MBA admission chances

Graduate School Business School - MBA
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I want to get my MBA in Finance in a seveal years and wanted to get some feedback.

I just graduated this month with a BA in Economics from a non target state school with a low GPA (~2.3) due to a illness in the family taking most of my attention during the first half of college but my last 3 semesters had an average GPA of a 3.59. I am about to start working at a F500 Financial services company while studying to take the CFA. Since the company offers 90% tuition assistance I was thinking of getting a Master’s in something like Econ or statistics to show I can handle the workload of business school (after I pass all 3 levels of the CFA). If I do very well in the Master’s program and get over 700 on the GMAT would this help to offset my low undergrad GPA?

If so do you think I would have a chance at getting into a top 30 program? Thinking NYU, Columbia, Wharton, Cornell, etc for MBA.

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Passing the 3 levels of CFA is exponentially more difficult than MBA admissions. With a CFA designation, you probably won’t need an MBA to work in the capital markets field. You can have your work pay for your CFA test taking expenses.

3

The CFA is not really relevant unless you want to work in investment management. The CFA is a three year process but much of the info on the test is does not pertain to fields outside of asset management. It does look good on your resume though. Be prepared to give your Memorial Day weekend up for three years!