<p>I currently attend a community college and plan to transfer to rutgers later on. I do not really do that well in Economics at the community college and I was wondering if I should just forget about going into accounting if I suck at economics. I am more of a numbers person and like concrete , set in stone ways of doing things and thinking about things. I am not a great social and critical thinker about the economy at the moment.. so I am still wondering if I have a chance at accounting.</p>
<p>by the way I haven't taken any accounting classes yet at cc. I am just looking for some early advice. thank you!</p>
<p>I’m a CPA & CFA and struggled with MacroEcon in Undergrad & Grad school, however I loved Micro, as it was a bit more based in reality. See how you do in real accounting or finance classes before making up your mind if accounting is right for you. (I have also found Econ is highly dependent upon your instructor and how they present the concepts to young adults who have had very little real world business experience).</p>
<p>I am an accountant as well and did not like Eco and did not do well either in both classes, so don’t worry. Don’t decide until you take some accounting and finance classes. Just because you did not do well in one class does not mean you should give up on your passion.</p>
<p>I’m currently an Econ major at Rutgers. Took intro to micro and macro, loved it and did very well. Taking Stat. Methods, intermediate micro and macro in the summer, then finishing up my econ/gen ed classes by Spring 2013. In econ, it’s more than basic arithmetic. Statistics and some calculus comes into play as well, and sometimes people cannot grasp these concepts. Economics also has social aspects to it, which some may not understand as well, especially when it comes to things like policy. It may seem simple enough at first, but it can easily start getting abstract. But yes, start taking a couple of intro accounting classes before you make your decision. When I was in CC, I didn’t like my Financial Accounting class. The work seemed to be tedious and boring to me and I ended up getting a C. So obviously from that experience, I wouldn’t want to be in accounting.</p>