<p>i am an accounting major...i want to get accounting degree from a reputed univ. because at last i think that the name of univ matters when i will be hired. correct me if iam wrong abt it!!</p>
<p>currently im a freshman in a fourth-tier univ (as per US News rankings). im takin biology, history, maths, and english. iam plannin to apply for transfer for the fall 2009. </p>
<p>till now i think i will apply to BYU Utah. but i need some other suggestions too. i want to get a reputed degree but it also needs to be affordable. </p>
<p>my SAT score was "pathetic" so iam thinkin of retakin it also. what do u suggest??</p>
<p>but on the contrary my highschool gpa and toefl score are very good. </p>
<p>The most important factor in a transfer is a good GPA. You will need a 3.0, bare minimum. A 3.5 will give you a lot better options.
Bear in mind that accountants have to do very precise work. You might think about putting more precision into your writing as part of your training.</p>
<p>You honestly need to be realistic about your future. If you want to be an accountant, ask yourself where. There’s no point in going to a reputable school that is considered reputable in their specific area, and find yourself going back home after you graduate only to find out no one has heard of the school you attended. So ask yourself first where do you want to live upon graduation.</p>
<p>Many schools, especially top schools, will also want specific requirements fulfilled before you transfer into their business/accounting departments, which will consists of specific classes.</p>
<p>For example USC, they want you to have taken 2 Econ Classes, and 1 calculus class before entering. I imagine if you specifically want to enter their accounting dept you’d have to have taken the recommended 2 classes of accounting.</p>
<p>Don’t shy away from privates, because they can offer you more financial aid then you think you’ll ever get, take for example Claremont McKenna College which has an extremely good reputation in the business/political world. They do offer accounting as well, and they guarantee to meet 100 percent of your financial need or Estimated Family Contribution, without offering student loans, as they’ll replace student loans with more grant money.</p>
<p>BTW why not transfer at the junior level, USC is one school that doesn’t look at your high school test scores or record if you have 30 units or more by the time you transfer.</p>
<p>It seemed like Umanga is an international student. Claremont McKenna and USC DO NOT offer any financial aid to international transfer applicants…</p>
<p>“i am an accounting major…i want to get accounting degree from a reputed univ. because at last i think that the name of univ matters when i will be hired. correct me if iam wrong abt it!!”</p>
<p>The name of the university matters only if the employer cares. Lots of employers favor graduates of their local/regional universities because they are familiar with the programs. If you are an international student, you need to think very carefully about where you want to make your career. A degree from a US university in accounting may not be what you need if you are planning to go home after graduation. And, if you are an international student and do not have a green card yet, you should be thinking very very carefully about what you can do with your US degree in another country. You may not be able to find permanent employment here.</p>
<p>As to BYU: this school is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (Mormon). It is very inexpensive even for non-Mormons, and the business school has an excellent reputation. However, it can be a very challenging environment for non-Mormon students because the religious philosophy completely pervades the university environment. Some non-Mormons are very happy there. Others are totally miserable. You will need to think very carefully about this before you commit to a transfer there.</p>
<p>To a certain extent Accounting is Accounting (like Engineering is Engineering) no matter where you study. If you will be working towards a CPA, successful completion of that exam is what will count, not where you took your classes.</p>
<p>From what I understand, prestige isn’t that important in accounting. It can help with recruitment (drum up interest, talk with professors, talk with club members, collect resumes, interview pre-selected students), but nearly all AACSB schools are recruited. Recruitment is restricted to nearby colleges so if you want to work in Los Angeles, go to a school near southern California.</p>
<p>Case in point: local DC-area recruiter came to our campus today and mentioned her tour list. Whereas she stops by the local colleges frequently, schools out of the local area get recruited once. It could be Virginia Tech (a very good school with many DC-area students attending and moderate competition from other regional offices) or Temple (a good school with fewer DC-area students and fierce competition from other regional offices) or Salisbury State (a less prestigious school also with many DC-area students and little competition from other regional offices). Each student has the same opportunity as the other.</p>
<p>I would suggest you take any advantages of the 2 years at your current college. The way business programs are set up, a student stands little to no benefit to from where they spend their first 2 years.
That’s because all credible business schools have AACSB accreditation, which requires students to pass a sequence of pre-requisites in math, accounting, economics and other subjects to fully major in business or accounting. As a result, colleges accept many transfers (from other majors within the school, from other schools and local community colleges) into the program to start junior year.</p>
<p>Indeed Temple does, including 3 close friends. However, they have fewer than Virginia Tech, which is full of northern VA kids, or Salisbury, with many DC/Baltimore area kids.
Besides I wanted to pick one of the recruited schools that was a close comparison to VA Tech, but also distinctive. Penn State or VCU wouldn’t have really fit.</p>
<p>hey guys thanks for all ur replies. i will really have a hard time thinkin all abt those things…but its gona worth.</p>
<p>i am thinkin to get a bachelors and masters degree here (and try for CPA also) and gain some work experience and eventually move to my country so that i can start something of my own. so for now, take it as i will be seeking for jobs in the US.</p>
<p>can u guys suggest me what i can do so that my resume after freshman looks solid and makes me standout from others??i have some ideas but want some suggestions because i want to end up doing right things.</p>