<p>Ok, I have a few random questions for anyone who knows anything about this stuff.</p>
<p>1) With Bevo Bucks, is there really any place where you can use bevo bucks but not credit/debit card? The reason I ask is because my parents and I figure it might be easier to just put these charges on my credit credit instead of putting bevo bucks on my ID. But, I don't want to be in a situation where it is cash or bevo bucks only.</p>
<p>2) Does anyone have any experience taking concurrent classes at ACC? I was interested in taking the two intro to accounting classes this year so that if I do transfer into McCombs, I am not too far behind. I have two fears: that this will create too tough of a workload 13 hours including Cal 2 at UT and 3 at ACC) and If the accounting classes at ACC aren't comparable to what is offered at McCombs. When it comes to being overloaded with 16 hours, I'm not too worried, I did this at UTSA last year and it wasn't too much. Although, UT will be tougher, especially since I am taking M 408L, I'm a bit affraid I will be overwhelmed and could hurt my grades. As for the classes not being comparable to to the ones at McCombs, I'm worried that the classes won't adequately cover or teach the info I may need down the road if I do get into McCombs and do business.</p>
<p>1) You get a 10% discount using Bevo Bucks on campus for food or anything else at the campus markets/dining halls. You also use them for on-campus vending machines inside dorms (and Jester) and for on-campus laundry. If you live on campus you get $300 to start that you have to spend, you can’t turn it back into regular cash for use with a credit/debit card. If you live off campus (apartment, Dobie, etc), there is no point to using Bevo Bucks unless you want the 10% discount for use with dining on campus.</p>
<p>2) No idea, somebody else can answer. Although I do know plenty of people who take 12 hours at UT, and then take a 3 hour calc class at ACC at the same time. I would recommend taking calc there if you take something there, but don’t take accounting if you want to go through McCombs, it won’t necessarily hurt your chances, but it may hurt your future education since you got a version of the class that isn’t what other teachers expect. You may not cover the same exact topics in the same way.</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking Cal there, but I did so, I wouldn’t have enough hours in residence at UT without taking pointless classes that wouldn’t count towards my degree. Thanks for the info on Bevo Bucks. I’m off campus, but the discount may be nice.</p>
<p>The reason I was looking at taking accounting was because running the numbers, if I entered McCombs as a junior, it doesn’t look like I would be able to graduate in 4 years without exceeding 15 hours a semester, which was something I was aiming for.</p>
<p>I took accounting 1 and 2 at a community college, not ACC though. I would only recommend it if you can find a good professor and know they will teach it rigorously. There are many community colleges that skip stocks and bonds or grade leniently. Thats going to hurt you when you get put in some tough upper division accounting courses junior year. I went with a specific professor for both accounting 1 and 2 because I knew the professor was difficult (only 1-2 people out of 20 made an A). That’s not because he was a bad professor, it was because he taught at a high level and did not stand for those who weren’t interested in learning. He even added and elaborated more financial accounting principals into the accounting 2 course instead of it being just managerial. </p>
<p>In the regular semester, I would stick to 12-14 hours. For summer classes, I would stick with 3 or 4 hours each session. We went over a chapter a day, then 6 hours of homework a day. It was time consuming and difficult, but well worth it.</p>
<p>I think I will just stick to taking accounting at UT, I don’t want to put myself behind in material. I have actually figured out a way that I can take 12 hours and then cal 2 at ACC. I’m thinking about doing this, but I run into the same thing as accounting. If I don’t get into McCombs, I plan on doing economics with a math minor. If i do Cal 2 and 3 at ACC, I bet I would not know all I need to know. The things is, doing this would most likely raise my gpa and chances of getting into McCombs (unless they look down on it), but I might just need to put all my eggs in that basket.</p>
<p>@Dan- An education at a community college is on par with the curriculum taught in larger universities like UT and is sometimes more beneficial, specifically in basic lower division courses. They allow time for one on one conversations with professors because of how small the classes are. You get to go deep into the material and they don’t make it harder than it should be. Another advantage is the fact that your professors actually teach. Many university professors don’t teach, they let their TAs. I wouldn’t go so far as to make a decision based on the credibility of a community college education. Now it does vary between community colleges, but I’m sure you will learn all you need to learn at ACC in any given subject. It is not looked down upon nor looked at during internal transfer processes.</p>
<p>Reed Peoples at ACC Northridge is a fantastic professor for accounting. He is great at teaching. He focuses on teaching you reasoning skills so that you can think through the problems. He drills you on the material over and over. If you put in the effort, you will know the material backward and forward at the end of the semester.</p>
<p>Anyone who has Bevo Bucks can also use those at the union or several restaurants on the drag. If you don’t already have bevo bucks and you’re not on campus, just use your normal debit card instead.</p>