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Seems like it alleviates any concerns that you're not quantitative enough (might mitigate a lower Q score on the GMAT) but otherwise seen very much like a CPA or other certifications. Nice to have but certainly would not follow the path just to give you a leg up in bschool apps. 900 hours of studying could be spent on something else with way more value if that's your only criteria.

 

It's certainly respected. And for someone who has a below average undergrad GPA it can provide evidence that today the CFA holder knows how to study and can do well with business subjects. It can also mitigate slightly a low test score. For others, it's jut a nice to have.

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Based on your other post, you've put together two paths : 1) Valuation to IB 2) Valuation w/ CFA to a top MBA

A CFA isn't going to help you getting into IB as its very AM/HF industry specific. A CFA will help you move to the buyside or help your b-school app / b-school transition.

I suggest you figure out what you want to do next, and make a move towards that.

 

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