<p>Hi,
I know you guys would probably think why I still haven't decided what I want to major in especially during my senior year. Well, I'm majoring in business, but concentrating in Finance or Accounting. I transferred from a community college (stayed there for 2 years) to a university (I want to finish in 2 years, but seems unlikely to happen) just to graduate "on time," but having seen the only 2 options in majors that my family wants me to go to (they're paying for my tuition), I don't want to go into any of the majors. I am taking Accounting courses this fall semester to see if I'm interested in it & am beginning to feel like I'm not up for it.
The bottom line: If I decide to switch my major to finance (If I do well in finance than accounting), even though I took half the required courses for accounting already, which I probably did bad on those courses & the grades will be on my transcript, will companies still be interested in me? If this is confusing...sorry...Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>Do you best on the Accounting courses...don't sweat it.</p>
<p>If you don't like it, you can just take Finance classes next semester, and employers might think you were just trying to get more credit hours.</p>
<p>For example, some people want to become CPA's (Certifed Pubilc Accountants), and most states require 150 credit hours to even sit for the exam (I think most all states adopted this limit).</p>
<p>So, you can always say you're preparing for the future, and wanted to keep the CPA option open.</p>
<p>Just my two cents of experience - unless you're coming out of a big name school with a degree in finance, it's going to be pretty tough to get a career with a good company. However, as difficult as accounting may be, you have a lot more career paths to take - Big 4 or Big 10 audit firms, private audit firms, audit and compliance departments of public and private companies, staff accounting positions, etc. </p>
<p>With finance, your options are limited. I went to a non-ivy school, - Georgia Tech. Big local name, so that helped a lot with my finance degree.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>with regards to the above post .... can i ask, how's UIUC's and Kelley's Finance program?</p>
<p>if i say, aiming for a shot at top companies?</p>
<p>I attend George Mason University, which is a small school that isn't in the top 50 best business schools. So do you guys suggest that I stick with accounting for better job opportunities? Cause the accounting professors @ GMU are all new & they constantly come in & out of teaching @ GMU along w/ their disorganized teaching methods. The average in one of my accounting classes is a 63. Should I just tough it out or switch to Finance?</p>
<p>Kelley's Finance Program is a top-tier program.</p>
<p>If you're referring to IU's Kelly school of business.</p>
<p>That's a tough call. My advice to you would be to stick with what you know and what you enjoy doing. If you're more creative minded but enjoy working with numbers, finance is the way to go. If you're more detail oriented, enjoy working with numbers, and like following specific guidelines, stick with accounting. Either way, sounds like you're at a good school.</p>