Sobol (1984) “used the background, activities, and personal qualities (BAPQ) scale to help
improve graduate admissions decisions.” This scale was used along with UG GPA and GMAT to
forecast graduate GPA (GGPA). She concluded that “only GMAT and GPA were useful
predictors” of MBA student success. Elkin and Sneyd (1989) concluded that the combined UG
GPA and GMAT score is effective in predicting the achievement of students during the MBA
program.