<p>As above or is the gpa at graduation more important? Or classes in year 2 being more important as most courses in yr 1 business school seen as less significant because they are easier? </p>
<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p>The most important things will be:
(1) your GPA at graduation
(2) having an internship or two </p>
<p>Having a low GPA early could affect #2, but if you have some connections and score an internship, you should be fine as long as you get it above 3.2 by graduation.</p>
<p>Getting lots of Cs is bad, but one or two here and there isn’t that bad. Remember that the more classes you take, the less weight each class has on your GPA so those one or two Cs will end up being overshadowed by As and Bs.</p>
<p>Your final 2 years matters the most, grades in the foundation courses really dont matter that much. It really comes down to which sector you want to work in. If you want to work in an accounting related field, then it will be an advantage if your accounting related subject grades are above >3,5</p>
<p>Don’t expect to break into the big4, if your accounting grades are C’s tho</p>
<p>Getting C’s in year 1 is bad for any student/major. Your classes are only gonna get harder. </p>
<p>with that said, jaysorenson is absolutely right. But clearly something major will have to change to turn things around. If you honestly think you can’t AND you think it is because the business classes you took, you should consider other majors/career paths that you might be more suited for.</p>
<p>I know alot of students who did great their 1st two years and mediocre their 2nd two years, and their cumulative ends up averaging to decent/good. Alot of intro course teachers grade very easy, because you are new, and advanced teachers grade very harshly. Plus the actual material in advanced courses is so much more difficult. If you do poor or average in your earlier years, you could face a very uphill battle, to graduating with a semi-decent GPA. </p>
<p>Halukan, don’t expect to break into the big 4 if you get B’s either, or for alot of students, A’s as well.</p>
<p>I remember a friend who was majoring in accounting get a C in his Yr 1 acct course. But he managed to get B-B+ grades in Yr 2. Does he have any chance of getting into Big4? Assuming he Big 4 recruits from his college. </p>
<p>Thank you for your help.</p>
<p>^^No. He needs A’s.</p>
<p>My situation at the moment is I have four Cs but I also quite a lot of A’s. At the moment my gpa is around 3.0. I am worried that even with good Yr 2 and 3 performance, I would be overshadowed by the few Cs I got from 13 courses taken in Yr 1. </p>
<p>Also, I took two accounting courses in Yr 1. The first was a C and then the other (which is more advanced) a vast improvement (but still not good enough I know) to a B. Can someone comment on my situation?</p>
<p>GPA is an average. You should be able to find out what your GPA will be at the end if you get A’s in the rest of your courses. A few lower grades can hurt but I’d imagine its recoverable. </p>
<p>However, IF you worked your butt off for that C and B, you’ll probably get even lower grades in more advanced acctg courses. Based on your “history”, i’d say you will continue to get by with Bs and quite a few Cs in your intermediate and upper lvl acctg courses and As in your other business electives. Which is actually quite common. </p>
<p>Increase your effort/study time, change your study strategy, hire a tutor, work on homework with friends, and ask for help to get better. </p>
<p>If your grades still don’t improve, dont stress about it. There is only so much you can do and stressing doesn’t help any. Besides, I was very proud of some of the B’s I got in those harder courses. You can still learn alot and be proud of what you get if you try.</p>
<p>If your grades are not fantastic (As with some Bs), I would suggest spending a lot of effort networking. Accounting, at least at my school (NYU Stern) was heavily network dependent to the extent that I know quite a few otherwise lackluster candidates got positions.</p>
<p>Thank for your replies. I think it is recoverable because in my Yr 1 I didn’t really work that hard and slacked off quite a lot. That is why I feel there is a chance I can recover it. But, at the end of the day it is still an unknown as to what will happen if I work my ass off. Btw, do you guys have an tips for studying accounting?</p>