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Many MAcc students go to business school after completing analyst programs. MSF and MMS hold no different distinction.
Even if it's a masters in management, like Duke's? Isn't it basically a 1 year MBA?
not necessarilly.
in my opinion.. if you did a top BBA or equivalent, then it looks bad -- I'd think like why your previous BBA didn't give you enough for a decent FT job.
if you did a BBA at a lower-tier school, I think it's understandable -- your previous school wasn't a big enough pond for you, so you're trying to revamp yourself and be stronger
but still, there are so many scenarios with BBA to MSF/MiM. TNA's old posts have stuff about it. just look them up
Thanks guys, I really appreciate the advice!
Well i really don't think so. Duke is a great college and its MiM program is really proving itself to be top notch, so if i was in an Adcom and i see an applicant trying to get into Duke after a BBA degree, i would just assume that he is trading up and looking to come to Duke so that he can improve his chances of finding a great job later on. This becomes especially true if you have a UG degree from a lower ranked college. Also in my opinion most ad comms wont even pay this fact much attention, they will be more interested in knowing what is your reason for taking up a MiM and if you are able to give a satisfactory answer, then you should be golden. Lastly more than 50% of the admits to a MiM degree are previous business degree holders, so dont let that hold you back. Hope the answer helped.
How would an already completed MSF look when applying for an MBA? (Originally Posted: 01/09/2011)
Hello there, long time reader. I'm going to the University of Florida as an accounting major. I am considering applying for the combined MSF program where an MSF is completed in the four years.
An MSF is somewhat redundant with an MBA, but I really want to apply to MBA programs down the line.
If I were to do this combined program, would I not be able to get into MBA programs because the people looking at my application would think it to be silly?
P.S. I did notice a post already made on this, but I wanted some clarification.
Tons of people do an MSF and then do an MBA further down the line dude.
Yeah, the MSF at Florida is really good. Their placements are solid also. I was looking at their resumes today and do yourself a favor, get your resume professionally redone or use the M&I format. A lot of the resumes on that site had horrible formatting.
MSF and MBA are not redundant. Honestly, if you do end up getting an MBA, concentrate in something interesting or something that will augment your MSF. No need to get an MBA with a finance concentration.
Wait, you're a high school senior, and you're already worrying about your MBA, which you will maybe apply for in ~6 years?
Yes, and I am not really going to obsess over it, I just want to plan a little bit.
That's a great quality man but don't plan your life away, its good to have a general idea but don't forget to have fun and let life come to you...
I mostly posted this question just to decide if I want to study for the GMAT as a freshman or not (it's required for that combined MSF) I guess I'll go read those "freshmen stfu" threads now. Ha.
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Will having an MS in finance negatively affect me when I go to apply for an MBA? (Originally Posted: 03/29/2007)
I live in Colorado right now and am active duty Air Force. I have at least 3 more years in the USAF and they will pay for graduate degree for free. I started an MS in finance program at the University of Colorado bc A. it was free and B. after receiving it I had planned on taking the CFA level 1 after preparation (I majored in econ in undergrad, but dont know hardcore financial analysis well enough to take the CFA).
I can easily answer the why the MBA and why here question by stating that I hadn't majored in finance in undergrad and wanted to prep to take the CFA, while keeping my career focus in tune with regard to the financial sector. Additionally I will have some hard skill through financial analysis classes but not the soft skills that MBA school espouses to teach, along with the teamwork and case methodology that most schools use today. My "skills" probably won't be anywhere close to any BB analyst out there today. I realize though, that it is taken for granted that "leadership and teamwork" are assumed in the military. This is all in addition to the fact that going to MBA school is a common reason for military transition to corporate sector and I could additionally argue that Colorado was not going to be able to grant me access to the NYC market.
I sense from some outside input that perhaps I should stop the MS in finance bc then I will have a more compelling reason to be admitted to one of the top MBA schools...
Thanks.
When applying to an MBA program, you have to disclose all academic coursework. Therefore, even if you stopped now, you'd still have to tell them about the finance classes. Since the reason for the classes and the MSF are the same, you might as well get a degree to show for your work.
That being said, I'm not so sure that saying you did it to study for the CFA is adequate. Either your MSF program is not very rigorous or you learned way above and beyond what is needed for the CFA. Many people find studying the material given by the institute more than adequate (though finance/accounting experience would definitely help you survive CFA lvl 1).
Instead, simply saying you did an MSF for the purpose of learning a skill set that others learn while they are IB Analysts (which you obviously missed since you chose the military route instead) should be more than sufficient to explain why you did it. Though you wouldn't think so from most MBA programs, there's still a place in the world for technical skills, even for managers. After all, you need to at least understand what the people you manage are doing. Anyway, beyond that explanation,it's just a matter of why MBA, why now, which you seem to have down.
Thanks, yeah that's kinda what I thought. I mean I think it would be difficult to disqualify a person for being overly qualified (business academic wise) from a top school although I know some schools do deny people they think will not come to the school to make themselves look more selective.
I think that another degree, especially if you do well, cant hurt you.
My biggest concern was the redundancy from their impression as an easy disqualifier, I may have a bit more of a challenge articulating why MBA if I have finance...
You just need to acknowledge that your MSF is a purely technical degree and that you want to learn "soft skills" like managing people. There's probably very little overlap in the two degrees.
learning "soft skills such as managing/leading" sounds kind of bs'y, considering his background. if i saw that, i would ask, wasn't he supposed to do that in the air force/military?
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