[Study Monk]

So here is the dilemma…

California is being hit with new education standards and I need to take 2 more courses in accounting and 2 courses in ethics. I am unemployed with no accounting experience in the last 5 years. I am not overly ambitious at this time but I basically just want to get back in accounting. So here I am on the path of becoming a CPA!

With these new educational requirements I started thinking well I might as well take classes towards a Masters. So I am looking into a Masters of Accountancy, Masters of Science in Accounting, and a MBA with an accounting focus all at Golden Gate University. Which one will look look better on a resume for an accounting job initially and which one will look better in the long run? Is Golden Gate University a good enough school to make a difference?

Keep in mind if I was in accounting right now I would probably feel fine with climbing the latter slowly and just taking these units on the cheap at a community college. However I am worried that the CPA might not hold its weight with my lack luster resume. I am going to feel silly if I take these 12 units at community college only to find that I need to go back to school for a masters to land a job. However I will feel even more stupid if i get a masters and can’t find a job and owe $27,000.

I could focus on my CPA exclusively right now and worry about the educational requirements later, but I am also concerned that if I don’t have an active license its not going to make much of a difference on my resume that I passed 4 sections. So the plan was to go to school part-time while studying like a maniac towards passing the CPA exam.

I am looking to use you guys as a career councilor…..any thoughts on my situation.

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]

Thanks guys. I lost almost a whole day of studying trying to figure out what to do to get these 12 units of educational experience. As a side note do you believe that the CBA wont accept my World Religion class for the ethical requirement because it has the word world in the title. Anyway All I did was fill out the GGU inquiry page and I was practically getting an admissions offer an hour later. I finally decided I need to focus on one thing at a time….meaning the CPA exams.

I am going to take two of GGU's overpriced CPA review courses to get three units and a Business law course at a community college to get another 3 units. That way almost all of my attention is on material relevant to my major goal of passing the CPA. Thank you for all of the feedback as it made me hesitant about making decisions on the fly that could end up costing me 30k. Back to studying FAR like a maniac! Well tomorrow anyway ….I got a whiskey in hand:)

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]

Thanks guys. I lost almost a whole day of studying trying to figure out what to do to get these 12 units of educational experience. As a side note do you believe that the CBA wont accept my World Religion class for the ethical requirement because it has the word world in the title. Anyway All I did was fill out the GGU inquiry page and I was practically getting an admissions offer an hour later. I finally decided I need to focus on one thing at a time….meaning the CPA exams.

I am going to take two of GGU's overpriced CPA review courses to get three units and a Business law course at a community college to get another 3 units. That way almost all of my attention is on material relevant to my major goal of passing the CPA. Thank you for all of the feedback as it made me hesitant about making decisions on the fly that could end up costing me 30k. Back to studying FAR like a maniac! Well tomorrow anyway ….I got a whiskey in hand:)

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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