Category: (Taking a break from the admissions story)
One thing I noticed while doing my program research was the focus on “fit” and “student type”. Every school has an incoming student profile on their website to outline the “average” student, and on every MBA/GMAT message board, the most common post is “what type of student gets accepted?”
Here’s my Fuqua student profile, a data point of one for the Fuqua CCMBA program:
General:
- 30-year-old White male
- Philadelphia, PA, United States
Academic:
- Bachelor of Science in Economics (3.1 GPA) – University of Delaware
- Master of Arts in Economics (3.7 GPA) – University of Delaware
Professional:
- Six years work experience
- Strengths: SAS programming, data management and analysis
- Started career in electricity demand forecasting for Mid-Atlantic power grid (2.5 years)
- Currently in Marketing Decision Science/statistical modeling role at a large financial services provider
- No direct-report management experience
I didn't really apply, I just stayed at school after my undergrad. An Econ professor I had my junior year suggested that I stay and get a Masters, and the Economics Department ended up giving me a full scholarship, so it was really a no-brainer.
Certainly I don't know your specific situation, but I'd say that if your heart isn't in it, don't do the public health degree. Graduate level coursework is quite a bit different from undergrad, especially the workload. If your not interested enough to give it your all, the workload might overwhelm you and your GPA could suffer.
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