<p>I think you are jumping the gun with regards to employment opportunities. After all, you said you have no prior experience and you don’t have the Master’s yet. You haven’t actually worked in accounting yet to really experience it. I wonder/assume that you went into this program because you didn’t find too many opportunities with just the undergrad degree? So back to square one. And a loss of the price of the program without any gain of a degree.</p>
<p>I think sometimes advanced degrees in business with no prior experience can be a little difficult because you are really only entry level experience with an oversized degree for that position, yet not qualified for an advanced position. So training programs are ideal. I don’t know how much in this area the lack of the related undergrad matters because it just seems impossible to squeeze all that into one year. Certainly it isn’t insurmountable, but don’t be surprised if it makes it a little more difficult or makes for a more extensive search. I think it is unreasonable to expect something after such a short time and relatively little effort, I guess. </p>
<p>I do know someone recruited with accounting undergrad and specialized master’s in taxation from a nice little but not really big name university. Did have internships and passed CPA. After a year at a Big 4, moved on to a related tech area, then into financial services with a pretty impressive position from what I can see at a very young age. There are definitely directions to branch out into. Knowing accounting can also be a plus for many type of business jobs where you aren’t an accountant. I saw from your previous post an interest in the CIA. I don’t know about that but the FBI recruits Special Agents listing Accounting under the priority critical skills positions. But you will have to get a CPA or some work experience.</p>
<p>To me it seems smarter to finish, as said above you are over the hump. Sure it is hard. You should probably be putting everything else on hold except for mental health breaks. Good luck.</p>