Summer Leadership Programs

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<p>I have a "timeline" question relating to the SLP's at the Big 4 accounting firms.</p>

<p>I'm an Accounting major and just finished my sophomore year. I will be working full time this summer at my usual position of "Lead Porter" at a used car dealership (big shot, I know), along with a short internship at a local small accounting firm. I'm currently at a 3.92 GPA (one B in Business Finance, A's otherwise). Planning to join the Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Fraternity at my school next year, as the youngest you can be is a junior.</p>

<p>I wont have 150 credits after 4 years, so I will be doing a fifth year at either my current school (UCF in Florida) or Baruch in NY if I am accepted/decide to go. So although I'm not in an actual "five year degree program," I will be doing a fifth year for an MSA to get to 150 credits. Therefore, I plan to try for an SLP at one of the Big 4 firms next summer, after my junior year. Then go for an internship with one of them between senior year and my masters program.</p>

<p>Am I on track with all this? I was going to do it this summer, but from what I understand, it is supposed to be after your junior year if you plan to do a fifth year. I'm not technically in a "five year program" so I just wanted to make sure I understand this correctly. I believe KPMG's wesbsite uses the phrase "two years before your education is over," which would be accurate for me, but I think PWC says "after your second year in a four year program or after your third year in a five year program." This kinda threw me off because like I said, I will graduate with an Accounting degree after four years, but will need a fifth for 150 credits. I'm sure I'm just reading into this more than I need to, but I just wanted to make sure, even though its a too late if it were this summer lol.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>This is extremely confusing to me also. I believe they want you a summer before you could start full time. for your case, an internship after sr yr, then u get your fifth year, then you start full time. BUT i do know people that have interned after junior year and then deloitte waited for them. just ask your recruiter when they are on campus</p>

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<p>They want you the summer before your internship, which is the summer before you would start full time. When they say 4-year program, they’re assuming that four years is going to come with 150 hours. Even if you’re going to be in a different program for that 5th year, you are still on a 5-year program.</p>

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<p>Thanks hkem. That’s what I thought, just wanted to be sure.</p>