<p>It's just as the title states, I was wondering which colleges had the best accounting programs for undergrad.</p>
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<p>U of Illinois and U of Texas are the top 2 in the nation. They seem to switch back and forth in the rankings depending on the year.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter for accounting.</p>
<p>I’d take a close read of Big 4 Veteran’s comments at this thread on GC if you want to break into Big 4. He’s pretty spot on. </p>
<p>In short, where you went to school and how well you did does matter if you want to go to Big 4.</p>
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<p>When I said, “it doesn’t matter” I was not even considering for-profits as an option. If the school gets recruited by B4 firms, then it doesn’t matter where you are getting that degree as long as you are at the top of your class.</p>
<p>If you go to a school with a strong reputation, you don’t have to be at the top of your class. </p>
<p>If you go to a school with a weaker reputation, then you must make it up with a high GPA.</p>
<p>The only time it “doesn’t matter” is if the recruit is hot with big tits. There’s always a married partner/director that will vouch for them regardless :)</p>
<p>Moss is right. The school you attend DOES matter for Acctg. Firms allocate a smaller amount of positions for weaker schools. This is pretty much a known fact if you have participated in recruiting before. </p>
<p>And yes, attractive girls will always have an advantage.</p>
<p>Depends how you approach recruiting–as someone at the top of your class, it doesn’t matter as long as the B4 actually recruit the school.</p>
<p>If someone is in the middle of his or her class, then going to a strong school is very important. </p>
<p>I think a student’s position in this regard is critical to this question.</p>
<p>I was actually gonna make a new thread regarding this topic and how it pertains to my specific situation but I guess I’ll just ask my question here. I’m a rising sophomore accounting major at Montclair State University (in NJ). I have a 4.0 major GPA 3.72 overall. As far as I know at least half the Big 4 recruit here (Deloitte and KPMG, not sure about PwC and EY). The dilemma I have is whether or not I should transfer to a more reputable school (Rutgers). At first I was gonna just do a MACC at RU after finishing undergrad at Montclair, but I heard that program is a fast track/part time one for people who already got recruited. I am completely happy at MSU and actually dont know how I’d feel transferring to Rutgers (between the transfer itself and the atmosphere possibly not being a great fit for me). I would only transfer based on the school’s reputation. Should I transfer to Rutgers or stay at Montclair? Also, I’m not sure how relevant this is, but I might end up talking to a couple of partners soon (one at a Big 4). Thanks!</p>
<p>I’ve worked with recruits from top schools as well as recruits from not so top schools (yet I’m sure they had a great GPA as well as many intangibles to receive the offer). </p>
<p>The kids from rigorous programs (e.g., Cal, UCLA, USC, UIUC) start out stronger. They tend to take stronger initiative, do better research, have a better work ethic, and present themselves better. Of course, this is a broad generalization since I’ve encountered many exceptions as well. But overall, this holds true from my experience at Big 4 LA.</p>