Check all the schools you plan to apply to. Each sets its own policies.
In fairness, If you plan to study in the US and then return to your home country, is there a reason the US schools should fund that?
@jym626 I certainly will check the policies.
I don’t claim it’s unfair that they rejected me on the basis of financial aid (or any basis in that regard). I’m merely considering if it’s worthwhile to give another shot at it
Would completing the course work in Chartered Accountancy allow you to be a full professional in the field in Pakistan? In the US, CPAs are required to have a degree before being certified.
Vocational courses such as this one don’t count. (They don’t carry university credit- in some cases not even HS credit, although they may.)They have to be listed under “vocational and preprofessional learning”.
AFAIK this would be he courses you’d take before you take college accounting courses. They’re two levels removed from being a licensed accountant.
@jym626
“.if you plan to study in the US and then return to your home country, is there a reason the US schools should fund that”.
Yes, there is. This probably happens with colleges that have very large endowments. I know that Harvard has fully funded bright students from developing countries. Harvard expected those students to go home and take their knowledge to help their countries in whatever they can. It would be a disappointment if those students do not return home.
I do not say that this would apply to the OP.
I was speaking specifically to the OP, @rphcfb, not to internationals in general. That said, that’s a conversation for another thread.
What do you plan to study, OP?
@TQfromtheU The Pakistani system for Chartered Accountancy is very different. Basically, you need to
- Clear 22 exams, some of which are offered quarterly, some offered semi-annually
- Work for 3 years under a registered (with the body, ICAP) firm as an intern. It usually extends to 3.5 with most firms requiring a 6 month trial period from the interns.
- Gain certain credit hours in presentation and writing skills.
As such, the entry requirements are very basic: Highschool cleared / 2 Alevels cleared etc.
You do not earn any degree throughout, nor hold one at the end. You’re just professionally certified to do the job (and the employment rates are very high!)
@MYOS1634 Under the Pakistani system, you can get the first two levels of the professional study removed if you have gained a bachelors degree in a relevant course. But if you do the professional course first and then seek a degree, you’re not usually able to get one. There is a workaround though - the professional studies let you get exemptions from other professional study courses. So I could clear the first two levels of the Chartered Accountancy course under ICAP (institute of chartered accountancy of Pakistan) and then apply to and get exempted from the first two levels of the ACCA course offered by the UK, which automatically grants me a bachelor’s degree from Oxford Brooke’s university. That’d probably be the path I’d be taking if I’m unable to gain admissions this run
@jym626 I plan to pursue a course in either social sciences or humanities. That being said, I’m not certain about any particular major that I’d wish to pursue as of now.