<p>I am currently a public accounting major(the 150 credit for CPA).Here are list of business minors offered that I can take for free as part of the course:
Finance
Internal Auditing
Law
Management
Marketing
Pre-law
Quantative Business Analysis</p>
<p>*The difference between pre-law and law minors are like 2 classes.Not really significant</p>
<p>I have no clue what I am going to do afte getting my bachelors.Here are my possible options:
1.Go to law school
2.Work for private sector
3.Work for government
4.Get CPA,work 1-2 years and go full time law school.</p>
<p>With all these options and choices,which would be the best minor that would suit me in any of the 4 roads that I can take?</p>
<p>Sounds like you are heading to law school. Finance and the knowledge of how to account for those instruments are essential to a good lawyer if the area of law is in writing contracts for corporations, business and governments. Most government entities must issue bonds in order to build libraries, schools, water treatment plants etc. Bank loans are a thing of the past for small businesses and all financing will have a equity component in it for the lender so knowing puts, calls, options and interest rate swaps. Well maybe I am wrong about the future of interest rate swaps but if not interest rate swap than currency settlement swap on the P&I. (only say that because interest rate could be zero for a long time in the future ie Japan)</p>
<p>Future: exactly. Dont minor in law minor in finance and the law school part will provide the knowledge to write the financial products that you took as a minor.</p>
<p>I have posted elsewhere relative to accounting, but from what I have read the same applies to law as it does to accounting.(I am a CPA, in my own business unrelated to accounting, I am not a lawyer)With accounting there are jobs, however often there is such great turnover you are not getting a job due to expansion , you are getting on that someone else was fired from or left voluntarily. (ran away from)In school, professors paint the picture that accounting is this great, expanding, high status field that will help you fulfill your goals(THEY KNOWINGLY LIE TO YOU, their livelihood is at stake).In reality it is often a group of very overworked, unhappy, jealous and petty individuals who are totally consumed with status and material things and will backstab anyone they can to achieve more for themselves.Read the blog google(“holy crap this really sucks,” the anonymous accountant blog) there is about 250 pages of comments similar to what I have told you.If you love accounting, have a family member who is already in this business and knows the ropes, have a very high gpa in school than this may be for you , but remember there is astonomical turnover in accounting for a reason.
I do have some knowledge of law schools and the legal profession, in that I was thinking about going to law school (I did a great amount of research before deciding not to go)I do have more than 1 successful lawyer in my family who I talk to on a regular basis .Law is glutted!Again, if you come out from a top tier law school with top grades you may get your dream job,but beware law school is expensive,and law schools will tell you anything to get you in the door. Read the blog lawschoolscam.blogspot "exposing the law school scam."Whatever you choose just make sure you do your DUE DILLIGENCE AND ALOT OF IT.Talk to as many lawyers and accountant in a variety of situations and settings and read as much as you can on the internet before you make any decisions regarding your future.One more caveat I made before and i will state again, be careful of shills (often admission reps or professors who will tell you anything to keep you in a course of study even though they know better, just to help their own self interest.</p>
<p>I have posted elsewhere relative to accounting, but from what I have read the same applies to law as it does to accounting.(I am a CPA, in my own business unrelated to accounting, I am not a lawyer)With accounting there are jobs, however often there is such great turnover you are not getting a job due to expansion , you are getting on that someone else was fired from or left voluntarily. (ran away from)In school, professors paint the picture that accounting is this great, expanding, high status field that will help you fulfill your goals(THEY KNOWINGLY LIE TO YOU, their livlihood is at stake).In reality it is often a group of very overworked, unhappy, jealous and petty individuals who are totally consumed with status and material things and will backstab anyone they can to achieve more for themselves.Read the blog (“holy crap this really sucks,” the anonymous accountant blog) there is about 250 pages of comments similar to what I have told you.If you love accounting, have a family member who is already in this business and knows the ropes, have a very high gpa in school than this may be for you , but remember there is astonomical turnover for a reason.
I do have some knowledge of law schools and the legal profession, in that I was thinking about going to law school (I did a great amount of research before deciding not to go)I do have more than 1 successful lawyer in my family who I talk to on a regular basis .Law is glutted!Again, if you come out from a top tier law school with top grades you may get your dream job,but beware law school is expensive,and law schools will tell you anything to get you in the door. Read the blog lawschoolscam.blogspot "exposing the law school scam."Whatever you chooses just make sure you do your DUE DILLIGENCE AND ALOT OF IT.</p>