How much will my work experience benefit me?

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hey Everybody,</p>

<p>I was inquiring to see how much my work experience will benefit me in future opportunities upon graduation. First, let me explain.</p>

<p>I was working at the headquarters for a global logistics firm while going to community college and taking courses for transfer to CSUF. I ended up being heavily involved with work and progressed rather slow from CC to CSUF. I worked full time while attending school part time and received 3 promotions with the company. My last position was heavily involved with providing reports and research used by senior management alongside touching base with many account executives across the U.S. My company ended up being bought out by a competitor and I was also a key resource doing projects for the integration. I declined re-location and was laid off. I've since returned to school full time and have been averaging a 3.4 at CSUF. </p>

<p>1) Will this help me with a position with the Big 4? (currently an accounting major)</p>

<p>2) Will this help me if I end up applying for Law School?</p>

<p>3) Will this help me get into USC's marketing MBA program? (My goal if the above 2 fail).</p>

<p>I plan on being heavily involved on campus as I no longer am working. Clubs, organizations, you name it.</p>

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<p>Bump. Please provide feedback, thanks!</p>

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<p>Experience is always helpful, especially for MBA, but schools DO look at grades as well. Do what you can to raise your GPA to keep you more competitive if you’re thinking grad/law school. GRE/LSAT is also important, so study for those.</p>

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<p>That GPA is around the average GPA for most decent MBA programs. Your GPA isn’t a problem for even the top MBA’s. Work experience is by far the #1 though.</p>

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<p>@sp1212 Why is it for graduate school, the average GPA is a 3.4?
Do I increase my chances a lot if I have a 3.7 and a big4 experience? (Want to get into Darden-UVA or better!)</p>