Does a Grad Certificate help?

[hutch24242002]

I'm starting a Grad Certificate in SCM(aprrox 6-7 Grad level courses) in Fall 2012. Its at a Directional B-School in the MW. The B-School is accredited. Will this help my package to a higher profile school for Fall 2013/Spring 2014?

[money9111]

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.

[money9111]

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.

[tariqal]

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.