<p>First question doesn't have to do with business. I'm told that I have to take 2 semesters of a foreign language. I failed Spanish in high school (had horrible teachers) and was wondering what would be the easiest language to take. Would buying Rosetta Stone and using that before I start school help? I need to maintain a 3.5 average gpa just to get accepted to the business school at University of Arizona. I'll be pre-biz freshman and sophmore year and then I'll have to apply to the biz school at the end of my sophmore year. I'm a senior in hs right now and have a 3.5 gpa. </p>
<p>I'm very good at math (taking AP BC Calculus, scored 670 on math SAT) and was wondering what would be best to major in. I was thinking accounting because you need to be good at math. I want a high paying job that will have a wide open job market when I graduate college in 2013. What other business majors would fit this description?</p>
<p>Accounting isn't math, it's systems. But if you can do accounting, a great math mind can work with ratios, valuations, auditing samples, etc. much easier.</p>
<p>Accounting is the most secure business concentration. Accounting jobs are easy to get unilike some of the other business concentrations.</p>
<p>If you like math that means you like numbers so you will probably like accouting. Accounting might be systems but a person who is good at math can think with logic and reason and usually has a good memory which helps a lot in accouting. Being good with numbers helps also. At the end math is the more difficult major. The probability of you doing good in accounting is high.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I'm worried if I get a job in accounting I'll be stuck making around $50k. Is there a better business job for me that would make over 80k?</p>
<p>I'm just trying to find the highest paying business job. I looked up accounting and people start at an average of just under $50k. I know it is possible to make around $100k+ but how do you go about making that much and how long does it take? Sorry, I'm just trying to get the facts so I can plan for the future.</p>
<p>Cjones120, I don't know why people don't do some research first before asking questions. At the top of this forum, you will see a stick thread entitled, "Accounting Major: Everything you wanted to know or should know abouit accounting." Read through this thread. It will probably address all of your questions and concerns.</p>
<p>I've read through all of it. I'm thinking about become an accountant that specializes in auditing. Do you have any idea of how the job market will look five years from now or if this is the best area of accounting to specialize in? Thanks in advance for your help.</p>
<p>Cjones, My crystal ball is broken;thus, I can't tell you what will happen in five years. Accounting should still be in damand though. I am 60 years old and have never seen an era where a good, hard working accountant couldn't get a job.</p>
<p>cjones120, why don't you look into becoming an actuary? it involves a great deal of mathematics (thus why most find themselves majoring in mathematics), pays well, and is in great demand.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestion mvstudent. I plan on going to an instate college - University of Arizona. I have two years of pre-business major and then I have to choose what business major I want at the end of my sophomore year. I'll have plenty of time to figure this out! My GPA is 3.5 (3.66 weighted because of honors/AP math classes) and I scored 1220 on the SAT (reading/math). I still need to apply at U of A but I'm pretty sure I'll get accepted. The hard part is getting in to the business school my Junior year at U of A. You apply to the Eller School of Management at the end of your sophomore year and you need to go through an interview and review process. The average GPA they accept is 3.5. Should I just take really easy classes so I can get the 3.5 average GPA? I still plan on being and accountant but I have two years until that decision is final.</p>