Is CPA and working in Big 4 audit a good way to get into a top MBA program? What would having a CPA MBA set you up for?

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It's fine. If your GPA was solid and you get an amazing gmat score then you're as competitive as most others for top programs

If you stay in accounting, a CPA is all you need. If you want to transition into consulting then having your MBA will help

Why do an MBA? Sounds like a waste

Also curious why do an MBA after you have a cpa? Unless you want to go into a purely strategic role, the cpa is the all important designation in accounting/corp finance.

Unless you know why you want to attend a "Top" MBA program, then don't go spend the money that "Top" program is going to suck out of your wallet. Unless you want to be a senior executive of a large public company or something like that, probably not worth the cost; you certainly don't need a Wharton MBA to be a PA Consultant, not even in Big 4.

What do you mean by top MBA program? And how would you know that it is indeed the top program? I suggest you make sure that you really want to attend that program or else you will be wasting your money.

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