<p>right now im at a california community college.
fall of 09' i plan on attending San Jose State University to get my degree. Then i plan on working for 2 years and then applying for MBA in a business school. Is it possible to do this route if i go to the california state school or does it look better if i attend a UC? and what are some grades ranges to get into a school for MBA in finance?</p>
<p>Work experience is the most important piece of a business school application, and it's quite likely that 2 years won't cut it (if you want to get in a good school). </p>
<p>As for which undergrad school you attend, this will mainly play a role in regards to the job opportunities you receive upon graduation (which will then shape your work experience). Aside from that, it's not a huge part of a business school application.</p>
<p>Grade avgs vary by school, but aren't as high as necessary for law school or medical school. Grades are not as important as work experience but are still important. Low grades can be mitigated with a high GMAT score. Avg undergrad GPAs for top 20 MBA programs will lie between 3.3 and 3.6 (depending on the program).</p>
<p>Just get good grades. That coupled with work experience, etc., is what will count more.</p>
<p>I agree with the other posters. Do the best you can...GMAT test scores, GPA and work experience will count more than undergrad institution name.</p>
<p>I did the opposite that you're planning...I went to a UC for undergrad and a CSU for an MBA (close to home, work, and cost was right). :)</p>
<p>CSU MBA is worthless.</p>
<p>^ Why flame, dude?</p>
<p>My company paid for it, so why not? You try working full time and raise a family while completing an MBA...Dork.</p>
<p>plenty of top mba programs in california (NorCal: Stanford, Berkeley SoCal: UCLA, USC) offer part-time mba programs. There once was a time where as long as you get MBA, the school you got it from didnt matter. But now, so many people MBA that the type of MBA school you went matters a great deal.</p>
<p>I still say CSU MBA is worthless. Call me flamer or dork, call me close-minded and ignorant, I'll stick to my view.</p>
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<p>Sure, they also cost a lot more too. </p>
<p>If you're trying to go into finance, consulting, or upper management at a Fortune 50 company, an MBA from a top program is a quick ticket. Not everyone has these ambitions. For me, a CSU MBA served my needs.</p>
<p>A CSU MBA is at least worth the paper it's printed on...unlike a degree from a diploma mill, like University of Phoenix.</p>
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I still say CSU MBA is worthless. Call me flamer or dork, call me close-minded and ignorant, I'll stick to my view.
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<p>I agree that it's probably not a good idea if you have higher aspirations like moving up in a Fortune 500 company. But "worthless" is pretty extreme. </p>
<p>I know plenty of successful, capable people with CSU MBA's who don't work in Fortune 500 companies and as pointed out, many people have families and full-time jobs and CSU's help to accomodate that with their flexibility. And they certainly wouldn't be "worthless" if they're accredited, which some are at the masters level.</p>
<p>My brother got his MBA years ago at San Diego State U and he's done very very well for himself in the business world. Worthless...I think not.</p>
<p>My dad doesn't have an MBA and has done very very very well for himself. Yeah, it might not necessarily do harm to get one, but you won't be overlooked because you dont have one (obviously that depends on a lot of other factors)</p>
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<p>Because back in his days, not everyone in the block had MBA and you could do well with a Bachelors Degree alone.</p>
<p>Time has changed. Try going into Wall Street or climb up the corporate ladder without MBA.</p>
<p>Just to point it out, the OP didn't say they were going to get an MBA from SJSU, they said they would get there undergrad there and would then like to work, and then get an MBA. They never said where.</p>
<p>IMO; it's not what you got that determines what you do, it's what you do that determines what you got. And, I think the biz schools see it this way too.</p>