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Academic Performance and GMAT Score You might be asking why schools are so interested in your academic background, particularly if you have been out of school for a while. An MBA is, in fact, an academic degree and requires academic skills. The last thing an admissions officer wants is to offer you a place in a class and then have you not perform well.
Most schools gauge your academic skills by looking at your Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) score and your academic performance, or grade point average (GPA). In a perfect world, both measures should be strong. If one is weak, the other needs to be strong enough to compensate. Did you spend more time socializing than studying when you were an undergraduate? Be prepared to explain if you feel your undergraduate record does not accurately reflect your academic ability.Your Undergraduate Degree (First University) Most MBA programs require applicants to have an undergraduate degree (or first university) from a four-year college or university and will expect you to provide transcripts from all the schools you attended as an undergraduate. Do yourself a favor and contact your undergraduate institutions early in the application process so you will know how to get a transcript and how long it takes. You wouldn’t want the lack of a transcript to hold up processing of your application.
There is no standard or preferred undergraduate major for applicants to graduate management programs. In fact, most schools are looking for people from all kinds of backgrounds to provide diversity. Successful applicants come from a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate studies, including engineering, fine arts, liberal arts, medicine, life and social sciences, law, business, and education.
Admissions professionals will review your academic record to help them predict your performance in graduate business school. Most schools consider all aspects of your academic experience, including:
  • where you received your degree
  • the difficulty of the degree/major requirements
  • the competition you likely faced as an undergraduate
  • your academic performance or GPA, both cumulative and within your primary area of study
  • any trends in your grades from term to term (whether your grades improved as you progressed in school)
  • any academic study after your undergraduate degree
International Students and Academic Records If you plan to apply to programs outside your home country, be aware of the differences in education systems. Know whether you meet a school’s minimum requirements, both in terms of grading system conversions and the number of credits earned as an undergraduate.
For schools in the United States, all records must be submitted in English. If your school does not provide records in English, original-language records usually may be submitted if accompanied by a notarized English translation. Ask a school directly if you are unsure what you need to meet application requirements.Recent Academic Work When they assess your academic performance, admissions staff will consider your graduate work, including course work that took place outside a degree program. Be sure to provide transcripts of all course work as part of your application.
Admissions staff may weigh your most recent work more heavily as a measure of your aptitude and maturity as a prospective student.



Articulating Your Career Focus

One of the challenges you face as you prepare a business school application is making sure your application does a good job of representing the real you. The worst thing you can do is write an application that reflects someone you think a school is looking for.
Admissions officers want to see the applicant behind an application: who you are, where you want to go with your career, what you want from your education, and the reasons behind your goals. They need to understand all this to ensure that—
  • their program will provide you with the education you need to succeed
  • your interests, abilities, and personality will make you a good fit with your classmates and the school community
  • your career goals are realistic and can be supported by their career services office
  • your level of commitment to their program is high
To be able to communicate all these things in your application, you should first do some self-assessment. You need to know yourself well, know how you like to learn, and know which skills you have and which you need to develop.
You also need to be clear about your career goals and be able to articulate how the program to which you are applying supports your overall career plan. Admissions officers try to allocate the places they have in each class to those most likely to be academically successful in the program and achieve their career goals. As an applicant, you will be more competitive if you state a clear career objective and explain how the program will help you achieve your goal through the education and career services they offer.
CareerLeader, an online self-assessment tool used by more than 200 graduate business programs worldwide can help you take a more in-depth look at your interests, skills, and abilities before writing your applications and going to school interviews. Use CareerLeader to develop the sharp, clearly worded career focus you need to write a successful application—and to start your business school education fully prepared to pursue the satisfying, successful career path that is right for you.
To learn more about CareerLeader and how it can help you define your application strategy and career goals,






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