<p>By far the most common misconception among the public is that accountants love math and that if you aren’t good at math, you’ll fail in accounting. If you can’t do the math required for accounting than I’m not sure how you got past 9th grade. </p>
<p>Also, not to debunk the Professor you met, but he is wrong. I don’t know anyone who waited a few years, gained work experience, and the came back for their MAcc. Everyone I work with got it right after undergrad or just double majored to get their 150 hours. If you aren’t CPA eligible when you graduate (start looking for jobs) than you are going to get a crappy job.</p>