How to attack the Low GPA bug?
1. Build a stellar alternative transcript.
Issues:
- High cost
- Possible lack of time to build a strong transcript - atleast 4 courses
- Uncertainty of grades - I have to HAVE TO make an A in all the courses
Possible Schools:
UCLA/UCB/Harvard - of which UCLA has the best & cheapest ($525 each!) collection of courses available for distance learning.
(Are there others?)
and
2. Ace GMAT
Are there other options to address this weakness?
Relentless scouring of forums has only left me discouraged. And, when I ask the heavens, they respond with a lacklustre drizzle.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
The Long Distance Runner
Coffee in hand, I am writing my first post. The name of the blog says it all. This is a marathon and I am a long distance runner. I run, explore, blaze new trails. Bring on the endurance test!
This blog will chronicle my long marathon towards B school admissions. I am planning to apply come Fall 2008. My not so stellar profile needs serious reworking, rethinking and repositioning. Most importantly, my life, at the moment, needs direction and focus.
The roles of this blog are manifold.
1) Disciplinarian
2) Sounding board - I will spend atleast a few minutes everyday thinking about what-to-do's and how-to-do's towards my admission
3) File of links
4) Journal - My whining, gleeful outbursts, successes & failures, this blog will record them all!
5) To Do - This is perhaps the most important part and directly relates to point 1. Every post will have a to-do list - sometimes with a deadline - and I will track the progress of each of them in the subsequent posts until they are closed.
The Basics
I am 24, female and work in India.
Past:
Engineering graduate from one of the top institutes in the country, with unsuitably low GPA :)
Software engineer for 1.5 years in a Fortune 500 company
Analyst in a startup KPO
Present:
Marketing Consultant in a small-ish KPO
Other:
I also make time to read, write, wine and dine.
This blog will chronicle my long marathon towards B school admissions. I am planning to apply come Fall 2008. My not so stellar profile needs serious reworking, rethinking and repositioning. Most importantly, my life, at the moment, needs direction and focus.
The roles of this blog are manifold.
1) Disciplinarian
2) Sounding board - I will spend atleast a few minutes everyday thinking about what-to-do's and how-to-do's towards my admission
3) File of links
4) Journal - My whining, gleeful outbursts, successes & failures, this blog will record them all!
5) To Do - This is perhaps the most important part and directly relates to point 1. Every post will have a to-do list - sometimes with a deadline - and I will track the progress of each of them in the subsequent posts until they are closed.
The Basics
I am 24, female and work in India.
Past:
Engineering graduate from one of the top institutes in the country, with unsuitably low GPA :)
Software engineer for 1.5 years in a Fortune 500 company
Analyst in a startup KPO
Present:
Marketing Consultant in a small-ish KPO
Other:
I also make time to read, write, wine and dine.
To Do:
1) Ace GMAT.
Deadline: Monday Dec 3
2) Draw up a study schedule for GMAT.
Deadline: Friday Sep 28
3) Study UG transcript to identify patterns/weak grades.
Deadline: Sunday Sep 30
4) Research Extension Schools.
Deadline: Sunday Sep 30
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