I have a low GPA (3.65) @ state school, & am looking to go to B school. I know there are infinite other factors but what are people's admissions experience w/ low GPA & MBB on their resume?

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I’m an MBB Partner. I’ve seen many of our staff apply to b-school. First your GPA is good for b-school. Do well on GMAT, 700+. Then make sure you have more than just 2 years at an MBB. Do something important outside of consulting for at least a year. Like work for WFP. Then apply. You’ll have a solid chance of going to b-school. Also don’t just think Harvard or Stanford or bust. The aperture is much wider for top MBA programs. Look at Kellogg, Duke, MIT, LBS, Wharton, Said/Oxford.

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Op, I got into an M7 with a lower GPA than you at a state school. I also got dual degrees in Business and History.

I found my history degree is a lot more interesting than business. It shows admins your not a robot who uses the 4Ps to develop dating strategies.

I’d see the Chinese degree as a major asset and not a liability.

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3.65 is not a low GPA- not high but wouldn’t call it low. I’ve know several folks get into top 5 with much lower scores.

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Why would you feel crappy? They are no more success than you are. You defied the odds

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3.65 and BCG experience is not low

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FYI USC isn't a state school

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You got into bcg with a state school degree? Experienced hire or undergrad hire?

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My gpa is 2.9 I made it in EY LOL

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Smh at our overly competitive culture driving OP to feel insecure about such tremendous accomplishments.

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And to answer your question, you work at bcg you would def make top 20. Probably top 10, but I’m not an expert on the topic

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I would argue Georgia Tech is not an average state school. UGA would be Georgia's average state school

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Is 3.65 considered low? Is your school known for grade inflation or something?

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Also degree makes a difference. Many bschool admissions teams add ~0.2 to GPA if it was engineering, science based degrees.

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I had a 3.65 at a state school (UVA/UC/UM level) and a 740 GMAT, at Wharton now. GPA (and gmat for that matter) is just a bar to clear, for MBB consultants your story is much more important

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@K1 no offense taken. I’m just as surprised as anyone that I ended up here. My first job out of college was in a niche field (no connections, just hit the online application lottery I guess) and I worked pretty hard for three promotions in two years - ended up being relatively successful in a consultative sales role essentially functioning as a broker for arbitrary niche technologies. Recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn probably due to some key words in my profile, I gave it a shot and here I am.

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Thank you :)

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Undergrad hire. I got hired as a summer intern, got a return offer for full time

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State schools can be elite too. How good a GPA is depends heavily on the school. Eg Brown doesn't record Ds or failing.

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Depends a lot on the school I feel- and particularly the major in that school. For instance, my GPA is lower than yours (3.62) but did a science major at school known for deflation (cal tech/Chicago/mit). Would be a different standard for a government major from Harvard etc.

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I double-majored in business (finance) and Mandarin Chinese...neither are science degrees, which is why I'm insecure about my GPA. Thank you all so much for your input and encouragement, though! I really appreciate it!!

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