I am actually asking in earnest lool! I am kinda going that route now, a specific field (M.Sc. Accounting). In reality though, I am not sure if having an M.Sc. in Finance or Accounting would be better than an MBA with concentration in one of those fields? Would be interesting if someone here can chime in on that. But yeah, I have been advised to go this route instead of the typical MBA track. I am hoping to improve my employment prospects that way (and hopefully landing a good internship before I am done) by taking a bunch of accounting courses since I know well-trained accountants are hard to come by, or so I hear. Anywho, still quite a road to travel just to get there. I still have to take a bunch of stem courses/pre-requisites since I did not have a business undergraduate degree, so my total credits is something close to 70 hours
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Yeah hopefully someone can give us some feedback on this, I would definitely like to hear more since I will be going down the same road.
If you broaden your scope job-wise, learn a foreign language or take some programming classes, and lower your salary target it's not the dumbest idea. If you're doing corporate or high-volume sales of some kind, and MBA could probably get you into a management training program somewhere.
Still hoping for someone to chime in on this Are you considering the MS in Accounting as well? I know the MBA (seems) like a shorter route since it requires less courses/pre-reqs, but a wise man once told me the more accounting courses you take, the more attractive you look to employers, and you can even do finance-type jobs with an accounting background.
I am guessing it depends entirely on what your career objectives are. I guess if you want to be an accountant and get your CPA, then an MSc is probably going to help you prepare more for the exam than a general MBA in finance or some other non-accounting field.
I'm planning on taking the GMAT sometime in the fall so can someone please recommend some prep material. Also, any tips would be greatly appreciated. I did my undergrad in engineering.
I have a lot of material from Manhattan GMAT...probably $250 worth of books plus the OG guide and companions. Will sell to you for 30 bucks if you want it.
I bought a couple of the official books as well as one or two from some of the big name tutors (kaplan, manhattan, etc). Took it over a year ago, so I don't really remember which was better. Some are better for math, other for verbal. I really only read one or two and just used all the questions for practice. I also used a couple websites and forums. People will post questions and you can ask about ones you dont understand. google gmat forum and you'll find a few. I cant remember if I used beatthegmat or gmatclub. good luck
For Serious. I guess maybe if you wanted into Harvard Business School or something, but generally a test of basic knowledge shouldn't require studying.
http://www.bauer.uh.edu/graduate-studies/mba/faqs.php Although Bauer College does not have minimum acceptable GPA or GMAT or GRE scores, you should be aware that of those recently admitted to the full time day program, the average GPA was 3.30 GPA and average GMAT was 600. For those recently admitted to the part time evening program, the average GPA was 3.2 and the average GMAT was 580. GPA and GMAT or GRE scores significantly below those averages decrease the probability of acceptance, but we evaluate applications in their entirety, searching for strengths in all areas. Since we only recently began accepting the GRE, we do not have averages at this time of average acceptance GRE scores.
Awesome. I might download some practice exams from their website and probably sign up for any May dates if available.
Best book hands down is the GMAT 800. It's kind of more advanced, they say designed to get you the extra 20 - 30 points or so if you're already in the 700 range. So depending on your preparedness you might want to do another book ahead of time. Like others said, nothing beats practice tests. Make sure you get the free official one that has the simulated computer test. That should be a very accurate predictor of where you are.
