What-to-do for Mediocre MIT Student

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I'm an undergrad student at MIT, majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in management. After graduation, ideally, I would like to continue on with my MechE masters at MIT but then would like to go to either Harvard Business of MIT Sloan. The problem is that I did very poorly at MIT- my first year, earning mostly Cs (and 1 D!!!), while the following semesters were straight Bs, though in more challenging classes so there was definitely an improvement there; though still not stellar by any means. </p>

<p>I am very involved in student leadership and have a bit of consulting experience (though not in the industry, it's pro-bono, and student run.) What should I do to get into these programs? I would like to be an entrepreneur one day and if that doesn't work, climb the corporate ladder of an engineering firm. I am interested in Operations and Management in general. </p>

<p>I am very worried because my GPA is very low. What should I do to stand out/improve my chances? </p>

<p>I realize I must sound very whiny. I apologize. Thank you very much.</p>

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<p>I thought freshman year grades don’t count towards gpa</p>

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<p>^^w.t.f???</p>

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<p>MBA applicants don’t need a high GPA. If you are doing a master’s, that counts a lot more and your work experience and GMAT even more.</p>

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<p>[MIT</a> Class of 2016: Academics - First-Year Grading Policies](<a href=“http://mit.edu/firstyear/2016/subjects/grading.html]MIT”>http://mit.edu/firstyear/2016/subjects/grading.html)</p>

<p>First semester is taken P/NP (does not count for GPA)
Second semester you can only get an A, B, or C. Ds and Fs are hidden and do not count for GPA.</p>

<p>I’m assuming this has not changed from earlier class years.</p>

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<p>Wow does any other school have that? I hope my school does lol</p>