<p>Ok, I'm trying to find a university to go to in the US, so first I need to decide which Major I am gonna do... which I can't</p>
<p>I've tried googlin' all this stuff, but when I read those threads/blogs/whatever, I just see people arguing with each other why the other is better and all, and well, at the end of it, i'm still confused which one to pick</p>
<p>I'm currently in 12th grade, studying in a CBSE school
and personally, I find Accountancy more interesting than Economics
I find the accounting treatments n stuff interesting... But Eco on the other hand, not so much
I understand the Eco topics, get the diagrams n all, but still, doesn't seem to interest me a lot</p>
<p>Ok, so now this is my problem, right now I like Accounting over Economics
But from what I've learnt from online forums and other websites is that:</p>
<ol>
<li>You have a broader scope with an Eco degree</li>
<li>Acc units are pretty boring to learn, Eco much more interesting</li>
<li>A Bachelor's degree is not enough for Eco</li>
<li>Accounting jobs are stressful - long hours</li>
</ol>
<p>so yea, I'm still confused
What would you recommend for me?</p>
<p>I am an economics major so I am speaking from experience. Economics teaches you how to think logically and how to think differently. Accounting (to me) is bland, uncreative, and plain old boring. I had to take intro accounting courses and economics courses as well before I could even apply to the business school. I wouldn’t stress too much since your not even in college and can always change your major without to much or any setback. NEVER PICK A MAJOR FOR MONEY. If you like acct. do acct. if you like econ do econ. I don’t quite understand what “A Bachelor’s degree is not enough for Eco” means. Econ is a versatile degree that can work in a variety of jobs. I know for my economics major I can still sit for the CPA with just a few extra classes. Econ teaches you how to think and accounting is an applicable skill. That being said you can get a job with econ especially if you land internships. The degree doesn’t make you, you make the degree.</p>
<p>Many times when I see IllHaveAnother’s post, it feels like anything I would say would make me sound like a broken record. I actually liked accounting as a subject because I am good at numbers and applying rules. However, when I started to work I found much of the work to be “bland, uncreative, and plain, old boring.” The parts of my job that I did like required analysis. As for my econ classes, I had to think and analyze. </p>
<p>And I definitely agree, don’t do things for money. I have one son majoring in music/sound recoridng technology. Talk about not doing something for money. The other son starts school this year and wants to write. But he is undecided as a major and will spend the first year looking for the right fit. Other than writing, about the only thing he knows for sure is he wants to study abroad.</p>