<p>for example:</p>
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<p>Stanford 3.8
Berkeley 3.8
Upenn 3.8</p>
<p>I'm still in undergrad but want to plan early. Also, how much weight is undergrad GPA? compared to work experience</p>
<p>I know some of the lists have the avgs. Also, PrincetonReview.com has them (not grouped together but u can check on each school). The highest avg you will find is probably 3.6</p>
<p>Work experience trumps GPA generally. But of course we are not talking about a sub 3.0 , are we?</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to address these topics.</p>
<p>My GPA in Undergrad was a 2.56 in Computer Science from Tulane University with my overall trend going upward towards my graduation of 2002. Computer Science at Tulane is a program from the engineering school that is heavily focused on theoretical CS knowledge and a high level math during all eight semesters. </p>
<p>Semester Cumulative
2.33 2.33
2.364 2.356
2.102 2.234
2.733 2.412
1.845 2.263
2.272 2.265
3.105 2.438
2.557 2.458
3.187 2.56</p>
<p>These GPAs do NOT include transfer credit in two humanities courses from Roosevelt University in Chicago and a marketing class form U.Texas @ Arlington. Is there a need to focus my current time and money on an alternative transcript? Would you suggest that if I do not focus on an alternative transcript, that I discuss this sensitive issue using an optional essay? My Fear is that I simply have the standard answer as partying too much & working throughout my degree to pay for school.</p>
<p>I have been with Motorola since the fall of 2002. By the time I apply in 2008 I would have worked for the company over 6 years. I currently work for Motorola and a manager for new product strategy for Europe, Middle East & Africa. I have spent a majority of my career abroad, mostly starting new teams and formalizing product strategy in Asia. My Career also included two overseas assignments. The first was a lead engineer in Thailand for 6 months, and the other in India, was a position as a startup team manager for approx. over one year. The most recent project that I managed was in Pakistan for a deployment of a new broadband technology for rural areas in that nation. Being of Indian decent, this was a tough assignment with all the cultural challenges that were faced during my time involved in this assignment. Typically all of my work surrounds the basic goal of deploying new large-scale telecom technologies into emerging markets all over Asia and the Middle East. I hope this will be a point that I can emphasize to my advantage. </p>
<p>I have not taken the GMAT as of yet, but looking for a target range that I would need to be competitive at a top 15 program. My current practice scores range from 680-720. My first choices are part time programs located within Chicago (Northwestern (Kellogg) and UChicago (GSB)). I plan on applying for entry into the fall 2009 classes at both the above mentioned part-time programs as well as several full time programs (Fuqua, Stern, Columbia, HBS, Wharton, Tuck, Emory, U.T. Austin, Ross, Stanford, Cornell).</p>
<p>Could you please shed some light on whether I am a realistic candidate at these programs for the fall of 2009?</p>
<p>^ you would get more responses if you started your own thread...</p>
<p>Arjunap, not to burst your bubble, but I highly doubt that you can get into a top 15 with your grades. In the last two years, the number of MBA applicants have surged and the quality of the applicants have shot up. To make matter worse, there are thousands and thousands of applicants from India with top scores who are applying, so your demographics are not favorable.</p>
<p>You can look at the stats of matriculating students at each school and see where you stand after you've taken your GMAT.</p>
<p>You can also try to boost up your GPA by enrolling in some business classes, like accounting, microeconomics. If you do well in those classes, then you can mention that it's been 6 years since your graduation and you are more serious about your studies.</p>
<p>yuwmic, most top 20 MBA programs have average GPAs of 3.2-3.6. A 3.5 GPA should do it, assuming you have a good GMAT (700 or so) and good work experience.</p>