<p>i didnt check the statistics </p>
<p>better offers then the big 4? now thats good. </p>
<p>what percentage of UTs MPA kids, pass the CPA exam?</p>
<p>Goldman, Merrill Lynch, i-banking, consulting… About 10% of the class of 2007-08 opted to work in these more lucrative areas.</p>
<p>As many have stated in this thread, you don’t have to work in accounting just because you have an accounting degree.</p>
<p>Btw, McCombs has been the #1 accounting program since year 2000.</p>
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75% passed in the first attempt.</p>
<p>o okay i can see why doloitte gives them $100k a year</p>
<p>Should I drop out of my masters in construction management (civil engineering) program to pursue a masters in accounting? I’m not interested in construction management anymore, but don’t know if it’ll be worth the added time/cost to go for another degree. I’m currently 1/3 of the way through the program, with 2 semesters left before graduation.</p>
<p>Would it be too late to jump onto the accounting bandwagon? (Taking into account the time I would need to study for and take the GMAT, apply, and complete the degree.) I believe the starting salary in accounting is approximately the same as the starting salary for someone straight out of my program (for those that get offers).</p>
<p>i would complete the program, but if you dont really like it start over.</p>
<p>That Texas data is from 2008, for all intensive purposes with the economy (even with a “recovery” that data might as well be from 1908.)</p>
<p>Cyan true, but my guess is other schools have been hit harder, making it even more reasonable. I’m considering doing my masters at UT, for example. In other years the fact that it’d push my graduate back a semester would be a bigger negative. But now, that just means 5 more months for the economy to recover a little bit.</p>
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I spoke with a UT MPA professor in the summer of 2009 who told me that Big Four and others were still recruiting heavily at McCombs … but MPA grads were getting 1-2 instead of multiple offers.</p>
<p>Btw, the market hit bottom in 2008 … so the data from the class of 2007-08 should be valid.</p>
<p>so is it possible to get a good job with just a BA in Accounting? or is an MPA program pretty much necessary?</p>
<p>Easy to get a good job with a BA, but it will limit growth. </p>
<p>I don’t know how much an MPA is necessary, especially if you have a CPA designation, but many fall short of the credits needed to sit for the CPA so they enroll in a grad program (MPA, MBT, MAcc, etc) to kill two birds with one stone.</p>
<p>yea im still tryna decide on law school, or an MPA program.</p>
<p>Im been debating those 2 for a minute now lol. Mccombs is hard to get into, so the Economics/MPA program at UT is very attractive.(lol) It basically allows you to backdoor your way into Mccombs. If i had known about this program, i might have considered doing the CAP.</p>
<p>@survivor</p>
<p>you’re an accountant?</p>
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They hire a lot of people with law degrees in tax, especially international tax.</p>
<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>I’m a senior majoring in Accounting Information Systems with a minor in Economics, and I have a very low GPA. After this spring semester, my GPA is a 2.821 Cumulative. I wanted to get your guys opinion on how much I could raise it to? I have 18 classes left until I complete my degree. What do you guys think my chances of interning / getting hired by the Big 4 are? I am involved on campus with Beta Alpha Psi, and I have an officer position with ISACA. My goals after I get finished with my bachelors degree is to sit for the CPA exam. How can I improve myself academically, and with my extra-curricular activities to improve my chances of getting hired? </p>
<p>Thank you all for your help.</p>
<p>So, if the guys on this thread say you have no chance, are you going to give up?</p>
<p>Just like that ehh? </p>
<p>That’s something else.</p>
<p>That attitude won’t get you hired anywhere.</p>
<p>Get A’s and be an officer with BAP and you’ll have a great shot.</p>
<p>If you don’t get your GPA above 3.0, it won’t happen without some serious connections(like your uncle is a partner somewhere). You can always try but you’d be better off trying harder to work some place else…</p>
<p>I have a gpa question while we’re on it. I am sitting on a 3.17 gpa as i prepare to transfer to a 4 year school for my junior year. Assuming I aced everything here on out, i calculated it only rising to a 3.65ish. Obviously when I apply for an internship during my junior year I wont have the option, but down the road can I only add my Major GPA and omit my overall gpa on my resume and get away with it? My grades since deciding to be an accounting major have been way up, but those first units of undecided killed me.</p>
<p>Typically you should only list the GPA of the school you get your degree from on a resume. That’s what our career center people tell us. This helps you but hurts others(most ought to have a higher GPA at a community college than at the university they transfer to)</p>
<p>what kind of work at big 4 firms doesn’t require a CPA?</p>