<p>I am only a junior in high school.But I look to look up upon my future.For now I really want to major in undergraduate finance and then go to MBA school
I know that admission at MBA looks at 3 most important factors:
1-GMAT
2-GPA
3-Work experience
4th(i dont think its really an important factor)-things that you did in undergrad college like clubs teams etc.</p>
<p>So my question is which one out of those 3 listed will the grad colleges look at the most?My concern is what if I do bad on tests and get low GMAT(lets make it fair and pretend that its 600)but I have a good GPA(3.75+) and outstanding work experience(worked for a big company with outstanding recommendations and promotions).So basically my question is if one of those 3 factors is lacking but the other 2 just outstanding and great will the colleges still accept me even with lower GMAT scores than they usually accept(lets say i had a GMAT lower than 20% percentail of the college that im looking at)</p>
<p>I think the least important of the 3 is college GPA. If you do well career wise and your score shows you have the quant skills, the GPA is easiest to overlook.</p>
<p>I agree with hmom. A lot of engineers get into good MBA programs with less the par GPAs because of work experience and quantitative abilities. Still, this shouldn’t give you reason to slack on studies and trying to get your gpa up. GPA is essential for other types of grad schools should your desires change. Also, the quant skills and analytical skills that are necessary to do well on the GMAT aren’t innate and require you to train yourself through your undergraduate education.</p>
<p>ETS would beg to differ. In theory, the GMAT is innate and has nothing to do with what you study in college. The academic nature of assessment is the only similarity it’s going to have with UG courses.</p>
<p>Much of it is innate…the rest you gain by specifically studying for the GMAT. If you are a good test taker you have a distinct advantage. Most of the quant was from high school (or jr high). Some of the verbal I had never used (and will only use for the test).</p>
<p>Although, I will say that I probably did poorer on the quant simply because I hadn’t really used math in the past 10 yrs.</p>