<p>what are some top accounting schools ???</p>
<p>Wharton’s not that bad, Basically if you look for top business schools, you will find what you’re looking for. Ross, Hass, Austin and others are all great</p>
<p>By Austin, he means U of Texas (McCombs)</p>
<p>Don’t become an accountant. That is the advice to me given by my dad who is an accountant and works for Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Although he does earn over 100 k/ year, the job is highly stressful and the hours are horrible. Don’t do it unless you truly want to waste your life away.</p>
<p>You do have to have the right skills and attitude if you want to work in accounting;however, an accounting major opens many doors other than just in accounting. It is a desired major for business and finance. It probably opens more doors than that of any other business area.</p>
<p>except for management.</p>
<p>why would management be an exception. You do not manage and take on progressive responsibilities as you climb from staff?</p>
<p>And your dad has CHOSEN to remain at PWC, he is not being forced, there are abundant opps out there that are less stress full, accountant at a pe firm, cost accountant, budget analyst, financial analyst, etc. It is sad that he has given you such a narrow view, there is more to accounting besides the big4</p>
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<p>“Except for management”=MBA</p>
<p>Although some people may choose to stay in the Big 4 firms for the rest of their lives (in hope of becoming a partner and earn $750,000/year), many people just see it as the “launcher” firms that provides great exit opportunity. Accounting is a very broad skill. You can become lots of other finance-related person such as Banker or Consultant. You can work in CIA and military, and you can possibly become a CFO/CEO of another firm. As a matter of fact, many chief executive and financial officers start out as accountants and climb up the ladder.</p>
<p>So don’t just limit yourself to accounting. It’s one reason why I’m working toward CPA. And it’s one reason why CPA exam is one of the hardest exam to pass.</p>
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<p>What does this mean?</p>
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<p>You are f’ing clueless. Most jobs that are high paying require long hours and stress. However, I have friends that make a lot of money as accountants but the hours they work aren’t that bad and are certainly far less than the likes of management consultants and investment bankers.</p>
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<p>Meaning it is unfair to say that accounting opens more doors than any other field of study. A Master’s in accounting is not going to give you any more opportunity than an MBA (or a management degree at the undergrad level.) There are many contributing factors to opportunity available such as; location, networking; etc. etc. </p>
<p>I’m not saying accounting is sub-par, I think it is an overall great major. A professional degree in accounting will not give you anymore opportunity than a general MBA option, which provides you with far more networking opportunity.</p>
<p>uria notes," professional degree in accounting will not give you anymore opportunity than a general MBA option, which provides you with far more networking opportunity"</p>
<p>Response: Not necessarily so. In fact, overall, a degree in accounting with good grades will generally open more doors than an MBA from a mediocre school. I have found that most employers respect accounting majors more than that of any other undergraduate business major on the whole. Obviously, this varies with school reputation etc.</p>