<p>"The chance of getting into a top business school is 10% to 15%," says Chioma Isiadinso, a former admissions board member at Harvard Business School and author of The Best Business Schools' Admissions Secrets. "If you make good choices during the application process, you can up it to 80%."</p>
<p>And a low undergraduate GPA need not be an insurmountable obstacle. Admissions officers understand that people mature as students at different times. They also know that some students had to work their way through college to pay for it. That doesn't leave a lot of time for studying. Don't gloss over that--address it. In fact, it will probably impress admissions officers. To show you're a serious student now, take a few business classes before applying to school and get top grades.</p>
<p>When it comes to recommendations, chose wisely. "A lot of schools say it's the most important part of the package," says [Stacy] Blackman [ co-author of The MBA Application Roadmap] . Don't go for big name recommenders simply for star power. For instance, if a family friend knows the CEO of General Electric, don't ask him to write your recommendation. Select someone who knows you intimately from the right setting. Ideally, it will be your current or former supervisor at work or from a volunteer position.
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