Strategy - am I doing this right?

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by itobean » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:57 am
I did things a bit backwards. When I graduated from high school I was lucky enough to start off with a great corporate job that hired me on full time after doing a high school internship. From there I just went up in the company. I was saving money for some extra things and started waiting tables which led me to the field I'm in now. The accountant for the restaurant I worked at was looking for an assistant and the owner of the company recommended me because of my work ethic. Tom, the CPA, took a chance on me with no accounting background and hired me. I have loved numbers ever since. That was in 1996!!

Needless to say, I pretty much ran a payroll company for him that had over 150 clients, worked as his assistant with bankruptcies and also had my own small companies as accounting clients.

That's the way it has been with every job of mine. I start off with minor duties/responsibilities and BAM! I'm running the show!

I've been in the accounting field to some degree ever since. Right now I've worked for 7 years at a real estate appraisal firm and have been given the title of "CFO" 2 years ago.

I worked full time at this highly responsible position and went to school full time to get my undergrad because that was always a dream of mine - to have a college degree. I have certainly been blessed with a marvelous career thus far based on my knowledge and work experience.

But my ultimate dream is to be a CPA. Since I do not have a business undergrad degree (psychology) I'm finding it near to impossible to apply to a MACC program. I have found a couple of schools who will take non-business majors and I will also be applying there. But my choices are limited.

So right now, without looking at my hideous quant score/overall score, I'd like to apply to McCombs (Texas), University of Oregon, Georgia State, Chicago's GSB, and the University of North Carolina. I'm not only looking at programs but also job opportunities for my husband who has volunteered to work his butt off so that I can go to school for once in my life without having to work!! :)

So yeah - that's me in a nutshell!!! Sorry so long!

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by Neo2000 » Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:52 am
itobean wrote:I did things a bit backwards. When I graduated from high school I was lucky enough to start off with a great corporate job that hired me on full time after doing a high school internship. From there I just went up in the company.
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Wow itobean! looks like you have an awesome story to tell. Honestly, I would definitely recommend talking to the admissions directors and seeing what they say. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

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by beatthegmat » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:37 pm
itobean wrote:I did things a bit backwards. When I graduated from high school I was lucky enough to start off with a great corporate job that hired me on full time after doing a high school internship. From there I just went up in the company. I was saving money for some extra things and started waiting tables which led me to the field I'm in now. The accountant for the restaurant I worked at was looking for an assistant and the owner of the company recommended me because of my work ethic. Tom, the CPA, took a chance on me with no accounting background and hired me. I have loved numbers ever since. That was in 1996!!

Needless to say, I pretty much ran a payroll company for him that had over 150 clients, worked as his assistant with bankruptcies and also had my own small companies as accounting clients.

That's the way it has been with every job of mine. I start off with minor duties/responsibilities and BAM! I'm running the show!

I've been in the accounting field to some degree ever since. Right now I've worked for 7 years at a real estate appraisal firm and have been given the title of "CFO" 2 years ago.

I worked full time at this highly responsible position and went to school full time to get my undergrad because that was always a dream of mine - to have a college degree. I have certainly been blessed with a marvelous career thus far based on my knowledge and work experience.

But my ultimate dream is to be a CPA. Since I do not have a business undergrad degree (psychology) I'm finding it near to impossible to apply to a MACC program. I have found a couple of schools who will take non-business majors and I will also be applying there. But my choices are limited.

So right now, without looking at my hideous quant score/overall score, I'd like to apply to McCombs (Texas), University of Oregon, Georgia State, Chicago's GSB, and the University of North Carolina. I'm not only looking at programs but also job opportunities for my husband who has volunteered to work his butt off so that I can go to school for once in my life without having to work!! :)

So yeah - that's me in a nutshell!!! Sorry so long!
That is a great story! I'm so impressed with your hard work!
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by itobean » Fri Apr 13, 2007 6:45 am
Thank you!!! Let's just hope the admissions committees think so also!! :P

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by Stacey Koprince » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:04 pm
I agree that you have a fantastic story and can possibly be admitted as an "unusual" candidate with different score requirements.

If you want some pointers about how to approach admissions officials, I'd suggest posting questions in Stacy Blackman's thread (if you haven't already).
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by itobean » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:56 am
I'm actually using her firm as my consultant to help me with everything!! I just hope the person she assigned to me thinks the same thing!! :)