Accounting majors

[tennvols77]

Originally Posted by rockytop9808

You don't declare a major in business until junior year. Wait until you take the basic accounting classes and decide if you like it. It's hit or miss.

It's also heavily demanded and is one of the top two paying business majors out of UT, along with logistics.

In the 90's you could declare as a freshman, don't know if they changed it. But, if they did, it was a good decision. Poster is right, take the introduction courses to get a feel.
Don't declare early, I would at least wait through your freshman year. Take as many different courses as possible it will help. Whether finance, accounting, economics, or even a math like statistics. That is what is great about your first 2 years, you can look to find out why you came to college.
But, first find out what you want to do and want to learn about before declaring it kind of defeats the purpose.
I recommend that you spend some time however you can(intern or just try and have someone agree to let you observe for a few days) and see first hand whatever profession you think you see yourself in is like.
Also, go ahead and plan on taken summer classes every year and take as many as you can.
You can graduate with 2 majors and do it in the same time. So, if you do decide that accounting is it for you, go ahead and expand on it with an economics, finance, business, or lateral degree like a logistics or computer science.

[dukes_of_maggard]

I started as an accounting major but I ended up switching to economics - happy with that decision. The hardest part of accounting is being diligent and learning the rules. If you do, it's easy. If you don't it will be difficult to pass, let alone get good grades. Economics ended up being a better fit for me, I found it to be more challenging but much more interesting.

[DocVOLiday]

Originally Posted by dukes_of_maggard

I started as an accounting major but I ended up switching to economics - happy with that decision. The hardest part of accounting is being diligent and learning the rules. If you do, it's easy. If you don't it will be difficult to pass, let alone get good grades. Economics ended up being a better fit for me, I found it to be more challenging but much more interesting.

what do you do with your degree now if you don't mind me asking

[vol_in_ar]

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[rockytop9808]

Originally Posted by tennvols77

In the 90's you could declare as a freshman, don't know if they changed it. But, if they did, it was a good decision. Poster is right, take the introduction courses to get a feel.
Don't declare early, I would at least wait through your freshman year. Take as many different courses as possible it will help. Whether finance, accounting, economics, or even a math like statistics. That is what is great about your first 2 years, you can look to find out why you came to college.
But, first find out what you want to do and want to learn about before declaring it kind of defeats the purpose.
I recommend that you spend some time however you can(intern or just try and have someone agree to let you observe for a few days) and see first hand whatever profession you think you see yourself in is like.
Also, go ahead and plan on taken summer classes every year and take as many as you can.
You can graduate with 2 majors and do it in the same time. So, if you do decide that accounting is it for you, go ahead and expand on it with an economics, finance, business, or lateral degree like a logistics or computer science.

In the business school you take a pre-business core the first two years, and apply to get into the college before the start of junior year. The pre-business core is virtually the same for everyone, and you don't officially pick a major until you're in the CBA.

Like I said, you've got time to decide the major if you know you want to do business. I would seriously consider all the options, because when I came in, I had no idea what I wanted to do, and you really don't know what all there is available until you get here.

[kwebbvols2344]

Accounting was hard, but definitely worth it. Luckily it is one of the professions that is always needed. I have a great job and studying for the CPA exam (that is the really hard part). As another poster said, wait until you take the basic accounting classes first, then decide.

[Spent Fuel]

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[dukes_of_maggard]

Originally Posted by DocVOLiday

what do you do with your degree now if you don't mind me asking

Graduate school, but after that there are opptunities in the public or private sector. Econ isn't a popular major, in fact I worked with a guy who graduated from MTSU and they've graduated an average of 8.5 econ degrees per year between 2006-2011.

After grad school you can take a job with a consultancy, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC... You could also work with just about any insurance company or land on a trading desk somewhere...you can also work in just about any area of the federal government. I'm working now with the state on a study looking for a causal relationship between traffic accidents and the per capita income of the neighborhoods in which they occur.

That may sound dull but it isn't to me. You get to use tools and piles of data to look for patterns in data,
come up with ideas for making life better and then seeing if it works or not.

If you want more info let me know, I love econ and the demand for people with this training is increasing.

[CanadianVol]

Originally Posted by kwebbvols2344

Accounting was hard, but definitely worth it. Luckily it is one of the professions that is always needed. I have a great job and studying for the CPA exam (that is the really hard part). As another poster said, wait until you take the basic accounting classes first, then decide.

This. If you're going to go into Accounting MAKE SURE YOU'RE QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE CPA. Also, make sure you get it out of the way before you start working. I work at D&T, and the people that haven't passed are now struggling to finish it because they can't find time to study.

[865dude]

Originally Posted by kwebbvols2344

Accounting was hard, but definitely worth it. Luckily it is one of the professions that is always needed. I have a great job and studying for the CPA exam (that is the really hard part). As another poster said, wait until you take the basic accounting classes first, then decide.

What are the requirements to take the CPA exam? Just a bachelors in accounting? Or did you have to take more business courses, too?

[crusse10]

I hated Accounting 200 both times I took it, and my grade showed both times.

[vol_in_ar]

Originally Posted by dukes_of_maggard

Graduate school, but after that there are opptunities in the public or private sector. Econ isn't a popular major, in fact I worked with a guy who graduated from MTSU and they've graduated an average of 8.5 econ degrees per year between 2006-2011.

After grad school you can take a job with a consultancy, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC... You could also work with just about any insurance company or land on a trading desk somewhere...you can also work in just about any area of the federal government. I'm working now with the state on a study looking for a causal relationship between traffic accidents and the per capita income of the neighborhoods in which they occur.

That may sound dull but it isn't to me. You get to use tools and piles of data to look for patterns in data,
come up with ideas for making life better and then seeing if it works or not.

If you want more info let me know, I love econ and the demand for people with this training is increasing.

i think there would be more of a correlation between accidents and percent women drivers involved vs per capita income

[Chris4Vols22]

No degree program is easy. You have to put forth a lot of time and effort to succeed. You just have to pick the right area of study because you're basically devoting the next few years of your life to one subject.

If your grades aren't good, don't complain about the teachers or blame the big orange screw, just sit down and study. You will be fine if you're diligent.

I know there are a lot of music majors (I am currently a masters student) that complain about some classes being too hard, but I've come to realize that they're just lazy POSes that aren't willing to put forth the effort to succeed.

[rockytop9808]

Originally Posted by Chris4Vols22

No degree program is easy. You have to put forth a lot of time and effort to succeed. You just have to pick the right area of study because you're basically devoting the next few years of your life to one subject.

If your grades aren't good, don't complain about the teachers or blame the big orange screw, just sit down and study. You will be fine if you're diligent.

I know there are a lot of music majors (I am currently a masters student) that complain about some classes being too hard, but I've come to realize that they're just lazy POSes that aren't willing to put forth the effort to succeed.

BA 342 with Alice West would like to have a word with you.

[govols09]

Originally Posted by 865dude

What are the requirements to take the CPA exam? Just a bachelors in accounting? Or did you have to take more business courses, too?

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