Hey guys, I know have posted about this before. I am still waiting to hear from USC but in case I don’t get in I have to choose between UCSB for Pre-Econ and Accounting or CSULB Business Admin with an emphasis on Accountancy. The thought of not getting the B in Econ 10A terrifies me because I wouldn’t get into the full major and probably leave UCSB and be behind. I would end up probably at CSULB after that anyways. Do I take the risk and go to UCSB for the experience and the prestige or play it safe and go to CSULB? Help! I love accounting but wasn’t in love with Econ. I want to get my CPA and get recruited by the big 4 and maybe teach accounting eventually. I forgot to mention I did get into the CSULB honors program though.
Go to CSULB.
Im going to UCSB for Econ and Acc even though Im in the same situation, if you are not willing to take a risk and make sacrifices in order to do hard work, don’t bother going to UC.
Your chances at being recruited to the Big Four is slim at CSULB. One of my close family members was offered positions at Ernst and Young, KPMG, and Deloitte (which she ultimately accepted). From her words, which school you go to matters a lot if your goal is a Big Four auditing firm, since they’re extremely selective about which schools they recruit from.
Edit: And I want to make it clear though, very few individuals from her graduating class were offered positions at these firms. You should not make your desire to work at these firms dictate your life.