Will a terrible GPA hurt?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Carnegie Mellon University
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<p>im looking to do business and i have a 3.37 gpa and it looks like its going to stay that way by the end of junior year. but on a slightly brighter side. i got a:</p>

<p>SAT 1: 2200 (770 math 700 reading). still not amazing i know
SAT2:
Math2: 800
History: 800
Chem: 770</p>

<p>and say i hypothetically impress on my extra curriculars, essays, and what not, will the GPA really eliminate me from competitions from CM's business school?</p>

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<p>I don’t think so. You know they’ll cut out freshman year if it’s low and redo your gpa using just 10th, 11th and 12th?</p>

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<p>A terrible GPA is never particularly good. That’s what the word “terrible” means. However, I think you’re exaggerating about how bad your gpa is, and about your prospects of turning it around during senior year (you’ll actually have time if you don’t do Early Decision). </p>

<p>The median high school gpa for CMu according to the Princeton Review is 3.6. Your GPA is slightly lower than that, but it’s not chance-destroyingly low. The fact that you have good SAT scores will help balance that out quite a bit. No one can guarantee that you will get in, but it’s still worth a shot.</p>

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<p>A terrible GPA is never particularly good. That’s what the word “terrible” means. However, I think you’re exaggerating about how bad your gpa is, and about your prospects of turning it around during senior year (you’ll actually have time if you don’t do Early Decision). </p>

<p>The median high school gpa for CMu according to the Princeton Review is 3.6. Your GPA is slightly lower than that, but it’s not chance-destroyingly low. The fact that you have good SAT scores will help balance that out quite a bit. No one can guarantee that you will get in, but it’s still worth a shot.</p>

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<p>thanks guys! puts some hope and positivity back into me lol.</p>

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<p>I got in with a 3.29 (4.6 weighted) lol so it is possible. I wrote a very good essay and did well on my SAT (2060). I only applied to H&SS as I want to major in economics so it might have been a different case if I would have applied to SCS/Tepper/CIT. Good luck!</p>