MS in Accy a plus?

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<p>I graduated in May with a MS in Accounting from a top 3 accounting school. I am looking to pursue a career in tax law and was wondering if my degree would help in the application process. Both my undergrad and masters GPA were 3.6. Specifically, I am looking to go to Northwestern. When I was researching Northwestern I noticed that they accept the GMAT with equal weight as the LSAT, is that common for law schools?</p>

<p>Some more information about me:
3 years as a systems analyst
2 years as a corporate accountant
Since graduation I have been working as an internal auditor.</p>

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<p>The MS should help with law school tuition, and should be a nice boost to your job prospects beyond law school. </p>

<p>The GMAT thing is news to me. In any event, it’s not a common policy.</p>

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<p>I know Northwestern has JD-MBA program; are you sure the GMAT option isn’t really just for those applying for that program? Their JD class profile page shows LSAT scores, not GMAT. [Class</a> Profile, Admissions, Northwestern Law: Northwestern University Law School](<a href=“http://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/profile/]Class”>Class Profiles, Admissions: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law)</p>

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<p>Thank you for the replies.</p>

<p>Sam Lee: This is the program at Northwestern that I saw the GMAT listed as an acceptable entrance exam.</p>

<p>[Northwestern</a> Accelerated JD](<a href=“http://www.law.northwestern.edu/academics/ajd/]Northwestern”>http://www.law.northwestern.edu/academics/ajd/)</p>

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<p>“Northwestern Law prices tuition by the degree pursued rather than the length of enrollment. Therefore, tuition for the Accelerated JD Program is pro-rated to equal the same total cost as the traditional three-year JD Program.”</p>

<p>Well …</p>

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<p>But they do complete the same number of credit hours as traditional three-year JD students. I don’t think they are shortchanged.</p>

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<p>jones,</p>

<p>Well, I guess you have nothing to worry about if you want to take GMAT. You probably need 700.</p>

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<p>I took the GMAT for my masters and got a 680. Do you think that would be close enough?</p>

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<p>I hate how you said “top 3 acc school.” Do you realize that all acc schools are the same, so top 3 my ass; law schools don’t care.</p>

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<p>To DaNDHSIrishGuy: Do you realize that all acc schools are the same</p>

<p>What are you basing your statement on?</p>

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<p>While 680 is a pretty good score, it may be a bit weak for Northwestern considering that their LSAT range is one of the top-10 highest in the nation. Even the low end of their mid-50% is 167 which is around 95th percentile. 680 in GMAT is somewhere between 88-90th percentile. But this accelerated program is fairly new and may not be as competitive as the regular JD program. That may help.</p>