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re: LSUS Online MBA Reviews
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:00 pm to Paul Allen
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:00 pm to Paul Allen
Something like that
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Graduate degree from a regionally accredited university, with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and must be in good standing at previous university. Additionally, a 3.0 GPA is required on any graduate work previously attempted with no more than 6 credit hours with a grade of "C" and no grades of "F". or Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university, with minimum 3.0 overall GPA or minimum 3.0 GPA in last 60 semester hours of courses, or Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university, with minimum 2.5 overall GPA or minimum 2.75 GPA in last 60 semester hours of courses, AND at least three years of continuous professional work experience*, or Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university, (with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA or a minimum 2.75 GPA in last 60 semester hours of courses), and a minimum GMAT score of 450 and a minimum score of 1,000 points based on 200 points times the GPA plus the GMAT score (for example an overall 2.5 GPA and a 500 GMAT would result in a total of 1,000, which is acceptable).
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Posted on 12/8/15 at 12:41 pm to yellowfin
Makes sense
Posted on 12/9/15 at 7:36 pm to yellowfin
I'll try my best at asking a lucid question..
I graduated from LSU with a bachelors in engineering 3 years ago, and I have been working in the field for a service company since.
My college grades were very poor (2.4 GPA) and I didn't go out of my way to create relationships with my professors. I was undisciplined.
Despite the poor market, and thanks to the necessity of my job role, I have been able to steadily climb the ranks at my position.
Currently, I am studying for the GMAT, hence strongly considering pursuing an MBA. This may be an inside view, but I think that pairing an MBA with my present skill set would allow me to move into upper management with my current company.
I have also given thought to applying to PhD economics programs.
Perhaps it is blind ambition, but I do not consider myself loss averse when it comes to setting myself up for the future.
I now believe that the more I work to improve myself in the present the better I will be for it in the future.
With my poor undergraduate grades, how limited am I in choosing a graduate program?
I graduated from LSU with a bachelors in engineering 3 years ago, and I have been working in the field for a service company since.
My college grades were very poor (2.4 GPA) and I didn't go out of my way to create relationships with my professors. I was undisciplined.
Despite the poor market, and thanks to the necessity of my job role, I have been able to steadily climb the ranks at my position.
Currently, I am studying for the GMAT, hence strongly considering pursuing an MBA. This may be an inside view, but I think that pairing an MBA with my present skill set would allow me to move into upper management with my current company.
I have also given thought to applying to PhD economics programs.
Perhaps it is blind ambition, but I do not consider myself loss averse when it comes to setting myself up for the future.
I now believe that the more I work to improve myself in the present the better I will be for it in the future.
With my poor undergraduate grades, how limited am I in choosing a graduate program?
Posted on 12/9/15 at 8:40 pm to titleist71
Your undergrad GPA is gonna force you to score higher on GMAT. Scroll above to see what the requisites are for admission to LSUS. Yellowfin posted it near top of this page.
Posted on 12/9/15 at 10:25 pm to titleist71
Go to gmatclub website and /r/mba
You gotta kill the gmat and do extra curricular stuff as well depending on what type of school you want to go to.
I've read some low gpa success stories on those sites so although it's difficult it's definitely possible.
You gotta kill the gmat and do extra curricular stuff as well depending on what type of school you want to go to.
I've read some low gpa success stories on those sites so although it's difficult it's definitely possible.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:33 am to saints5021
I'm doing Auburn online. Its usually top 10 in online rankings and only about $800 a credit.
My company is paying for most of it and I need it more for a checkbox on my resume than connections. Although I will leverage the connections as much as I can. They have events where you meet fellow classmates and you take your tests with proctors instead of online.
My company is paying for most of it and I need it more for a checkbox on my resume than connections. Although I will leverage the connections as much as I can. They have events where you meet fellow classmates and you take your tests with proctors instead of online.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 9:36 am to titleist71
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My college grades were very poor (2.4 GPA)
Gonna need a high GMAT. I took the GMAT class and my score went up nearly 100 pts FYI. They teach you tricks about certain types of questions that will help you eliminate wrong answers and most importantly save you lots of time so you can spend more time on the harder ones.
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3 years ago, and I have been working in the field for a service company since.
That is good. They LOVE real business experience. I had 5 years at a big, well known company and when I talked to our Dean of Admissions he said that is the #1 thing they look for in students, then GMAT, then GPA.
I could have gotten into better schools, but the debt wasn't worth it to me. You have to find the balance of ROI.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 10:00 am to titleist71
I've been throwing around the idea of an MBA but I just can't see where it's going to help me. My undergrad gpa is also horrible so I'd have to score really high on GMAT to be considered for a top school and I'd be paying for it totally out of pocket.
and the biggest thing is most of the jobs that people get top tier MBAs to do aren't in my area and I'm not moving
and the biggest thing is most of the jobs that people get top tier MBAs to do aren't in my area and I'm not moving
Posted on 12/10/15 at 10:51 am to titleist71
I can help you out. My background: BS Mech Eng form LSU, 2.9 gpa. Worked for a global OFS for 9 years in several different areas. Got my MBA from McCombs (I got a ~690 on my GMAT) and now I'm a management consultant that does work in O&G.
Specifically what title?
It could, but the value of an MBA in OFS hasn't caught up to the rest of the world. Also you still have so little experience. I would consider at least having 5-7 years experience and timing your MBA to where when you graduate you are in the position to start managing PNL on a decent scale.
So thats a radically different career path. If you enjoy field work in OFS, I would guess you would likely be miserable as a Econ PHD.
You need to show career progression, a damn good resume, inside of work and outside, and you need probably a 700+ GMAT. Any chance your grades were much better the last couple of years of school. I worked the entire time I was in school, sometimes 2 jobs. So admissions loved that shite.
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Despite the poor market, and thanks to the necessity of my job role, I have been able to steadily climb the ranks at my position.
Specifically what title?
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Currently, I am studying for the GMAT, hence strongly considering pursuing an MBA. This may be an inside view, but I think that pairing an MBA with my present skill set would allow me to move into upper management with my current company.
It could, but the value of an MBA in OFS hasn't caught up to the rest of the world. Also you still have so little experience. I would consider at least having 5-7 years experience and timing your MBA to where when you graduate you are in the position to start managing PNL on a decent scale.
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I have also given thought to applying to PhD economics programs.
So thats a radically different career path. If you enjoy field work in OFS, I would guess you would likely be miserable as a Econ PHD.
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With my poor undergraduate grades, how limited am I in choosing a graduate program?
You need to show career progression, a damn good resume, inside of work and outside, and you need probably a 700+ GMAT. Any chance your grades were much better the last couple of years of school. I worked the entire time I was in school, sometimes 2 jobs. So admissions loved that shite.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 10:52 am to yellowfin
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and the biggest thing is most of the jobs that people get top tier MBAs to do aren't in my area and I'm not moving
Staying in lafayette, getting an MBA from anywhere but ULL or LSU would probably be overkill.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 11:24 am to barry
That's what I'm thinking too
Posted on 12/10/15 at 7:57 pm to barry
I'd rather not divulge my title.
It's clear I need to score well on the GMAT.
Thanks for your responses.
It's clear I need to score well on the GMAT.
Thanks for your responses.
Posted on 12/10/15 at 8:04 pm to titleist71
Your loss
Posted on 12/10/15 at 11:03 pm to barry
Does anyone have any experience with Magoosh GMAT test prep? The program cost $100. From what I've read, it is composed of copious practice problems and recorded video.
Other GMAT test prep companies (Manhattan, Kaplan, Veritas, Princeton) are much more expensive, costing around $1000, and follow stricter schedules (classroom instruction or live online instruction).
I will also order a CAT practice test pack. I saw Kaplan sells a pack of 5 for $40. I'll probably work a few different tests from different companies.
Other GMAT test prep companies (Manhattan, Kaplan, Veritas, Princeton) are much more expensive, costing around $1000, and follow stricter schedules (classroom instruction or live online instruction).
I will also order a CAT practice test pack. I saw Kaplan sells a pack of 5 for $40. I'll probably work a few different tests from different companies.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:05 am to titleist71
Have you taken a practice test or an actual test yet?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 10:00 am to titleist71
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titleist71
I have both Magoosh and EMPOWER
EMPOWER is the way to go. Best course out there imo (it's $100 a month)
EMPOWER + Official Guide 2016 is all you need
Also, don't waste you time with non GMAC practice tests. You get 2 free ones from GMAC and then you can buy 2 more for around $60.
1 test at the beginning, then 3 tests - one per week - leading up to your actual test.
I took all 6 MGMAT practice tests and they are way different than the real thing. The quant is much harder and a lot of the verbal is garbage. MGMAT is the 2nd best practice CAT out there.
Also, don't forget that with the recent rules change - you can now take the GMAT 5 times per year (rolling) and cancel scores if you don't like them (schools won't see that you cancelled your score).
I took the GMAT last week after 4 months of studying - came up just shy of my target score - cancelled that bitch and walked out with a smile. Signed up for the test again early February and i'll give it another try.
Let me know if you have any other questions - I've been doing GMAT prep since the summer.
This post was edited on 12/11/15 at 10:06 am
Posted on 12/11/15 at 10:09 am to titleist71
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I'd rather not divulge my title.
Dude no one here cares/will be able to figure out who you are. I'm talking like "Lead Supervisor" or something you don't have to get super specific.
Best books IMO are the Manhattan books. The key is to do tons of practice problems and timed exams. The verbal is easy enough. The quant is a time cruch though, you don't have time to figure out how to do a problem if you don't know.
Also make sure you have access to practice test that are online and in the similar fashion as the GMAT test. The GMAT test is a "smart" test meaning that if you get a question right, it ask a harder question, if you get it wrong, it ask an easier one. Also it randomly throws in "new" questions that it must test to see how hard they are and they won't affect your score. The point being it can really mess with your head if you try to guess if you are getting them right by how hard the next question is.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 6:58 pm to Azazello
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Also, don't waste you time with non GMAC practice tests. You get 2 free ones from GMAC and then you can buy 2 more for around $60.
Good insight
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I took the GMAT last week after 4 months of studying - came up just shy of my target score - cancelled that bitch and walked out with a smile
I was under the impression that you are required to cancel your test before being allowed to see your score. Basically, cancelling your scores off of an implication of poor performance.
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