<p>If anybody has seen any of my other threads, you might think i'm insane. </p>
<p>I'm concerned I won't get into a good law school and I'm looking into other possibilties for graduate school (masters in education, for one).</p>
<p>I majored in History, minored in business (only one accounting class). I have a slightly above average gpa (3.64) at a small liberal arts school. i think i could pull off a good gmat score. </p>
<p>someone recently started a thread about accountancy. i have a few more questions.</p>
<p>how difficult would it be for me to get into a good graduate accounting school without majoring in business or accounting? would i have to take additional undergrad courses?</p>
<p>how important is it to get into a good program for future job prospects (for law it's absolutely necessary)?</p>
<p>thanks for any responses.</p>
<p>also, on the downside, i have little business experience. for the past year i'v been working at a law firm and studying for the lsat</p>
<p>You will most likely be required to take a lot of prerequisite classes before starting a MAcc program (up to an additional 1-1.5 years). The primary goal of most MAcc programs is to qualify you for the CPA exam, thus the program you attend plays a secondary role, usually, to passing the CPA exam. A school's graduates' CPA exam success is a good indicator of value for a MAcc.</p>
<p>thanks for the info</p>
<p>would it be plus 2 or 3 years for a masters? maybe 4 total, from where I am?</p>
<p>I'm carious how difficult it would be to get into your average public university.</p>
<p>Your average public will require a 3.0 undergrad GPA and at least a 550 GMAT. However, that's just a quick benchmark, because it obviously varies. Here's an example of what non-accounting undergrad majors are required to do before beginning the MAcc program:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/docs/macc_preplist.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/docs/macc_preplist.pdf</a></p>
<p>and here's the curriculum for the MAcc itself:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/docs/macc_curriculum.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/docs/macc_curriculum.pdf</a></p>
<p>This info is from the University of Florida which is a typical "average" public for accounting. They require this for entrance:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/programs/macc/requirements.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.cba.ufl.edu/fsoa/programs/macc/requirements.asp</a></p>
<p>thanks for your informative reply.</p>
<p>i think this may be an option (albeit one that requires much more education. but hell, i'm still young).</p>
<p>well, 3griff, i've just read a lot of your excellent posts/advocacy of the profession, using this website's search feature. </p>
<p>I think, to a large extent, what attracts me to be an accountant is its many similarities to the law profession (logical/analytical skills), but with a better job market. </p>
<p>and i really loved the accounting class that I took my senior year (I wish I would have taken it earlier so I could have switched or double majored).</p>
<p>Yes, accountants (especially CPAs and Tax professionals) do a lot of the same kinds of things attorneys do. However, an accountant will always have stable job prospects with career mobility across many different specializations. I also think the CPA profession generally has a better reputation in society than the lawyer profession. Lawyers, especially the collection attorneys and the like, can be looked upon as scumbags and low-lifes a lot more often than a CPA. In fact, I think it's exactly the opposite for most CPA's.</p>