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Bachelors in Accounting

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Hey guys. I am wondering if it matters where I attend school at to get a Bachelors in accounting. By "matters" I mean would a firm look at which school I went to as an advantage/disadvantage even if I pass my CPA exam? Really random I know just seeing what others thought. Thank you!
 
Well, they do tend to recruit from some schools way more than others. It's much easier to get in when they are actively sending recruiters to your campus.
 
FleshLight said:
Your grades and internships will be more important.
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This, and if the Big 4 actively recruit at your campus.

Then again, you can do a lot with an accounting degree. I never went into Public Accounting and I'm a Controller at a Fortune 250 company. Granted, the experience will help open doors.
 
No idea... There's only a few "name-named" programs in my province, and I haven't heard of any favouritism from big firms.

I'm actually thinking of getting a bachelors of accouting as a career change, but OMFG, the tuition is $11k/year at the school where I went to do engineering, which was $9k/year.

Thinking at forensic or audit accounting, if there's such a thing, so I can get into guberment auditing my fellow corrupt colleagues.
 
UglyCasanova said:
Sitting for and passing the CPA exam matters much more than where you went to school.
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No it doesn't. 90+% of new employees in public accounting have not passed exams. School recruiting and grades are what matter most. I hear these days less than 3.5 gpa resumes go in the trash.
 
Big 4 firms recruit more heavily from schools with a good program and that has a history of turning out good candidates in previous years

GPA is not the be all end all for the Big 4 - They look at your internships, speaking ability, presentation skills, associations, grades, and work history.

To be an auditor and deal with clients you can not be introverted and many of the higher GPA students do not have the background to be a successful auditor. Those bookworms who constantly studied and did not intern, join associations, have extra curricular activities, or have previous work history were turned away pretty rapidly. 30-minute interviews with these folks felt like hours.

Good luck!
 
kyrax12 said:
Which is easier to start off?

Public or private accounting?
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Easier is private as public is much more demanding - Big 4 hire the cream of the crop, lower tier firms pick up a few, and then there is industry jobs & the Govt.

Its pretty easy to go from public accounting to private but much harder to go from private to public.
 
Fmr12B said:
Easier is private as public is much more demanding - Big 4 hire the cream of the crop, lower tier firms pick up a few, and then there is industry jobs & the Govt.

Its pretty easy to go from public accounting to private but much harder to go from private to public.
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Hmm I always though Government is public while Big 4 is private.

Wow!
 
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