by mbas | May 18, 2011 · 7:13 pm
Community College to State College to Ivy League? Is this possible?
Question by nick25: Community College to State College to Ivy League? Is this possible?
I was wondering if this is possible.
I went to a community college and transferred to a state college in california (CSU system) for an accounting degree. My dream is to get a MBA from a top program like harvard, stanford, berkeley, ucla. Is this possible assuming that i keep my GPA abouve 3.8 and do well on the GMAT and work as an accountant.
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Answer by nrwillia1
While I was in college I struggled with memory loss. But, I read many inspirational stories of people who had even worse chances at achieving a degree. You should check out some stories similar to your’s for inspiration. Anything is possible when you persevere and remain focused on your goals.
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I THINK YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING INTO ONE OF THE TOP SCHOOLS IS EXCELLENT WITH YOUR GPA… I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED THE SAME PATH YOU’RE ON AND WERE ADMITTED TO ONE OF THE TOP SCHOOLS WITH A LOWER GPA THAN YOU HAVE. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HARD WORK.
First of all, Berkeley, Stanford, and UCLA are not Ivy League schools. Secondly, if you do well in community college in California you can transfer right into a school like UCLA or Berkeley ( both part of the UC system) or you can transfer to Stanford (private school). Keep your GPA up and you should be fine.
Just as a note though: Graduating from a top school will not guarantee a great job. You’d be just another person who wasted money on an overrated university.
yes if you work hard.. and make sure you have other things to put on your resume besides just a good gpa and test scores, i.e., take an internship, do research, participate in clubs, etc. best of luck (:
First the good news — yes — it is possible.
Now the bad news — you have to make sure that everything is perfect.
Let me tell you what I have seen. I have an MBA from Duke, a PhD in Finance from Berkeley and have taught at three ranked MBA programs (MIT, Wharton and Maryland).
Top MBA programs care about your GPA, your GMAT, your work experience, your essays, your letters of recommendation and the quality of your undergraduate university. I’ve seen a lot of people who were weak in one area — but none that were weak in two areas. CSU schools are not very selective — and I saw very few CSU graduates at these schools. There was one Cal Poly grad in my MBA class — but that was it from the CSU system. There were several graduates from UC schools.
The students at these schools who went to less selective schools were perfect in nearly everything else. That means you can’t have any other weaknesses beyond going to a less selective school.
You will need a higher GPA than typical students, a GMAT score in the 700s, at least four years of good or unusual work experience and a great essay in order to get into a top MBA program.
This may not be what you want to hear — but is the truth. Keep working hard & you can make it. Good Luck