<p>I am an incoming sophomore at a top 20 school, and am trying to kind of sort out my future, so to say. I came out of freshman year with a 3.94 GPA and am planning on double majoring in Int'l Studies and Chinese. I just have a few questions as to be honest, I'm completely clueless about grad school admissions-</p>
<p>1) B-school admissions are pretty much just test scores and GPA, right? How important is extracurriculars etc? I plan on being very involved with my sorority and certain international groups around campus, and am spending this summer in China. Not sure about the future, but we'll see.</p>
<p>2) What sort of GPA should you aim for for a top b-school, like what range?</p>
<p>You’re thinking of law school. The answer to your questions are,</p>
<p>1) No, not at all. In some cases (a 7-10 year career or more), GPA may not matter at all, and in any case it matters little; the average GPA at the top schools is 3.5 or so.</p>
<p>2) You should aim for “have a job that gives you great responsibility, right out of college, and then kick butt at it, win friends and allies and impress bosses and get promoted, and then 2-3 years later seriously consider the B-school application process”</p>
<p>I would spend some summers getting business experience so that you land a great job when you graduate. That’s the key, ending up in a job with lots of responsibility and growth potential.</p>