Next Steps After UMPI: Considering Law School vs. MBA Programs

[Mjake260]

Hello there, 

I hope you’re doing well! I’m currently exploring my options for graduate school after finishing at UMPI (BABA Management and Leadership), and I’m trying to decide between pursuing law school or an MBA program. I would really appreciate any insights or advice you might have. 

How feasible is it to get into graduate schools? How much does having 90 Sophia credits change everything? I believe I'm a good test taker and am confident I would be able to get high GMAT/GRE/LSAT scores.

[ss20ts]

Several of us UMPI grads have gone onto grad school without any problem. I avoided grad programs that required GMAT or GRE exams because I'm terrible at testing. I'm also not in my 20's and the degrees were more of a checkbox because of my years of experience.

[bjcheung77]

My advice remains as what I mentioned in your previous thread here, we're missing info, there are so many variables: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Where-to-attend

Your previous posts also provide some detail, but it's not enough to provide you solid advice. Instead of typing a line or two of details as recommendations, I'd like more info from you before I answer.

Here's another post/thread you've posted on, my response also shows before yours: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...after-UMPI

[Kjnova]

Hello there, 

I hope you’re doing well! I’m currently exploring my options for graduate school after finishing at UMPI (BABA Management and Leadership), and I’m trying to decide between pursuing law school or an MBA program. I would really appreciate any insights or advice you might have. 

How feasible is it to get into graduate schools? How much does having 90 Sophia credits change everything? I believe I'm a good test taker and am confident I would be able to get high GMAT/GRE/LSAT scores.

If you are looking at these options, I am assuming you had good grades and Latin honors at UMPI. Let us know if that is not the case. Assuming it is correct, you will have plenty of options for MBA programs. While we can't say that NO school will frown upon that many Sophia credits, the general approach by grad schools is to trust in the degree-granting university and its accreditation. In this case, if UMPI says it's good, it's probably good.

And, UMPI did say it was good. You have a UMPI degree, not a Sophia degree.

That said, I haven't seen as many data points about UMPI BBA grads applying to law school, so I can't help much there. On the MBA side, with Latin honors, I think you'd most likely get into UIUC, Boston University, or schools at about that level.

Let us know how it goes. Good luck!