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by money9111 » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:01 am
the certificate itself will not, but think bigger - what will having the certificate provide for you in your life that will help you excel in other areas? that's more important than having a certificate itself.
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by money9111 » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:03 am
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by tariqal » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:10 pm
I'm of the belief that if the courses that you will take are graduate level courses and if some of them are especially of a quantitative nature, then it provides a good complement to your profile. And certainly, more course work never hurts!

I had a pretty low undergrad GPA, but I topped it with a graduate diploma program at a reputable school and scored much higher. The 10 or so graduate level courses I took (some of which were quant based) and my good performance on them provided a solid proof to adcoms that I was capable of taking the workload and at excelling. As long as you can also prove this, I say go for it.
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