http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:43:37 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813587-finance-degree-accounting-degree.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:44 GMT Hi, I'm a current undergraduate working with my school administrators on the budget planning team,

I was wondering what type of degree would be ideal to pursue a career in budget planning.

I've heard the typical statements about both degrees...

Accounting is versatile, can lead to more jobs,
Finance is a bit specific...

any thoughts and comments?

***and in case any one brings up... "why don't you study the budget planning option..." well... my school does not offer it...but does offer the finance and accounting options

fyi my school is in the top 20 for public schools, and in the top 20 for business schools
and yes I do plan on getting either a cpa or a cfa...

but for now, I need a little guidance and direction... ]]> Business Major bpt911-314469 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813587-finance-degree-accounting-degree.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813557-what-do.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:20:20 GMT Currently I am a finance major, but I am switching because I do not find it suitable to me. I am debating b/w MIS and accounting. I have thought about Supply chain, but don't know much about it and people I've talked to don't seem to know much about it either. Right now I am leaning towards MIS. As of now, my gpa is a 3.44 (probably going up to at least a 3.5 after this semester.

Now, I was wondering, I am decent with computers, but as far as programming goes, I am clueless. I figure I would learn it, but how hard is it? How would you compare say, TP 1 to Intermediate Acct 1 in terms of work load? I am a junior and need some peer's advice before I go to a counselor next week.

Things to consider:
-I want to have a life outside of work. I do not want to work more than 45 hrs per week. I hear how people work 50-60 hrs + during busy seasons in acct. So unless any accouting folks are doing otherwise, I pretty much do not want to do accounting.
-job market (between a year from now and 20 years down the road)

Any advice or comments would be appreciated. ]]> Business Major c0nfuzed-281715 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813557-what-do.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813239-mba-macc.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:45 GMT College Confidential, Hello, I am currently an undergrad at University of South Florida. I am majoring in accounting and am wondering what is the best way to sit for the CPA. My college is accredited by the AACSB for thier business program as well as accounting. I have a few options to sit for the CPA. I can get a MBA with a concentration in forensic accounting and tax, or I can get a Macc, or I can double major in accounting and finance. All are the same credits except for the MBA which is an extra six credits. The MBA program will accept accounting students with no work expirience. I am wondering which is the best route? I am able to sit for the CPA after I graduate with only 4 years college credits. The MBA program will most likely take longer because they only offer night classes and is tailored to be accomplished in two years. thanks in advance for any responses. College Confidential,
Hello, I am currently an undergrad at University of South Florida. I am majoring in accounting and am wondering what is the best way to sit for the CPA. My college is accredited by the AACSB for thier business program as well as accounting. I have a few options to sit for the CPA. I can get a MBA with a concentration in forensic accounting and tax, or I can get a Macc, or I can double major in accounting and finance. All are the same credits except for the MBA which is an extra six credits. The MBA program will accept accounting students with no work expirience. I am wondering which is the best route? I am able to sit for the CPA after I graduate with only 4 years college credits. The MBA program will most likely take longer because they only offer night classes and is tailored to be accomplished in two years. thanks in advance for any responses. ]]> Business Major accountingmajor-313813 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813239-mba-macc.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813134-cpa-after-bs-then-law-school-forget-cpa.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:36:45 GMT I am about to transfer to CSUN for Accounting (if I don't get into USC, which I probably won't sadly, lol).

I have always heard that CPA's make good money, so I decided that it would be best to go down that path and take the exam upon getting my BS.

BUT.... I have wanted to go to law school.

And I have nowhere else to go for advice, but here.

What would be the advantages of getting a CPA THEN a law degree?

If I go straight to law school, I am very interested (and still doing research on) a JD LLM program. But what does the LLM program give me that I won't get in tax courses in law school?

What would you guys recommend???

I really appreciate the time everyone takes to read these vague questions, lol. But I have looked everywhere and I couldn't find a single thing on my dilemma!!

Thank you very much. ]]> Business Major archieg-183515 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/813134-cpa-after-bs-then-law-school-forget-cpa.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/812851-econ-operations-research-math.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:50:26 GMT So, basically I'm pretty interested in learning/majoring in OR/Econ; I think I would enjoy the hard math courses (though not enough to major in it) in these courses (especially in OR) a lot and find the stuff that we do pretty interesting.

However, my biggest turnoff is what I would do with the major. From most people I've heard, most OR majors go into finance/banking, where people have told me that you don't really use anything beyond middle school math. I want to go into something more intellectual, yet it seems that most people who do OR use just about zero of the math that they learn.

So, my question then is, what opportunities are there for OR/math-inclined Econ majors who actually want to apply what they learn? So far i've heard PHD, yet i'm not really sure where that would lead to besides teaching. ]]> Business Major topoftheworld123-193083 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/business-major/812851-econ-operations-research-math.html