<p>I applied to schools for accounting major.</p>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>College of William and Mary</li>
<li>Univ. of Maryland</li>
<li>Binghamton Univ.</li>
<li>George Washington Univ.</li>
<li>Villanova Univ.</li>
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<p>What if I got accepted into all of them.
Where would you guys recommend me to go?
Concerning Working at Big 4 and Master and PH.d later on.</p>
<p>Please advice me.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>If you are purely looking at academics, then its W&M hands down. If the lure of bright lights, big city is attracting you, then DC, NYC or Philly is your answer.</p>
<p>if you're looking to work at a big 4 firm, villanova. you also can't go wrong with nyu.</p>
<p>most of the business school students at villanova end up working for the big 4, rather than focusing so much on investment banking and consulting. also, it is only 10 minutes from philadelphia, where most students end up interning or working for the big 4 in the philadelphia branches.</p>
<p>I personally would go with The College of William and Mary, but fror business NYU would be the best option.</p>
<p>If your goal is Big 4, it's probably not a big deal where you go. I'd recommend considering the attendance costs and which college you would enjoy the most.</p>
<p>Being an accountant and having two kids who majored in accounting, I would say as follows</p>
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<li>If you live in Maryland, go to Maryland or Towson University</li>
<li>If money is a possible issue and/or you will need to take out college loans, go to your in-state university first, and either Maryland or Binghamton second, although personally I like Baruch College in NY. The key is to attend the lowest cost school, net of scholarships and grants.</li>
<li>If money isn't an issue and you won't be needing loans, I would take either NYU, Bentley or Babson ( yes, I know the last two aren't on your list,but they have excellent placement rates, strong programs, and are cheaper than NYU in both tuition and room and board).</li>
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<p>"Taxguy"
I serious laughed out loudly.. </p>
<p>When you said "I know the last two aren't on your list,but they have excellent placement rates, strong programs, and are cheaper than NYU in both tuition and room and board" </p>
<p>You know where I really want to go.. haha</p>
<p>Since I decided to leave Rochester, NY for a school has better accounting
program, fund and education both are important factors to choose a school.</p>
<p>Two questions for you.</p>
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<li><p>Literally, I got accepted into Binghamton University so far.
I am waiting for an admission from other schools that I listed avobe.
What do you think about studying accounting at the school?</p></li>
<li><p>Since you are an accountant, how would you describe a major in "Audit?"
Is it really boring job? Shouldn't students have to go for Auditing?</p></li>
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<p>Please advice me.</p>
<p>+1 on Baruch if you want NYC. Great rates, a lot of opportunity and a huge record of successful alumni.</p>
<p>You will be so miserable in NYC unless your somewhat of a social phenomenon. Well, I guess if you're the gothic quiet type who doesn't mind the stark, contrasting loneliness - NYC if for you too; but the goths I met there were very beautiful and if anything; all kinds of people wanted to be around them. They were loners by choice only and chose to appreciate the active city through a placid, serene vision rather than gung-ho, party jubilant pair of eyes.</p>
<p>Consider this, I know of someone who had a blast at UConn and was really popular here and he tansfers to NYU and now he's miserable and hates his life because he can't keep up with the social scene!</p>
<p>Raja, If you do a search, you will see where I have said that accounting programs are very similar from school to school. The reason is that accounting curriculum is mandated by the State Board of Accounting. Thus, studying accounting in Binghamton or NYU isn't much different with the exception of the liberal arts courses taken.</p>
<p>As for majoring in audit, you can't do that as an undergrad. You might be able to take as many as two auditing courses but that is it. If you want to specialize in audits such as forensic auditing ( yes, there is such as major), you will have to do this in grad school.</p>
<p>Now some schools have 5 year programs that will give you a MS in accounting. You should check out the schools that I mentioned. This might result in lower cost for you overall.</p>
<p>Some schools have masters in niche areas such as forensic accounting or financial planning. Again, check out the schools that I recommended.</p>
<p>Frankly, if I were a New Yorker, I would go to a New York State University or a City University such as Baruch. I wouldn't go to NYU for accounting UNLESS I got a great scholarship. The same would be said for Villanova and GWU. I also would take a new york state university over Maryland or College of William and Mary due to the cost differential.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>