[onmywhey]

Hey All,

This is geared for you California people. I was just thinking…. why don’t prestigious schools like UC Berkeley and UCLA not have an accounting major?!

[Study Monk]

Thanks M.O.D!

I am still on the fence about the masters since I only need 6 more units of accounting to qualify for the CA 2014 changes to the educational requirements. As of now, I am thinking about starting to take classes somewhere where I can have access to a good recruiting fair. Do you know if GGU has a good recruiting fair for public accounting firms?

Some of the Cal States now accept people into their masters of taxation/accounting programs with passage of the CPA exams (license is not required), which is my goal. I think I will end up going to a cal state east bay unless GGU has some amazing reputation that surpasses cal state east bay(for financial reasons).

I might need to create a new thread for this some time, but i wonder what the go to taxation school is for Bay Area(North Bay) accounting firms. I went to Cal State San Jose job fair five years ago and it was quite large, but I am in Marin now so commuting there is not going to happen. Anyway thanks M.O.D

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[M.O.D.]

@monk

I don't know much about the CSU programs, though they don't have a high reputation. However, accountants are always in high demand, regardless of their background, so the overall high demand will mask that.

But I would not go to a school because of the subsequent hiring. Go to challenge yourself. If you are pushed to your limit you will automatically qualify for the best jobs you can handle. Not only that, but you should worry whether you are partner material, say in 10 years.

I have a friend who went to GGU for law school (ironically). He had a masters in economics from Berkeley and GGU gave him a full scholarship. Though he got a job afterwards he bemoans that he accepted GGU's offer. He says he should have gone to a better school, because he had the intellect.

So that is my advice too: go to the best school that will accept you. Not only will you enjoy your studies there, but it is ultimately the best career move.

BA Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Certificates in CPA and EA preparation, College of San Mateo
CMA I 420, II 470
FAR 91, AUD Feb 2015 (Gleim self-study)

[M.O.D.]

@monk

I don't know much about the CSU programs, though they don't have a high reputation. However, accountants are always in high demand, regardless of their background, so the overall high demand will mask that.

But I would not go to a school because of the subsequent hiring. Go to challenge yourself. If you are pushed to your limit you will automatically qualify for the best jobs you can handle. Not only that, but you should worry whether you are partner material, say in 10 years.

I have a friend who went to GGU for law school (ironically). He had a masters in economics from Berkeley and GGU gave him a full scholarship. Though he got a job afterwards he bemoans that he accepted GGU's offer. He says he should have gone to a better school, because he had the intellect.

So that is my advice too: go to the best school that will accept you. Not only will you enjoy your studies there, but it is ultimately the best career move.

BA Mathematics, UC Berkeley
Certificates in CPA and EA preparation, College of San Mateo
CMA I 420, II 470
FAR 91, AUD Feb 2015 (Gleim self-study)

[Study Monk]

EDIT: Ironically this post made me look deeper into taxation programs and I just found out that Cal State East Bay is ending there online masters in taxation program:( On campus masters in accountancy will still accept people with no GMAT scores but that passed all four sections of the CPA exam.

@M.O.D and whoever else! To be honest I don't really want to go back to school unless I have to. I have been working in retail for the last five years and was hoping that CPA certification will update my resume enough to get me back into accounting. Due to the change to the educational requirements in California for a CPA license I need to take some classes.

I am currently unemployed which should help me pass tests. That being said if the CPA license is not enough to land me a job in accounting I will probably need to get a masters. I believe I have the work requirements for my CPA license (4 months at one accounting firm and 9 months at another). I honestly just want to start my chosen career as soon as possible and am not overly ambitious when it comes to things like partner or CFO. Just want a good accounting job. I like to travel so I was thinking a job as a tax accountant that has slow times of the year would be ideal. But in all honestly I am prepared to work in private doing whatever.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

EDIT: Ironically this post made me look deeper into taxation programs and I just found out that Cal State East Bay is ending there online masters in taxation program:( On campus masters in accountancy will still accept people with no GMAT scores but that passed all four sections of the CPA exam.

@M.O.D and whoever else! To be honest I don't really want to go back to school unless I have to. I have been working in retail for the last five years and was hoping that CPA certification will update my resume enough to get me back into accounting. Due to the change to the educational requirements in California for a CPA license I need to take some classes.

I am currently unemployed which should help me pass tests. That being said if the CPA license is not enough to land me a job in accounting I will probably need to get a masters. I believe I have the work requirements for my CPA license (4 months at one accounting firm and 9 months at another). I honestly just want to start my chosen career as soon as possible and am not overly ambitious when it comes to things like partner or CFO. Just want a good accounting job. I like to travel so I was thinking a job as a tax accountant that has slow times of the year would be ideal. But in all honestly I am prepared to work in private doing whatever.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

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