<p>Im a rising senior, and I dont really know which to major in. I took an accounting class at a local community college, and I did really good. I got the highest grade with a score of 102. Teacher was rated a 3.0 easiness on ratemyprofessor, so its not an "easy" class, but I was pretty good at it.
Additionally, I also like Industrial Engineering, but Im not that great at math. Im good but not gread. (780 math 2, 760 chem sat, have not taken a physics course yet). So in terms of jobs prospects and stability, which would be a better major to purse. All advice is appreciated!!!</p>
<p>1.That class was easy, most professors rarely give 100s on assignments because a 100 indicates perfection. Additionally it was at a community college, rated by students who go there, so a 3.0 easiness on ratemyprofessor for a community college probably isn’t equal to the easiness for a university professor.</p>
<p>Note: I’m not meaning to insult community colleges in anyway, but they just dont compare to research universities.</p>
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<li><p>They are completely different majors, catering to different occupations. Whether you enjoy engineering or business more should be the main factor. Though purely on job prospects and stability, without work experience, I would say you’d be better off doing Industrial Engineering. With work experience, I would say accounting. </p></li>
<li><p>Additionally, you should probably get a graduate degree in both majors which will escalate your salary and prospects. Once an accountant has experience and passes the CPA exam, they probably will have the greater job prospects/stability but the engineer with experience and FE/PE exam passed will probably have the greater chance at a higher salary.</p></li>
<li><p>You should probably just try reading 1-2 textbooks in each subject and seeing which you would prefer reading. I originally went to Georgia Tech to be a mechanical engineer and 3 classes in, realized I would hate my life if I had to do it for a living. Some people feel the same way when they get into accounting.</p></li>
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<p>Also, I should state that I have very minimal social skills due to my hypoactive disorder. Im not a social outcast, but I tend not to talk to too many people, and I have very minimal connections. Which career path would be easier to progress in with worse social skills? I know that some people are going to say, “Well you need social skills for everything”, but please, just answer my question. Im hypoactive, and i cant really change that.</p>
<p>Gotta admit, I never heard of hypoactive disorder. I thought it meant shy. Just googled it and found it’s a type of ADHD:</p>
<p>“according to WebMD, they often make careless mistakes, procrastinate, start one activity before completing another, and can be easily distracted. Those that have the hypoactive disorder also tend to be very unorganized and are very forgetful.”</p>
<p>Not exactly what you want in an accountant.</p>
<p>@Chardo you know, all of those words do describe me, but somehow I managed to do very well in the accounting class. I dont know how, but I just did. would that sort of quality be something i can cope with engineering though?</p>
<p>Doing well in that one accounting class means you learned that material. That has nothing to do with whether you can do the job. Even if you do learn everything an accountant needs to know, the job is all about accuracy and deadlines. There is no tolerance for careless mistakes, procrastination, etc. I can’t speak to engineering, but I suppose those attributes would be problematic as well. Also, as far as I know, industrial engineering may be the most people-oriented of the engineering disciplines. Hopefully your cross post in the engineering forum will address that.</p>