<p>Do you guys think 4-5 years as a CPA is good enough work experience for elite MBA programs?</p>
<p>It depends on the work itself. Being a CPA for 4-5 years means nothing. That's like saying you were a lawyer for 4-5 years or a manager for 4-5 years.</p>
<p>4-5 years at a big4 with good recs</p>
<p>What do you consider elite? I doubt merely 4-5 years at the Big 4 with good recs would be what puts someone into Wharton or HBS. There would have to be something else.</p>
<p>Elite as in top 15. What do you suggest I do after 4-5 yrs as a CPA, exit opp wise, to get into an elite MBA program? I want to go into consulting.</p>
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What do you consider elite? I doubt merely 4-5 years at the Big 4 with good recs would be what puts someone into Wharton or HBS. There would have to be something else.
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You are right the soft skills you develop from engineering will probably make you more qualified for a Top 15 MBA program.</p>
<p>Soft skills from engineering? What do you mean?</p>
<p>I think he was being sarcastic.</p>
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Are you disagreeing with something I said in this thread?</p>
<p>Mr Payne spends a great deal of time on the business forum; he has an axe to grind with business majors. Engineering is difficult; we get it.</p>
<p>yes he is making fun of you and your unusual ability as an engineering major to misunderstand how and why people communicate and present themselves in certain ways</p>
<p>I didn't misunderstand what he was doing. I was wondering if he was actually going to add something substantial to this thread - ie: respond to the OP's original question. Guess not.</p>
<p>I think 4-5 at big four as a CPA is a great stepping stone into an elite MBA program if your test scores are high (GMAT), good recs from seniors/partners, etc.</p>