hecubus330 wrote:
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.