Pathetic GPA. Which Colleges Would Accept Me For Accounting?

iam2old
Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:52:47 +0000

Some background info about me…

I have 3.4 cummulative. 4.0 in major. My major is in accounting. I left UCLA 15 years ago under academic probation as a senior. Have no desire to return to finish my music degree. I am taking pre-reqs at my local community college in the San Francisco area.

I’m 40 and am too old to go for the BiG 4 firms. I want to work in government or nonprofit (I have extensive work experience in these sectors). IRS agent looks appealing. I don’t care about making 6 figures. What is more important to me is making a comfortable salary, job stability, good benefits, and work/life/family balance.

Prestige of the school is moot at this point especially with my gpa. So Haas School of Business and USC is out of my league. I want to go to a AACSB accredited school with a reputable accounting program that will prepare me for the CPA exam. I also dont want to spend an arm and a leg as I have a family to support and a mortgage to pay.

Below is my prospective list of schools. Which schools would I be able to get into considering my gpa and background? Would it matter to employers if I went to a junk school?


SDSU


SJSU
SFSU
CSUF
UCR
Sac State
Cal Poly SLO