I flunked one semester in college, am I hopeless now for MBA?

<p>In my undergrad studies, I got mostly As and a few Bs in all semesters except one, which I flunked each class. I feel stupid tell you this, but the reason I flunked is because I was intending on withdrawing the semester because I was very busy with a side business of my at the time. So I essentially stopped attending classes after the first couple of weeks. However, I missed the deadline to withdraw (due to my forgetful, unorganized nature at the time). </p>

<p>The good thing is, that semester was years ago. I took a break in between my education when I started up a pretty successful business of my own. Every since, I have about 80 hours of solid grades. The course I "flunked", I also retook them and got As.</p>

<p>I can have professors confirming that I was intending to drop at the time, since it's pretty obvious from my lack of work turned in after the first 2 weeks.</p>

<p>Anyway, how do I minimize the bad mistake of years ago and still have a decent shot at a good MBA program? My overall GPA is around 3.0, it would be around 3.7 if I didn't make that mistake.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>It will depend on which school to which you will apply.
If the competition is stiff for a particular MBA program, then grades, GMAT scores will be a huge factor.
However, the fact that you started up a successful business while in school and improved your GPA is impressive. It is a story worth sharing in your B-school application. That story will make you stand out.
Personally, I didn’t have a stellar GPA or GMAT. I went to a decent B-school. I’ve gotten good jobs at Fortune 500 companies and I’m pretty happy with my career. When I do interview, just having my MBA seems to impress a lot of people.</p>