Taking an additional semester to raise my GPA
Hello?
I'm considering taking an additional semester to raise my GPA.
I did horrible on my first two years, it was like 2.4, and by now I raised it to 3.11.
I have one more semester left before graduation, and I can only get 3.28 in the best scenario.
But if I take an additional semester I can lift it up to 3.56 the greatest.
I know the situation sucks and I’ve been lazy, but I don’t think I can get near to the top 3 business schools with 3.28, and that’s the reason why I’m considering to take one more semester.
The only thing I’m concerned with right now is, would it somehow adversely affect the evaluation process of entering in top business schools, taking an additional semester? I mean there are a lot of cases of graduating early due to superb academic outcomes, and I think this will have a bad signaling effect for my application.
Can anyone tell me if this really is a big matter for breaking into top business schools?
Thanks for reading.
I don't know how many credits you've taken so far, but assuming you take the same amount of credits during both semesters, I don't know how you can increase your GPA more during your additional semester than your "last" one.
I'm not an expert, but the jump from a 3.11 to 3.56 is huge. IMO it is definitely worth an extra semester, and it looks good to see continuous improvement, versus the reverse. However, judging by your previous academic performance, you should just be sure that you will do the work to get it that high.
You are probably better off getting an additonal major or even a masters and list the GPA of this subset instead of your overall GPA. The only error in your logic is that you assume that you will be able to jack up your current GPA when historical data suggests you will not be able to do so. Laziness or not drastically improving you GPA is difficult for anyone in any situation.
I was just talking with a friend of mine who went to Chicago for his MBA. He came from a very mediocre undergrad school with a GPA similar to what you have right now. What I picked up from my conversation with him is they mostly judge you on two of the following three: your gmat score, your letter of recommendation, or your GPA. With that said, you could try to kill the GMAT and find someone with some fat connections to give you a letter of recommendation and you might be okay. I don't know how the process works at all the other schools but I'm sure it's pretty similar.
What exactly are your plans AFTER college? As in work experience...that's far more important than your GPA because for you to take an extra semester leads me to believe you don't have anything lined up post-graduation yet.
How is it possible to go from a 3.28 to a 3.56 in one semester especially your last semester? Are you sure you are calculating properly?
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So I'm currently finishing up my sophomore year right now and I'm realizing that I may have messed up and that I'm not in the best position grades-wise for 2018 ibanking recruiting. I'm thinking of taking an extra year to finish my degree so I can get my marks up and to put me in a better spot for BB SA recruiting for 2019. Any thoughts on this? I'll be interning at a small PE firm this summer for experience and I'm hoping to get a return offer there for next summer there if I don't find anything better. I'm not afraid of any extra hard work I'll have to do, I just want to know if the banks will look down on this. Thanks!
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