<p>Then there are people like Dawgie at the Big 4. Who can only become worker bees because they lack anything besides accounting intelligence and are arrogant about it.</p>
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<p>You are an accounting major and you are demeaning accounting majors? You’re SO sad. I mean I have known plenty of arrogant people, but I’ve never met someone who would claim to be a top student and then say that it doesn’t mean much to be a top student in their field. Go read some self-help books Dawgie.</p>
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<p>I am fully positive none of your peers like you after I read this.</p>
<p>Great news, Dawgie. I think now a lot of the cleverest people, particularly internationals, will be going the academic route now that the economy is bad and there’s such a demand for accounting PhD’s. </p>
<p>Did you get a Master’s degree? I’m going to face a bit of a dilemma later because I’m in a 5 year program but don’t need it(will get BBA with 150 hours). It’s just that the 5 year program is the way to get internships with the Big Four. My question is whether I will still get a bonus for showing up with the CPA partially passed or fully passed? Basically, my understanding is that my BBA curriculum plus one or two graduate classes should cover everything on the CPA. I’ll still have a semester or two of advanced classes to finish my Masters but I don’t know if they’ll really cover CPA material(i.e. advanced tax classes). Should I start taking the CPA then when everything is fresh in my mind or wait? I was considering getting a future employer to pay for the Becker program but I don’t really want to study for hours for a 96 if a 76 will do just as well.</p>
<p>Here’s the low down, and plscatmacchia can cry all he wants. Do not get a Masters unless its mad cheap, its simply just a huge waste of money. It only gives you a 2k raise (atleast at Deloitte). To be honest, I haven’t seen all the material before in college, and I don’t remember any of it (its been atleast 2-3 years since intermediate accounting and tax). I mean it could help to take the CPA fresh, but I don’t think it will signficantly matter. </p>
<p>If you do get an offer, let them know that you want to start studying sooner and they’ll let you buy Becker review on their tab. In my experience Becker gets the job done pretty nicely. I’ve seen a lot of the questions and material on the exam without too much extra studying. If you pass before you work, you will be eligible for that bonus. Go for the 75.</p>
<p>so you actually get to study all day and night? most of my friends are studying 2-4 hours a night after work… all day and night and you’re complaining? no offense, but you’re getting paid to study, quit whining.</p>
<p>Sorry, but where did I ever mention that I was getting paid to study? I wouldn’t have made this thread if this was the case.</p>
<p>I’d much much much rather work and study than study all day and night. More variety, more social life (you actually get to go outside and meet people), get money flowing in, and you take control of your life.</p>
<p>That’s pretty funny considering the grammar in your post / all your posts is completely messed up. Try taking another whack at the english language before you try to say mock other people for not using proper grammar on the internet. Or are you really just that stupid and you don’t realize that you even f’ed up in the post that says you never f up while posting?</p>
<p>Example 1: "I don’t have to check over my posts in order to be grammatically correct. " hint: idiom usage
Example 2: “You saying you do just kind of backed up what I was saying.” hint: tenses
Example 3: “Being arrogant about the CPA Exam on a forum?” hint: dependent clause
Example 4: “Some people test differently.” Are you saying not everyone sits and completes the exam in the same way? Or are you modifying the wrong verb?</p>
<p>I think that’s enough examples from one post. Grow a brain friend.</p>
<p>These people are 100% right about you studying and complaining too much. The point is that people are studying less than you, while working, and still completing the CPA. It’s not about what they would rather do but I guess your reading comprehension must not be too good considering you have to study so much. If you were studying only as much as they did you’d have hours of free time every day to “take control of your life” which apparently you can’t do while studying for some reason?</p>
<p>Excuse me, but who are you? Seems like the sole purpose of you creating that account was to prove your self-righteous ego at random people you see online. Are you that ashamed to post with your regular account of ruining your reputation or for whatever reason? Is this what you do all day, create a new account so you can prove what a badass you are, not having to fear of slipping and forever being banished from this forum out of embarrassment? Grow a sack, dude, or find something better to do. </p>
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<p>How do you know those people are taking less time to study? Most of those people take 2, 3 months to study for each section while I’m forcing myself to complete all four in three months. Sure, I can decide to spread everything out and study an hour each day and take four months for each section. Would that be considered studying less, by your definition and logic? I think you need to first research the definition of Accumulation before you start talking about quantity over quality.</p>
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<p>Before you start correcting other people’s grammar, at least have a proper understanding of the basics of English rhetoric. According to the “hint” you kindly decided to provide him with, I don’t think you have any idea what idiom means, or its relations to English Grammar. As a brief lesson so you don’t have to embarrass yourself again, idiom pertains to figures of speech whereas grammar pertains to structure and rules of the language. The two are totally different and this should be quite obvious if you went beyond High School English.</p>
<p>For your own good, take some time to read through what idiom is:</p>
<p>Actually I don’t even use this forum, I just stumbled upon this post and thought it was funny how pathetic you are complaining about taking a test because your own lack of intelligence. Haha I especially like “grow a sack” it’s soooo tough to read all day and study isnt it? zomg zomg it’s so super difficult to study if u study too hard u’ll break ur back… or wait… no actually you won’t, but you might die from fatigue! oh wait no that’s impossible too… wait so what part about *****in and moaning about doing nothing but studying means you got balls?</p>
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<p>you’re forcing yourself? lemme quote you again</p>
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<p>If you’d rather work and study why don’t you? Or is it because you need some excuse for not taking “control of your life” </p>
<p>Oh and you’re talking about quality? Have you ever done any reading about learning? Guess what cramming information into a short period of time to pass an exam is not called quality, it’s called cramming. You’re just contradicting yourself and you’re too stupid to see that. Either way I was talking about people studying less than you because for instance Dawgie mentions he studied for what? 2 weeks or something along those lines per section? If you have to study all day and night for 3 months you’re a complete and total moron. I could care less about the people who have to study 4 months at 1 hour a day for the exam theyre just as stupid as you, I’m talking about the intelligent people who don’t need that kind of time and aren’t on a forum *****in about how bad an exam is. The reality is simply YOU suck and nothing else. </p>
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<p>uh how stupid are you? look at the definition in the link you gave me</p>
<p>"A set expression of two or more words that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. "</p>
<p>yes two or more words meaning something other than their literal meaning, but in what way does that mean it’s not related to grammar? Do you think expressions exist in a far off universe where grammar doesn’t exist? my hint said “idiom usage” that means he IMPROPERLY used an idiom do you understand? that’s what makes it a grammar mistake, the fact that he INCORRECTLY used an idiom, what does that have to do with the definition of an idiom?</p>
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<p>Might want to try somewhere other than about.com for your definitions. Incase you didn’t know words have more than a single meaning. For instance here’s the second definition from the American Heritage Dictionary for idiom:</p>
<p>“The specific grammatical, syntactic, and structural character of a given language.”</p>
<p>Try not to argue with people when you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about, it becomes painfully obvious that you’re of lower intelligence.</p>
<p>Idioms are subject to debate and so I could care less about using an idiom. The tense mistake was careless and very ironic. Dependent clause? Of course it is, however, I was trying to make a point there. </p>
<p>Quit nitpicking. I never claimed to be an English master. I don’t spend my time correcting grammar, but when one person questions another’s intelligence while sounding like an idiot I feel the need to be a smart-ass. You took the post as me trying to sound like an grammatical genius, I was just making a point that intelligence is much more broad than he made it. </p>
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<p>Well, I don’t believe this. I believe you actually could be Dawgie because of how much you sound like an arrogant prick. IF this is true it is even more sad than using an alt-username. You’re telling me you actually search random internet forums and just so happen to have stumbled upon this forum, to this VERY post and then created an account just to defend someone you don’t know? Wow, you’re just as sad as Dawgie. </p>
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<p>Ahem, is this improper grammar in the same sentence that your telling me I used improper grammar while correcting someone else’s grammar?</p>
<p>Edit: Yep, I’m pretty sure you’re Dawgie. Your second post is much worse grammatically than any of mine. . , ; ? ! - These are all punctuation marks, use them next time.</p>
<p>Yes you are correct I used improper grammar all over the place. But the thing is I never said that I care about using proper grammar on the internet, in fact I was supporting the view that it is POINTLESS to try to use proper grammar on the internet. Did you miss that? I was mocking you because you said specifically:</p>
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<p>Then you go on to make mistakes in every single line of your post. Did I ever say I don’t make grammatical errors by the way? Don’t think so. </p>
<p>As far as finding this I was just interested in seeing how people were preparing for cpa. You can believe whatever you want though.</p>
<p>Every line? I may be ignorant when it comes to grammar, but at least I don’t make empty arguments. </p>
<p>I will believe what I want, because at this point I KNOW you’re Dawgie. </p>
<p>“As far as finding this I was just interested in seeing how people were preparing for cpa.” </p>
<p>********. Of the dozens of other accounting forums you find a College Discussion forum and search under the Internship and Job oppurtunities section? Yes, that makes a lot of sense. You say you were looking for how people are preparing and yet your first post is about my grammar? Why would someone looking for what you said you were looking for be concerned with that?</p>
<p>You’re a coward, with no life. End of discussion.</p>
<p>emtpy arguments? You realize those examples I gave were just all the first lines of that post right? The only line I didn’t use as an example out of your first 5 sentences was:
"And are YOU serious? " which also has a mistake in it
I couldve continued and pointed out the mistake in every line but as I said in that post 4 examples from the first 5 sentences is more than enough. </p>
<p>It was not an empty argument you literally made an error in EVERY line of the post I quoted go check for yourself, but then again you probably can’t even spot them.</p>
<p>And as far as finding a random post, it’s a matter of chance. I saw a post about cpa exam in my search and I went to it. I could’ve gone to any of the other thousands of forums and I’m sure there’d be morons on there too and theyd say the same thing as you about me randomly finding their forum. </p>
<p>Apparently I’m a coward for pointing out your mistakes or something? I don’t get it. By the way You joined june 2009 and you have nearly 100 posts but I’m the one with no life? Sure chief, whatever you say.</p>
<p>3.4 posts per day. Man, it takes me ALL day to do that. You wouldn’t believe the stress it brings on me. Probably not as much as you spending your time searching for forums that discuss the cpa exam, huh? That can’t be NEARLY as time-consuming as joining the site just to go on a rant, can it? Do you do that often? I mean, search the internet and stumble across a chance to be a hero? Do you often find yourself joining a forum just to sound smart? Your life must be quite fulfilling.</p>
<p>Yea 3.4 posts per day every single day as opposed to someone who was just reading up about an exam and decided to post to mock some idiots who have no intelligence. Those 3.4 posts are indeed more time consuming. But I’m sure you’re going to continue to pretend I have no life simply because I was right and you were 100% wrong and can’t admit it. Kind of how you completely dodged the fact that I pointed out you did indeed make errors in every single line of your post. Also statistically people who are regulars in one forum probably are also regulars in other forums, but I’m sure you only post 3.4 per day here right? I on the otherhand am not a regular in any forums and I’m done with you. You should just go commit suicide for the benefit of society and stop wasting resources. You’d be more useful as fertilizer. Bye friend.</p>
<p>There is never a mention about College Confidential Forum for the first 5 pages. I didn’t even bother going beyond that because any normal person would be satisfied with results on the first page.</p>
<p>then I did another, this time using the words “CPA Preparation Forum”. Again, no mention of college confidential. However, on both of those searches, the very first results was the CPAnet forum. Sure, the name of the forum seems to suggest that it has something to do with CPA profession and exam. If I were truly interested in looking at how people prepare for the CPA exam, I would’ve gone into that forum and be done with the search.</p>
<p>So I just want to ask you this, oldirtylam. Exactly what keywords did you use in whatever search engine you used that directed you to this forum? I’m not calling you a liar or anything. I’m just very curious. </p>