly hard. Maybe if you’re a Baker scholar or something (top 5%). Med school or law school are typically known to be harder.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

I don’t understand how you’re a senior and went from 3.8 to 3.55 - did you get a 2.0 or something - brutal hit to the GPA. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

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