If I'm using an MBA to transition out of accounting is it worth finishing my CPA exam or should I put my efforts towards getting the best GMAT score possible? Should I pass the exam before applying?

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GMAT, CPA only for accounting path. Dont make the mistake thinking itll gelp if you have no intention on staying in acctg or corporate fin, it wont

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GMAT and it's not even close. Don't be one of those people wasting time on something that is irrelevant to their life. When you go for interviews it is all about what do you currently know that will help our company. A cpa is useless. Trust me - I've been interviewing for a ton of non accounting positions and no one really cares that I have a CPA if I can't also do SQL and present on Tableu.

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I-banking, but I fear they will wonder why it is not finished and judge me. I guess I should play on the GMAT score being more important in my situation so I had to put CPA on back burner.

cpa. never hurts to have to fall back on

How would "they" know that you didn't finish your CPA?

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