<p>Why I should major in accounting:</p>
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<li>I can get into finance</li>
<li>I have two seasons of tax experience so far(I also have over two years of real estate property management experience so far)</li>
<li>I don’t go to a well known school at all, and with an accounting degree I have a better chance of getting offers</li>
<li>I want to puruse grad school in Economics - Too bad my school does not even have an econ major…</li>
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<p>But in all honesty, I can’t see myself in Audit, maybe Tax. But hopefully not even in accounting after I graduate. I am hoping I’ll get into finance or grad school. I will be done next year hopefully with a BBA Accounting</p>
<p>I am not shy but I find it rather difficult trying to carry a conversation with
“a partner, a senior manager, two young recruiters/greeters” other than talking about school, career goals, etc. what conversations other than those things did you have with them?</p>
<p>I think one thing that needs to be taken account into this discussion is why you shouldn’t major in accounting. I feel that was too often enough people coming into business school are brainwashed into thinking accounting and finance are the way to go, are the only worthwhile majors, and are great. I know this from personal experience. The accounting field is not for most people in my opinion and you should not only be thinking about job placement, job security, and financial rewards when choosing your major. If you do you’ll end up doing something you won’t enjoy.</p>
<p>I dunno. Lots of people don’t know what they want. I know that I really didn’t want to do anything in marketing or sales. Those choosing the safe path of accounting probably aren’t the types that would be happy doing any kind of job based on commissions. </p>
<p>Management is considered a pretty silly major. If you want to be a recruiter or HR person, it’s a decent option. Choosing it because you like it is probably stupid though, because you’ll either get a job that has nothing to do your coursework or have a tough time advancing to a PhD in management without a different major(psychology?).</p>
<p>SCM and MIS are good choices. At my school nobody is brain washed to believe that finance is a better choice than SCM or MIS. SCM and MIS people have no problem getting hired, and both have higher average pay than ACCT or Finance. The reason people avoid them is usually the difficulty and/or perceived boredom(when compared to Finance anyway).</p>
<p>Watermark…</p>
<p>(I’m a noob and don’t know how to quote)</p>
<p>But basically, at UCLA, each person has “2 passes” and are numbered off according to units.</p>
<p>During one’s first pass, they can sign up for up to 10 units, during second pass, they can sign up to the max.</p>
<p>Acct classes still usually have room, so its no big deal.</p>
<p>So I am considering accounting as a major. But I’m considering it for the wrong reasons; it’s financially stable, good starting salary, straightforward, safe, etc. Did anyone else do this? If so, how much did you regret it?</p>
<p>Look at your school’s career center and look at the other options that have good job placement and starting salaries. IMO you should choose from among those what you want, if your main concern is those things. At my school, ACCT, MIS, and SCM are about at the same level.</p>
<p>Don’t just chase salaries. You can find careers with good salaries and be doing something you like which is worth ALOT more imo.</p>
<p>Nice to find a consistent thread on accounting. I am an accounting major. I started late, so by the time I graduate, I will not have enough college credits to sit for the CPA exam.</p>
<p>I have already secure an internship with a small accounting and investment banking firm for next fall, if I do well, I might get a permanent job with the firm.</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking a few undergrad or graduate classes after college to earn 150 credits but I thought that I might as well just complete my MSA in a year then take the CPA exam. What’s your thoughts on that?</p>
<p>My other options would be to ask for an extension of my scholarship and spend an extra semester in college while working full time. The advanced accounting classes in my university are taught in the afternoon .</p>
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<p>Excellent advice GoIllini. I am chasing a dream, and the dream is to develop great accounting skills that I will be able to use in any situation. It is unfortunate that I started studying Accounting and fell in love with the major at the last minute.</p>
<p>^^^ TheSurvivor, I think you have the idea down.</p>
<p>At UCLA, they don’t offer enough classes to cover all of the educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam.</p>
<p>Why waste the money and time just to sit for the exam? You may as well go to school for another year, get that MSA, MBT, etc… so you can not only sit for the exam, but have that additional degree which will pay (pun intended) off in the future.</p>
<p>I did not know about the MBT. I will look it up. I am into computers, so I was thinking about doing my specialization in forensic accounting. But I don’t know if a specialization in tax accounting might give me more opportunity career wise. </p>
<p>In any cases, I will complement my graduate accounting classes with some IT courses.</p>
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<p>Why do you capitalize accounting sometimes?</p>
<p>Hi all, I need some advice about my future plans.</p>
<p>I’ll be graduating this coming June with an undergrad degree in accounting. Unfortunately, I will have only 189 total quarter units, which is about 36 units short of the 225 required for pathway 2 in California. I’m going to enroll in a cpa review course, and hopefully pass all 4 parts by next spring.</p>
<p>After that point, i’m still a little undecided as to what I should do…either go back and get a Master in Business Taxation or start working. Either way, I would still need that 36 units along with 1 year of experience to fulfill the requirement.</p>
<p>Any input/recommendation would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Since you still need the 36 units, I would advise going for the MBT. You may as well put those extra credits towards something constructive.</p>
<p>I guess there is also the possibility of working and going to school at the same time for my MBT, but that can be pretty stressful. Is there a specific timetable that i must fulfill the pathway’s requirements, after passing the CPA exam?</p>
<p>Besides knowing basic accounting details, what else would make an accountant a competitive prospect for a job?</p>
<p>Any particular skills like in computer software, programing? </p>
<p>I have never heard of the myth that accountants are bad writer, but form the feedback I have gotten from high school and college teachers, I actually have good writing and editing skills.</p>
<p>Definately go with some sort of computer skills.</p>
<p>I don’t really know why, but everytime I’ve been in an accounting department, they’ve always paired it with IT. So, getting a specialization in computing would definately help.</p>
<p>My friend said that being a CPA is boring.** Can anyone confirm this?</p>
<p>If you’re a CPA, what do you love about your job? What do you hate? Is it repetitive/boring? Would you still become a CPA if you could start all over?</p>