<p>Hey guys long story short, i didn’t quite get the grades for the big 4 in undergrad. im a senior and didn’t bother applying to the big 4, ever. I however do want to do the MS in financial accounting. Say I do get good grades in the program, will they look at undergrad transcript as well?</p>
<p>Great great information here for prospective and current accounting students.</p>
<p>I’ve been accepted to Baruch and University at Buffalo, both for undergrad, does it matter which school I go to if I want to work in the Big 4? Location is important, if I were to attend UB would I still be able to be able to find a job back in NYC?</p>
<p>I’m thinking of either Supply-chain management, Accounting, or Business Administration but I really am not a fan of repetitive case-work and so I’m very skeptical of SCM and Accounting… but I have to go where the jobs are so…</p>
<p>Hey guys! I have a happy and difficult problem laid out for me, hopefully I can get some light shed on the decision. I’ve been accepted to the MST program at Denver in online studies and the MST program at USC. Money IS a bit tight on this one, so I’m trying to get a comparison/lay of the land comparing the two schools. ANY input for this would be incredibly helpful as rankings/job fairs/career centers have been very fluid in their representation when dealing in comparisons to these two schools.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for reading this!</p>
<p>I’ll be transferring to UM School of Business as a junior and Im undecided between finance and accounting. Finance majors make more or so Ive heard, but Im not so much into stocks and such. Accounting majors dont seem to make as much unless you have your CPA. I dont see much difference between the two education wise, but it would be great if someone has more insight between the two:)</p>
<p>Technically you won’t be a junior melly. The business school at Michigan requires 3 years so you’ll be a sophomore.</p>
<p>*university of miami</p>
<p>Thanks to all that have contributed to this thread…skimming through it has been very helpful.</p>
<p>Some questions too…do any of you know of Texas Tech’s reputation as an accounting school? They have an MSA program as well. I’m transferring there this fall as an accounting major. I actually just decided to switch to this major and am taking the first intro class in the summer. My GPA is currently at 3.28 after some horrible grades in my failed pre-med attempt, but I’ve recovered and am happy for a new school and a fresh start. Do employers, esp Big 4 care about overall GPA as much as Accounting GPA? Which matters more?</p>
<p>I read in the first few comments that you need good reading skills as an accountant. Reading and writing are my weak points, but I’m still better than your average bear. I got 670 Critical Reading and a 650 Writing on the SAT. Will I do good or bad in accounting from a reading standpoint given those numbers? And let’s say I’m going to UGA. Also by good I mean will I be competent enough to get an A.</p>
<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Quick Question : As an accounting major at a liberal arts school, my first year did not go so well. Although I took no accounting classes, my overall GPA came out at about a 3.0. Most posts I read here say you should go for a strong overall 3.5+ in both normal and major GPA. Should I be concerned?</p>
<p>I should note my goal is to get an internship at a Big Four my junior summer. I am a tad nervous about my GPA hurting my chances.</p>
<p>hi dirtysocks, i got a 640 on math and 610 on verbal on my SAT. i also took the GMAT where i scored the low 600’s. </p>
<p>if you can read the wall street journal, you should be able to understand accounting. the terminology takes a few readings but like anything, you need to put in time. </p>
<p>reading accounting textbooks is like reading something in french the first time, german a second, and finally after highlighting and doing practice problems and going to the professor’s office hours english. </p>
<p>i graduated recently, from a top 25 program, and will be making close to $60K. </p>
<p>don’t doubt yourself, if you want it, you will make it happen.</p>
<p>Is there any point to getting my CPA if I do not plan on doing public accounting?</p>
<p>Do non public accounting jobs prefer someone with their CPA (even with no public accounting experience)?</p>
<p>It’s going to take me 142 credits to get my bachelors because I’m a transfer student. Should I muscle down two more courses to qualify to get my CPA in this case? Though I don’t want to do public accounting</p>
<p>In general, any 100-level+ credits earned from an accrediting community college (check with your state accounting board to see their rules) will probably suffice for your eight credits to reach 150. CC catalogs are full of easy classes. Do the eight credits online and you will probably never even have to go to campus, except maybe to register. If you you have no problem competing for jobs with people who have demonstrated their commitment to the accounting profession by completing the 150 at graduation, then just do the 142.</p>
<p>Hello all
I am new to this college confidential and just read a couple of pages from the beginning. This thread is very very helpful. </p>
<p>Will continue reading now…</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior and I was just wondering if it is really important to get into a highly ranked college in order to have a good chance of finding a job after college. I’m looking into U of I at Urbana Champaign for accounting and UMichigan possibly.</p>
<p>@star12345645,</p>
<p>School prestige isn’t as important in accounting as it might be in some other fields. I would make sure that the college of business is accredited by the AACSB, however. What you want to look at is schools that are heavily recruited for accounting majors. The firms that participate in that should be somewhere on the school’s Web site.</p>
<p>Hey Everyone,</p>
<p>Im deciding whether to start my career in public accounting in a small market (think Midwest) or larger market like SF. I am hoping to specialize in financial services and move into commercial banking.</p>
<p>Im just wanting to see how the tech boom has affected the market and have been hearing stories that since there is so much growth, there can be multiple busy seasons as they are understaffed. Is it harder for B4 in SF to pull in candidates due to astronomical rent rates? And is a car required if you are in audit?</p>
<p>Thanks for your time in advanced.</p>
<p>Teemo, I can tell you that FS in SF and LA are crazy a good 7/8 months out of the year where you’ll literally be putting in 80/90+ hr work weeks. I can’t necessarily speak for LA office clients but the SF offices have clients an hour away in the Silicon Valley, for instance, although many of the clients are within the city itself. I wouldn’t necessarily say a car is absolutely required (quite a few people in the SF office don’t have cars but will rent a car when necessary to go out to clients), but that’ll depend on the client portfolio you have.</p>
<p>In terms of it being understaffed, I’d agree with that. Some won’t make it past their second year as a staff, and I see most people leaving by the time they hit senior out here on the west coast</p>
<p>Hi houshyomamma,</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, you have been echoing what everyone has been telling me and probably tipped the scales to stay in a smaller market where the firms are amply staffed. I have gone to a few summer leadership programs and it seems like a small market well staffed vs big market understaffed is like night and day.</p>
<p>My only concern then is the experience any better in a bigger city vs. a smaller city; in other words, is accounting - accounting no matter where you go? I am looking to start in Salt Lake citing with a growing financial services industry.</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>