Retaking the GMAT - 600+ goal

I am in london and heard about baruch from a friend of mine in NYC. just wondering. how competitive it is to get into MSc in Acc. at baruch? do you guys know how much will it be for the entire year of study? sure it will be cheaper than london uni's.

thanks

Baruch is something called a CUNY school. CUNY = City University of New York. Their fees for their Masters and MBA programs are a fraction of what they are at other private schools. Here is their tuition site:

https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/admissio ... ition.html

So tuition is rougly between $3,000 and $5,000 per term.

thanks mate, it is really budget stuff.
will try. do you know their average GMAT?

thanks

Answered in their FAQ

https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/admissio ... -admission

I have to say, I underestimated the competitiveness of this school considering it is a public city school. From what I understand, the program has really changed and the school has done a great job of positioning itself as a highly ranked school.

If you have low GPA, you may want to hit the high 600- low 700 to be considered. My undergrad was a 2.8. I have great recommendations and 8 years work experience. If I can get my target score I can write an optional essay to explain the low GPA.

I am in the same situation - low cummulative GPA. My solution? I am taking additional courses (10, in fact) at a local community college to boost my GPA. I'm taking 3 classes this semester. I am spending these entire two semesters on boosting my cummulative. I am in the high 2.x range as well but my goal is to get north of a 3.5.

As for Baruch, they actually have a very strong history of business grads. I mean, it's not an ivy or anywhere near that, but it is a very good "affordable" business (accounting in particular) school right in the heart of Manhattan.

A little about their progress:

https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/about/rankings.html

I will post a few more links once I find where the hell I saved them .....
- tsd

i can feel how bad you feel hahaha, we are in the same boat then. good luck.

Baruch is indeed a very solid school for someone, who does not intend to pursue admission to a top 15 school. I wouldn't pay too much attention to their rankings. But I would definitely take them as a very affordable, quality alternative to some pricey private b-schools in NYC such as Fordham and Hofstra. Baruch is known as the CUNY business school. So, I am not sure howit is rated in IT space. If you score 620 on GMAT - that will get you in with your experience and even a somewhat low GPA.

Thanks MBA0007 for the insight. I figured the low to mid 600 would get me into Baruch. I am currently taking courses at NYU SCPS to obtain a certification in PM. Although Baruch is not known for MIS and/or IT, I feel the MBA is respected in the NYC area and coupled with the PMP certification I could start my career working as a business analyst or project manager on some cool system development projects. At least that is my goal. Georgia State, on the other hand, is known for its MIS/IT program, I just know that the opportunities will not be as vast in GA. Especially if I want to work and go to school.