MAcc vs Masters in Management for Finance/Banking
Hi all. I have a BA from a non-target and low-quant background (a semester each in stats, accounting, economics, and precalculus). Right now I am looking at UGA's MAcc (I'm a GA resident), UNC's online MAcc, and Duke's MMS as well as Wake Forest MA in management and UVA's MS in Commerce. I have no previous financial experience. I would like to do investment banking, preferably in Atlanta. These are the only programs for which I meet the requirements. Which one should I be really hoping for? Or am I out of luck? Thanks.
What is your GPA? GMAT? Internships? EC's? UVA would be ideal for Atlanta (SunTrust or bust I suppose). Duke also. Wake, then UGA, UNC in that order.
Atlanta is going to be a tough metro for you to really focus on. If you don't get SunTrust you are going to be looking at a lot of boutiques. I'd probably expand that search to the south in general.
In order of preference these are my locations:
Atlanta Nashville Charlotte=Raleigh Dallas Orlando=Little Rock DC
So what I'm hearing is the actual content of the program (MMS, MA in Management, MAcc or whatever) doesn't matter as much as just straight up school name. Is that correct? Like the the UGA MAcc would be stronger than the GA State MSF, even though GA State's program is more relevant in content to the world of finance? The same, I guess, for Duke's MMS over UGA's MAcc, even though the MAcc will be much more numbers oriented?
Like I'm hearing people say UVA and Duke, then UGA, etc. I guess what I'm specifically asking is would "non-finance" degrees like Duke's MMS and UGA's MAcc help me at all in getting into banking? Thanks.
In other words, which is more important? A strong school brand (Duke MMS) or a relevant degree (GA State MSF)?
Get your life straightened up first. it's not like you should make a shot to the moon to do that. if you can't do IB, where are you going? And don't be stupid and say anywhere.
Meeting the requirements is a joke baseline standard. how many people meets the requirements of MIT Master in Finance? Tons. actually too many qualified applicants are rejected everywhere. You might as well determine your goals first because they help Master's program evaluate your competency.
Ok my goal is investment banking. To which of these programs needn't I apply?
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