Investment Banking or Surgeon

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<p>Ok I graduated from a non target school. I got a 3.3 GPA, which is horrible. Last year, I go into immigration hold so I couldn't attend class and that made my gpa from 3.5 to 3.3. 3.5 still sucks I know. I do have alot of volunteer and EC/leadership activities and did internship at small CPA firm for 2 years. My immigration thing has worked out. I screwed up my undergrad in accounting trying to pay out of state tuition doing three jobs. I want to do something well with my life. I want to break into banking, if not become a doctor. Since my undergrad gpa sucks and I have no network, how should I do go about it. My plan:</p>

<p>GMAT (attempt to score in 700s) > Get into State College> masters in accounting (do exceptionally well) Work a professional job while doing masters > finish CPA exams right when Masters is done > Get into BIG 4, if not a fortune 500 company > Possibility get ino Top MBA program after 4 years of work > Investment banking analyst? </p>

<p>Yes I know top MBA does not equal job as a IB. No need for obvious answers. </p>

<p>OR Just STOP dreaming and </p>

<p>Take extra class at non target college to meet CPA requirement. 150 credit hours and do premed in that 150 credit hours Work Work Work. Pass CPA (back up just in case) and head to medical school after MCAT! </p>

<p>No Happiness and do what you like to do answers. based on the provided scenario, which one is realistic and achievable.</p>

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<p>Your plan seems credible to me. Get CPA and work for a big 4, do something interesting and apply to Bschools with emphasis on something quirky, like loving supply chain management or manufacturing. Don’t even whisper banking or finance – Bschools have all they can handle of these from the analysts coming from the investment banks.</p>

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<p>This is scary and I hope you don’t go into medicine. Sure not all doctors are altruists, but leave the med school slots for those that have a modicum of interest in their fellow man and are not just trying to optimize their earnings potential.</p>

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<p>Literally the only things that ibanking and surgery have in common are money and prestige. Don’t go to med school.</p>

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<p>Good advice from the two posters above.</p>

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<p>A 3.5 GPA sucks?</p>

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<p>This is the worst thread ever.</p>