[kky617]

What would be more cost-efficient? Attending local state university with minimal career/placement opportunities vs. another state university (1.5 hours away) with good career/placement opportunities? I am hoping to secure an internship position at Big 4 and get a public accounting job upon graduation (after 3 semesters).

If I attend local college, I can stay home and don’t have to commute long distance.

If I attend a college far away, I would still have to stay home and drive long distance back and force.

Would it be better to attend local college and try my absolute best to network? (LinkedIn, COCPA, and what else?)

There is no BAP (Beta Alpha Psi) in my local college, but I was allowed to join the other school’s BAP (where Big 4 comes).

Would attending the Meet the Firms with Big 4 sufficient to secure an internship position?

Please help!

Kay

[ruggercpa2b]

I was listening to a podcast by The Bean Counter yesterday and one of the things the guy talked about on his podcast was that the school that he went to in Florida did not have much recruiting so he snuck into a career fair at one of the big state schools. If you know what day the career fair is going to be and there is no one policing the doors it would not hurt to try and go. If anything a recruiter would be impressed that you made the effort.

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[kky617]

@ ruggercpa2b

I will try that :)! Thank you so much for the tip!

[kky617]

@ ruggercpa2b

I will try that :)! Thank you so much for the tip!

[Study Monk]

@ kky617

Good luck. I think joining the accounting club at the farther school instead of commuting for classes is an interesting option. If you can start taking exams and passing them you will soon be a great candidate. I would look into the transferring options in more detail and find out what classes you can transfer, and do a cost benefit analysis on that. As far as the internships go I was suggesting that Big 4 may post internships on their site. I wish you luck!

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]

@ kky617

Good luck. I think joining the accounting club at the farther school instead of commuting for classes is an interesting option. If you can start taking exams and passing them you will soon be a great candidate. I would look into the transferring options in more detail and find out what classes you can transfer, and do a cost benefit analysis on that. As far as the internships go I was suggesting that Big 4 may post internships on their site. I wish you luck!

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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