Double with an Accounting Major? I need some advice!

geo1113
Sun, 13 Apr 2014 14:56:39 +0000

Reasonable makes a valid point. It really depends on your school’s available coursework. But if I were you, I would look into computer science or MIS courses. That will give you some flexibility in that you can be asked to audit around the computer. Also, it give you a chance in the big accounting firms to move more easily into consulting. And full disclosure, I am a CPA who now works in IT. My CIO is an accounting major.

As for Spanish or Chinese, if you love it, I wouldn’t discourage that. However, it depends on your motivation. If a company needs someone to speak Chinese or Spanish, they will find someone who has been speaking it all their lives. I could spend 10 years learning Chinese but I won’t be as proficient as my colleague who has been speaking it in the home all her life.