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14 Mar 2019, 06:06
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Does undergraduate study affect MBA applications in the case of High-school to CA field Indian and Pakistani Chartered Accountants?
Let's say there's a person who joined the Chartered Accountancy qualification right after high-school. Now, in India and Pakistan there are 3 ways to join the CA field. The two ways irrelevant to this discussion are after Undergrad and after Grad university degree. The one we are talking about here is the pathway through which after their high-school exams, students can directly join the CA course in which 2 years are reserved just for examinations and 3/3.5 years are reserved just for article-ships/apprenticeships with business or accounting companies and firms (like the Big 4 auditing; PWC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG). In this pathway all is fine except the fact that the students don't study in universities but rather study in accounting independent colleges and/or by themselves. Ultimately, this means that the students will never have GPAs of any sort whatsoever.
My main question is; If a chartered accountant who has entered their field through the above pathway applies to a top B-School(Stanford, Harvard, Wharton) when they for example have a 730 GMAT,4 years of experience at the big 4, have good extra-curricular, have demonstrated leadership and learning attributes in their work life, have outstanding recommendation letters on their manager's disposal and most of all, if that CA is really good in interviews, will his/her deficiency of GPA still affect their MBA profile?
Let's say there's a person who joined the Chartered Accountancy qualification right after high-school. Now, in India and Pakistan there are 3 ways to join the CA field. The two ways irrelevant to this discussion are after Undergrad and after Grad university degree. The one we are talking about here is the pathway through which after their high-school exams, students can directly join the CA course in which 2 years are reserved just for examinations and 3/3.5 years are reserved just for article-ships/apprenticeships with business or accounting companies and firms (like the Big 4 auditing; PWC, Deloitte, EY and KPMG). In this pathway all is fine except the fact that the students don't study in universities but rather study in accounting independent colleges and/or by themselves. Ultimately, this means that the students will never have GPAs of any sort whatsoever.
My main question is; If a chartered accountant who has entered their field through the above pathway applies to a top B-School(Stanford, Harvard, Wharton) when they for example have a 730 GMAT,4 years of experience at the big 4, have good extra-curricular, have demonstrated leadership and learning attributes in their work life, have outstanding recommendation letters on their manager's disposal and most of all, if that CA is really good in interviews, will his/her deficiency of GPA still affect their MBA profile?
20 Mar 2019, 18:35
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Hello khizar1423 ....welcome to the community.
This is really an unconventional but practical situation. To my knowledge business most big schools conventionally look for an undergraduate degree. And then to measure your performance during that period they require the GPA.
In my limited exposure, I have not heard of an MBA without an undergraduate degree. But... When I am thinking .... why not ... if a has all the qualities to be successful in the future .... then why not... I personally & logically do not see any issues. But, again what do I know. I am tagging the experts in this field.... let's wait for their inputs:
Tagging bb , billionaire , workout.
This is really an unconventional but practical situation. To my knowledge business most big schools conventionally look for an undergraduate degree. And then to measure your performance during that period they require the GPA.
In my limited exposure, I have not heard of an MBA without an undergraduate degree. But... When I am thinking .... why not ... if a has all the qualities to be successful in the future .... then why not... I personally & logically do not see any issues. But, again what do I know. I am tagging the experts in this field.... let's wait for their inputs:
Tagging bb , billionaire , workout.
20 Mar 2019, 22:17
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This indeed is a practical situation. Given the fact that many CAs from India and Pakistakan get in to business schools every year there must be a some alternate provision. This is what I found on MBACrystalBall's blog..
Perhaps, MBACrystalBall can shed some light on this situation.
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B.Com and CA/MBA:
A majority of students take up CA studies as well as complete their B.Com. The BCom is a graduation degree granted by the University whereas the CA is self-study based (or you may take external help through prep classes) and you can complete it at your own pace.
Considering the low success rate in the CA exams, if you’re unable to clear it, at least you’d be in a position to complete your graduation (B.Com) and later opt for any post-graduation program including an MBA. There are many students who may complete their CA and then also plan for an MBA some time later after a few years of working.
For graduates intending to study in an international MBA program, there are many international business schools accepting candidates with 15 years of college education...
https://www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/201 ... ca-vs-mba/
A majority of students take up CA studies as well as complete their B.Com. The BCom is a graduation degree granted by the University whereas the CA is self-study based (or you may take external help through prep classes) and you can complete it at your own pace.
Considering the low success rate in the CA exams, if you’re unable to clear it, at least you’d be in a position to complete your graduation (B.Com) and later opt for any post-graduation program including an MBA. There are many students who may complete their CA and then also plan for an MBA some time later after a few years of working.
For graduates intending to study in an international MBA program, there are many international business schools accepting candidates with 15 years of college education...
https://www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/201 ... ca-vs-mba/
Perhaps, MBACrystalBall can shed some light on this situation.
