<p>UCBUSCalum, my brother is a USC alum. He’s been promoting their program to DS.
Other than USC, I’m unfamiliar with most schools in CA. Are all the UC schools considered equal? Is there a main campus, considered better than the rest?
And thanks everyone for all the help.</p>
<p>Another vote for USC - very well respected and even better if you want to work in So Cal. </p>
<p>The 3 UC’s I mentioned above (UCD, UCI and UCR), which have 5 year Masters in Accounting program, are not all equal. As a overall school, UCD is ranked slightly higher than UCI. UCI is higher ranked than UCR. UCR’s 5 year accounting program has been established for a while. However, UCD’s and UCI’s 5 year program are relatively new, but their overall school reputations will vault these 2 programs into higher rankings. UC Berkeley and UCLA, which do not have 5 year Masters in Accounting Programs, are ranked much higher than UCD, UCI or UCR. UC Berkeley has the Haas Business School and UCLA has the business economic degree. Both schools offer an undergraduate emphasis in accounting, but you might have to supplement your degree with additional course work in accounting/business from a community college or extension program to qualify to take the CPA exam. If you are interested in UCB or UCLA, even though they don’t have the 5 year Masters program, check out their websites regarding accounting and the CPA exam. Also, the UCB Haas Business Schoo is very competitive to get into (generally a 3.7 to 3.8+gpa in your freshman and sophomore years, including a year of calculus) and you have to apply for admission as a junior. USC, UCLA and UCB Haas are all highly ranked and many of their graduates work for Big 4 firms in the LA and SF Bay Area.</p>
<p>DS looked over the list I pulled together from everyone’s suggestions. He definitely wants a 5 year masters program at a single school. He decided to add Wake Forest, Georgetown, and USC to his list along with IU, SMU, and UT. So, the list now has possibilities from high acceptance chances/scholarship candidate all the way to super selective/pray.
I’d like to see him research some of the lesser known schools still. (At least lesser known to him) </p>
<p>BC is a good suggestion someone upthread mentioned. Also, I think @geo1113 gave great advice re: if employment is your goal as you’ve stated keep in mind the large universities- UT is the #1 accounting program, I believe ( I’m sure you know this ). One of my sons graduated from UIUC ( ranked right behind UT ) and another of my sons is a current student in the same program. The internships and job offers have been fabulous. I’m sure UT is the same.
Another program I like is ND. Good luck to your son. </p>
<p>Update: After meeting with the GC, DS took Georgetown and Wake Forest off his list. Georgetown does not have an undergraduate accounting program and Wake Forest does not have the pseudo-LAC culture DS wants.
They discussed Virginia and she told him more about IU. It turns out that IU allows students in any major to audition for their theater productions. That scored big points! </p>
<p>leftrightleft, UIUC and ND are new schools for us to consider. Thanks. Yes, we are aware of UT’s terrific accounting program and their creative culture possibilities. DS has high stats but, UT is never an acceptance anyone can count on for business or engineering. If he gets in, he said he’d definitely consider it. We do know several high achieving kids who went out of state because UT didn’t accept them. </p>
<p>I don’t know what the GC told him, but Wake Forest totally has a LAC vibe and curriculum: student activity focused back on campus, small classes, lots of personal attention from faculty, tons of divisional requirements meant to ensure a broad education.</p>
<p>As far as the arts go, Wake has a very well developed theater and dance program that is open to everyone. There is a theme “theater house” on campus, there are the Anthony Austin Players, a service group dedicated to promoting theater arts at Wake, and a revered, sketch comedy troupe called the Lilting Banshees.</p>
<p>On top of this, Wake makes twenty Presidential scholarships ($16,000 a year) available to students who are interested in pursuing the arts in some capacity. One of recipients in the last couple of years was a guy who wanted to double major in… you guessed… accounting and theater! Last year one went to a guy who is triple majoring in Chinese, poly sci, and theater. My son is a Presidential scholar and he is doing theater and history and now maybe philosophy. (When I groaned, he reminded me that Pope Francis majored in philosophy. I asked him if he was planning on being a priest. He said no.)</p>
<p>Anyway, Wake does indeed have a 5 yr MSA program. <a href=“http://business.wfu.edu/undergraduate-programs/accountancy/”>http://business.wfu.edu/undergraduate-programs/accountancy/</a> However, from what my son tells me, it is really, really hard. </p>
<p>Thanks cbrand for your offer. I passed it on. My reply to your message wouldn’t send.</p>
<p>The GC told DS that there is a heavy Greek culture on campus. DS then researched it online and read that independents and Greeks don’t really get along or mix much. That was the sticking point. There was enough written to turn him off in favor of looking elsewhere.
I will share your comments. -Obviously, your son is having a great experience and the opportunities would be exactly what we would want for DS. </p>
<p>@PokeyJoe, Please don’t discount Wake if you are still considering SMU. The vibe at Wake and SMU are very similar. If you son has visited and likes SMU, then he will also like Wake. Wake has an amazing business school and accounting program. My son is at SMU due to the prestigious scholarship he received, but Wake and U Richmond were his top 2 choices for LAC with ranked business schools. If the Wake/SMU feel is not what your son is looking for, then he should visit TCU. TCU has a very different feel from SMU, but it also has a great business school. My son participated in TCU’s investors challenge and was very impressed with the business professors. </p>
<p>I know that when we went to the Colorado Wake summer get together, less than half of the upperclassmen who attended the party were affiliated with a Greek organization. </p>
<p>It is not my impression that the Greek/Indies don’t get along at Wake. Greek is simply one type of club/service group among many on campus. Unlike some schools, you are not defined over the course of your four years by your Greek organization. I know that some of the theater kids are Greek and others are not. My son and his roommate get along really well. His roommate will likely go Greek. </p>
<p>Remember, at Wake, Students are required to live on campus for 3 years and all of the social activities are focused back on campus. You are not going to be lonely on a Saturday night just because you didn’t go Greek. My son has the whole Theater House group to hang with. They sort of function like a Greek organization but they are co-ed. They have a house, they tailgate together, they do service projects on campus together (big deal at Wake) and they throw parties. </p>
<p>There is also a dedicated co-ed business fraternity/service group at Wake called AKPsi <a href=“Hẹn hò với cô gái chuyên "chêm" tiếng Anh và cái kết | 5 Minutes about IELTS - Wakeakpsi”>Hẹn hò với cô gái chuyên "chêm" tiếng Anh và cái kết | 5 Minutes about IELTS - Wakeakpsi; Kind of Greek, but being co-ed is likely a game changer. </p>
<p>cbrand, I tried to send you another message. We appreciate your help. </p>
<p>I go to the University of Florida. We have a very, very good 5-year program. Graduates go into corporate finance or a wide variety of Big 4 positions. Great weather, too. It’s called the Fisher School.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, please disregard the above post. I failed to realize you were looking for LAC’s.</p>