Graduate Degrees

[C Devin]

Does anyone have any knowledge as to how a graduate degree might affect one's chances of admission?

I went straight from college to law school, have practiced law for about a year and a half, and I am considering changing careers and business school as a means of making that transition. Does having additional degree(s) at all negate any expectation of work experience? How is the graduate GPA considered?

More specifically, I also have an engineering degree. What do an engineering degree and law degree, in and of themselves, convey to an admissions committee?

[Linda Abraham]

Does anyone have any knowledge as to how a graduate degree might affect one's chances of admission?

I went straight from college to law school, have practiced law for about a year and a half, and I am considering changing careers and business school as a means of making that transition. Does having additional degree(s) at all negate any expectation of work experience? How is the graduate GPA considered?

More specifically, I also have an engineering degree. What do an engineering degree and law degree, in and of themselves, convey to an admissions committee?

In both cases, it really matters how well you did in your studies. Assuming you did well, an engineering degree conveys strong quant skills and a law degree conveys strong writing skills.

The graduate degree does not replace experience. Law school too can be a venue for leadership experience and depending on whether you were active in clubs or had valuable internships, can also be a venue for experience, that b-schools value. You just have to highlight that experience. In addition you have 1.5 years of experience now. So you don't fall into the category "no work experience."

Best,
Linda