<p>For those of you that are familiar with CUNY schools, or are in NYC, would you say that Queens College is better than Baruch for any major? I feel like any comparison between any of the CUNY schools versus Baruch or Hunter will result with "go to Baruch" or "go to Hunter." Obviously, that leaves the decision that most likely, if it's a business choice, then go to Baruch, otherwise, go to Hunter.</p>
<p>I just wanted personal opinions. My current debate is whether to stay at Queens College and save money on transportation because I live walking distance, or go to Baruch and spend extra money and time in order to travel there. It's not that I'm in a financial situation where I can't afford to go to Baruch, but rather the fact that I've already spent two years at Queens College, and I've adjusted myself to that.</p>
<p>The arguments between the choices is mainly the networking. There are plenty of good professors at Queens College, but Baruch is obviously known for its business school. It's in the city, meaning that there are probably more resources and recruiters willing to go to that school (not to mention that it used to be one of the top schools at a point). On the other hand, Queens College is slowly becoming more recognized for its business majors. More business recruiters seem to have been coming to recruit from Queens College, but I doubt it's close to Baruch.</p>
<p>Another question to throw in. I plan on majoring in accounting, but I'm not exactly sure where I want to work. I've read on this forum that it is possible that an accountant does a finance major's job, but it usually does not work the other way around (assuming that both majors didn't take THAT overlapping courses). With that said, I also want to clarify that I don't EXACTLY know what accountants do in the workplace, but I imagine auditing (of course, there are other fields, but let's stick to this one) is just a desk job, going through paperwork. This assumption is based off of the BLS' description:</p>
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Accountants and auditors help to ensure that firms are run efficiently, public records kept accurately, and taxes paid properly and on time. They analyze and communicate financial information for various entities such as companies, individual clients, and Federal, State, and local governments.
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<p>I'm not sure if it's all that entirely different, but I think I would want to apply the accounting degree to working in a bank, but I don't exactly want to major in finance because I would like the "versatility," if you will, of the accounting degree. Do many people do this?</p>
<p>Also, what would a good minor be? I assume that if I wanted to go into the banking field, I should minor in Finance. I might want to minor in economics, or do something with economics such as switch my major to it, and just take those certain courses so that I might be able to sit for the CPA. I've seen a lot of people say to minor in Computer Science, but I don't think a minor in Computer Science will help.</p>
<p>Any advice?</p>