One of the reasons I decided not to pursue a master's degree is their ridiculous over-reliance on undergraduate GPA scores.

I was kind of a dumbass in college. I didn't take anything outside of my major seriously - I merely took them to fulfill the so-called "general education requirements." As a result, my GPA suffered.

More than half a decade later, those mistakes are basically ensuring that I can never get into a top-tier master's program, regardless of my GRE/GMAT scores or letters of recommendation.

Sigh. Oh well.