<p>I just discovered this forum and think It's great.</p>
<p>I'm current enrolled in a Community College going the route of a Business Transfer degree which means after 2 years I will have the option of transferring to a 4 year school to pursue a degree in some sort of Business (IE: Accounting, Finance, Economics, IT, etc). Right now I'm stuck on which degree to major in but I've narrowed it to 2 choices, Accounting or IT.</p>
<p>I have always had an interest in computers even as a young child and am pretty proficient with them. Back in 2004-05 I went to a technical school as part of High School electives and obtained CompTIA certifications in I-Net+ and A+ Computer Hardware. I have no idea if they are still valid. I have heard a lot of nightmare stories about the IT industry though such as trouble finding a job or the jobs don't pay very well.</p>
<p>I'm taking entry level accounting courses right now and am doing very well in them so far. I really find accounting more of a pain in the ass than interesting. Some aspects of it are interesting though...However, I do like the fact that it is a very secure and rewarding career. I also like how it teaches good money management and the ins and outs of business. Also, most of my class is failing accounting, I feel that if actually have the ability to do it, I should take advantage.</p>
<p>Honestly don't know which one to go for. My gut tells me go IT because I've always had an interest in computers but I do like the idea of being a successful accountant. I'm just curious to what you all would do.</p>
<p>You just have to be disciplined and somewhat smart to succeed in accounting courses. I can’t stand accounting but I have a year left, so yay!</p>
<p>I chose accounting because I thought it was safe and just numbers, but nobody told me about the big 4, crazy public accounting hours (50+) and how you also have to “network”, be kind of a sales man, etc. If you’re good at accounting and a people person, you should go far.</p>
<p>My ambitions right now are limited to government, specifically, a job at the IRS I think would be cool (decent hours/pay).</p>
<p>For IT, I have no idea. So yeah, accounting is boring, yet they want you to be a 5 star person also, at least for big 4, but the government is still there, you can be in DCAA, IRS, etc.</p>
<p>Also, there’s only so many way you can do a journal entry. At least with IT, you can have a firm grasp of things or programs you’re making.</p>
<p>Why not do both? I know that most, if not all, of the major public accounting firms like to have someone who can do IT audit. Combine the job security with your passion. Don’t know if you’ve looked at MIS yet, but Im not sure how different it would be from IT or Computer Science.</p>
<p>CS is hard core programming and then some more. IT, IS, CIS, MIS etc. is CS-light (very light in some cases). If you like IT, follow IT. It can’t go wrong. The job opportunities are plenty and there are different aspects of IT that you can pursue later in your career, such as business analyst, developer, manager etc. If you like accounting, follow accounting. You can be an internal auditor, corporate financial analyst, CFO, CEO… who knows? But, you don’t have to do both accounting and IT to be useful. I’ve heard many on CC arguing that accounting and IT complement each other, open more doors for you. Maybe. But, why? Pursue one major, use the time left to get involved with campus activities, internship, part-time job etc. That would be more helpful to your career. After all, you can’t work as an IT pro and and accountant at the same time. Besides, if accounting is a pain now, what makes you think you can stand it for the next 5, 10, or 15 years before you can move into management or another field?</p>
<p>Information Technology, yeah. I’ve heard about MIS and IS but the university’s website only mentions Information Technology as the selection. Maybe MIS branches off of it? </p>
<p>I thought about CS but I have to work a lot to pay bills and would need 100% dedication to something like that so it’s out of the question, I’m also more interested in computers in general rather than programming. </p>
<p>Doing both majors is also out of the question for right now. I don’t really feel like being in college for the next 7 years so I must pick one.</p>
<p>I would suggest you major in IT, and minor in Accounting, or vice-versa. Some colleges have an Accounting Information Systems program, so you might want to check those out too.</p>