jwalker8

Yes I have a list of schools that, since writing this post, I've narrowed down to only MBA programs: Yale SOM Harvard Business School Chicago Booth Stanford MBA Columbia Business School Dartmouth Tuck Georgetown Business School Do you think there's no shot with my quant score? I'm currently working in bank operations so I think I can leverage the skills I am gaining here into writing some strong essays.

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I am applying to a number of the top MBA programs, as well as some MPP programs. I am really worried about my chances because my senior year I got a C- in developmental econ. It was during the semester I was taking two additional honors courses and had pass/failed the econ course but did not hit the C minimum I needed to keep it pass/fail so the C- ended up on my transcript. Does this take me out of the running for top-5 MPP or MBA programs? Should I take a micro course to prove I can do the math required? Should I write a supplement to explain the grade? That grade brought my GPA down to a 3.43 but otherwise I have a 3.7 in my major and graduated with honors in Political Science from a top-3 liberal arts college and have been working in bank regulatory policy for the past year. Any input is appreciated - thanks!

What's a better thread for this? I posted here because of the MPP programs I am applying to.

I am applying to a number of the top MPP programs, as well as MBA programs. I am really worried about my chances because my senior year I got a C- in developmental econ. It was during the semester I was taking two additional honors courses and had pass/failed the econ course but did not hit the C minimum I needed to keep it pass/fail so the C- ended up on my transcript. Does this take me out of the running for top-5 MPP or MBA programs? Should I take a micro course to prove I can do the math required? Should I write a supplement to explain the grade? That grade brought my GPA down to a 3.47 but otherwise I have a 3.7 in my major and graduated with honors in Political Science from a top-3 liberal arts college and have been working in bank regulatory policy for the past year. Any input is appreciated - thanks!

I just took the GRE yesterday and got (Q): 156 ; (V): 165. I am hoping to apply to MBA, MPP, and MPH programs (dual degrees where applicable) and I'm aiming for top-10 schools. I have a 3.47/4 GPA (top-3 liberal arts school and graduated with honors) I have a 3.7 in my major (Political Science). I've been out of school for two years and after doing a teaching and research fellowship abroad for a year, have been working in bank policy for the past year. Do you think my quant score will hurt my application? Is it worth retaking? This was my second time taking the GRE and I bumped my score up from a 148 but I am worried it still isn't good enough!