<p>I am majoring in accounting and was wondering if anyone could give me some insight on intermediate accounting 1.</p>
<p>I received an A in principles of financial accounting. However, I am still a bit nervous about this course. I know debits and credits like the back of my hand, but im sure it gets much more in-depth.</p>
<p>Could anyone give me some tips, advice, or keys to making an A in this course.</p>
<p>Also, I have roughly a month off until the spring semester starts again and I would like to study in advance. Which topics, or concepts would be most beneficial to study.</p>
<p>This class is considered the second hardest accounting class at my school (behind intermediate II), but I didn’t think it was too bad. Just make sure you do all the homework (extra credit if offered), and cram starting a week before each test. It is similar to intro to financial accounting, just way more in depth.</p>
<p>I think the classes are close enough in difficulty that what determines which is harder(Intermediate I or II) is what professor you take. My intermediate I professor was much harder and I think I might have been one of the only A’s out of the 60 or so people that remained by the end of the course. The Intermediate II tests were easier(though the material was more complex) and the grading scale much more generous(I did far less homework and reading and got a 102 vs 95 in the end). </p>
<p>That said, remember that Intermediate I will weed out some idiots who will know better than to try to take Intermediate II. Also by the time Intermediate II rolls around everyone will know what they need to do to succeed. So Intermediate II really should be harder…</p>
<p>Honestly, I didn’t think Intermediate I was that bad. Intermediate II was a beast though. But like jonahrubin said, the difference was probably because of the quality of professors (professor for I was great, professor for II could barely write problems on the board without messing up)</p>