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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to Quantnet and would like to ask a question about explaining low grades in my essays. I have a 2.9 from a top-ranked undergrad engineering program in a top public school, but I know that's still not cutting it. I've noticed previous threads have suggested for/against explanations of low undergrad grades, but I'm choosing to make explanations where some colleges explicitly ask you to address shortcomings in your application.
The questions I have are as follows:
- Would it be imprudent for me to explain my low grades in a crazy, but creative manner? (I have this idea to correlate how my grades nose-dived to how the US economy performed in the same period in 08-09. I made a conservative recovery in my GPA over 09-10, but of course the message is to convince colleges to take that leap of faith and have confidence in my future academic performances in 2012-2014.)
- Are Fin Math institutions generally more conservative on their expectations of what you write?
- I do have a strong GRE (95 pct. for quant and verbal), excellent recommendations from employers and a professor who can vouch for my analytical skills, work experience in risk management for a year in a large credit firm, and experience in training colleagues in English-language skills. Would actively promoting these help universities overlook my GPA?
I know some of you guys have some very valuable and honest feedback out there. Thanks in advance for all your help.
Regards,
AV
I'm new to Quantnet and would like to ask a question about explaining low grades in my essays. I have a 2.9 from a top-ranked undergrad engineering program in a top public school, but I know that's still not cutting it. I've noticed previous threads have suggested for/against explanations of low undergrad grades, but I'm choosing to make explanations where some colleges explicitly ask you to address shortcomings in your application.
The questions I have are as follows:
- Would it be imprudent for me to explain my low grades in a crazy, but creative manner? (I have this idea to correlate how my grades nose-dived to how the US economy performed in the same period in 08-09. I made a conservative recovery in my GPA over 09-10, but of course the message is to convince colleges to take that leap of faith and have confidence in my future academic performances in 2012-2014.)
- Are Fin Math institutions generally more conservative on their expectations of what you write?
- I do have a strong GRE (95 pct. for quant and verbal), excellent recommendations from employers and a professor who can vouch for my analytical skills, work experience in risk management for a year in a large credit firm, and experience in training colleagues in English-language skills. Would actively promoting these help universities overlook my GPA?
I know some of you guys have some very valuable and honest feedback out there. Thanks in advance for all your help.
Regards,
AV
