Yeah..I finally got interview invitation from USC & notre Dame on the same day... little scared..
I had to cancel my flight and it cost me extra $700!! Hope its worth it..
Also got accepted W&M with 15K scholarship
I applied all schools on first week -3rd week of march. No reply from Baruch college yet.

FYI
GMAT:610
GPA:3.4 (one of top 20 undergrad)
work experience: 1 and half yr. related to accounting

ND Alum here.

Tax is not too bad. There is only one class that will be extremely challenging. The other classes are fun and not too bad. I was in the financial track but I took 3 tax classes for fun.

Recruitingwise ND is one of the top schools by the Big 4. Most of the graduates stay in Chicago / NY / Boston area / Midwest. But I've seen placements in LA, SF, Portland, Dallas, Denver. I am working for a Big 4 west of the Mississippi, and I did not have an internship with them. You can definitely do it, especially since everyone is short staffed.

Let me know if you have any questions.

I'm looking to hear any success stories for any of the Cal State Universities.

Hecebus330,

Since you asked, I'll share my story.

I am a student at Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Accounting. I was accepted into USC's MBT program for Fall 2011, and every other school I applied to, though USC is the only school of note other than ASU. According to Accounting Report 2010, USC is rank #8, ASU rank #11. It's universally agreed upon that USC is the superior school though because of its consistency in the top ranks. My numbers were when I app'd to USC:

Major: Accounting
Minor: Philosophy
GPA: 3.68 overall, 3.67 ACCT
GMAT: 580*, 6.0 analysis/writing
Work experience: Part time for 3.5 years, non accounting (law: bankruptcy)
Units: 140 upon graduation in 4 years

*Compared to USC's posted GMAT score average of 650, I should not have had a chance at all. In the admissions interview, the associate dean told me that 600 is generally their cutoff point. However, here I am about to register for classes on Friday! I really have no idea how or why I was accepted, but at this point the reasons are moot. Be warned, I did get shafted as far as scholarships go because of my extremely low GMAT score though. Luckily I saved a lot of my college fund by going to Cal State Fullerton to finance my Masters!

If you have any questions ask away. I'll try to check back here for a bit.

I am very aware of the budget cuts in the state system. I am going nuts trying to figure out where I can feasibly take my last couple of prerequisites this summer. The community colleges were hit really hard with cuts, and many of them have canceled summer session.


As for CSU LA, my GPA is above the minimum required 2.5 (mine is 3.33), but I am just worried about my extremely low GMAT (470) because the minimum is 500.

I called the school up because when I log in it says my application is still incomplete. I was worried one of my recommenders didn't send in her letter in time. The lady on the phone said my application is in fact complete and was sent over to evaluation. I should know in 3-4 weeks what the decision will be.

Here's to hoping!

Undergrad GPA:3.6 (small state school)
gmat: 570
1 yr related experience in nyc
applying to baruch for spring 2012
(other options in ny area?) with this profile

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Hi! Thx everybody shares the information ,anyway, I'm seeing a lot people talking about California.

I want to work in Big 4 California.

But look at the tuition, I think that can't be afford it.


Could any school like Baruch in NY, the tuition is more reasonable?

Hows the Macc at SDSU? I visited their website and they seem to have a good amount of accounting firms visit their campus.

Starting MS Accounting program at Baruch in NYC Spring 2012....Anyone else doing the same?
GMAT: 650