Accounting for Undergraduate

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<p>If I wanted to become an accountant (which I'm not sure yet), what am I supposed to study as an undergraduate? Just pure accounting?? Because most of the schools that I applied to/looked at did not offer accounting for undergraduates. In fact, it doesn't seem like a lot of schools offer accounting for undergrads.
And I heard economics is very different from accounting....</p>

<p>So, for example, if I wanted to go to Harvard and become an accountant, is that impossible??</p>

<p>Thanks,
and sorry if this is a very stupid question.</p>

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<p>Did you just ask that?</p>

<p>Did he/she JUST ask that?</p>

<p>Please leave and never come back.</p>

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<p>Come on sp1212, didn’t you know everyone who wants to do accounting goes to Harvard? lmao.</p>

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<p>You need to do your research before you ask. Look at a school’s curriculum (for example, the school(s) that you applied for), and you’ll see which courses you need to take.</p>

<p>Economics is obviously different from accounting. That is why it has a different name to it.</p>

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<p>which is why i clearly stated that im sorry if its a stupid question… get a life people.</p>

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<p>If you do not study accounting as an undergraduate, you would need to get a master’s degree in accounting. Many schools offer MS in accounting degrees for non-accounting undergrads.</p>

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<p>I am applying to Harvard as well, and I am majoring in medicine; minoring in accounting. However, Harvard does not offer accounting. What a lot of students do is cross train at MIT and take accounting there. </p>

<p>here is the link:
[For</a> Harvard, No Accounting 101 | News | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/1/3/for-harvard-no-accounting-101-in/]For”>For Harvard, No Accounting 101 | News | The Harvard Crimson)</p>

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<p>Those students have investment banking in mind when they’re taking their Accounting 101. I don’t think most, if not all, of those Harvard/MIT students registering for the Accounting classes have the intention to be accountant after getting their ivy-degree.</p>

<p>OP states “wanted to become an accountant”, not sure if that implies to become a CPA. Keep in mind, having some training of accounting is far from having a full curriculum of accounting courses to be eligible for CPA.</p>

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You cannot major in medicine as an undergraduate at Harvard or any other college. Also, one course in accounting at MIT does not constitute a minor.</p>