<p>Hello all. I'm basically deciding on accounting as an undergraduate degree frankly because I don't know what else to do. I'm considering medicine still, but the idea of living of off my parents for another 4-6 years after undergrad is not practical due to the fact that they can barely support me now (small business owner in an obviously bad economy) and can do so only because of my scholarships. My current path, assuming I change nothing is to do accounting and hopefully land a job with the big 4 or a similar large firm, gather 2-4 years experience, and then leave for the private sector. I want to do something more managerial/decision making-esk, such as managerial accounting with decision making on budgets and performance, etc. I feel like this would really interest me, much more than taxation or auditing. Is this something that is a common path for an accounting grad, and is this something that would prefer an MBA along with a CPA or just the CPA?</p>
<p>Do some research on consulting…it sounds like it woods be right in line with your interests.</p>
<p>Would* (posting from my phone)</p>
<p>Thanks goose I looked it up a little I think I get the idea of it, but is it something you can do through accounting and Big 4 experience? It seems to me like most of those openings are similar to those who did Ibanking, like go to a prestigious school and do something like economics than get recruited. I guess what I wanna do is like be in the private sector and make accounting type decisions for some sort of business.</p>
<p>First of all, the Big 4 actually have lots of consulting positions for undergrads, although it’s not really their core business and is therefore a little less of a sure thing than auditing. It’s a popular choice for finance and econ majors in this economy, but they like accounting majors too. It’s a perfect opportunity for those looking to get an MBA after a while, since the positions are more temporary than the audit track. After getting the MBA, you can move into a more prestigious consulting firm like McKinsey or Bain.</p>
<p>is it that some ppl on here say that a CPA working at a big four would not be a good enough candidate for a Haas, Sloan, etc type program. Are those ppl exaggerating or is it true? I would like to work at a big 4 and get for my MBA at a top25 program. Dont all the BCGs, GS, McKinseys, and Bain & Co.s of the world only care about who you know and what MBA you have? Or does accounting put you a a disadvantage?</p>