UTD Accounting/ pharmacy

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<p>Hey guys, </p>

<p>I am currently considering two career options, and I cannot make my mind. On one hand I would like to pursue accounting and on the other pharmacy. I got a full ride at utd and I will not have to pay for anything besides maybe books. </p>

<p>Basically, my problem is if I do go into accounting, does utd even have good connections and networking? Smu has connections to ernst and young, jp morgan, coca cola, and a lot of good companies centered in dallas. I know someone personally who majored in accounting and history at smu and not works at ernst and young. Does utd have any of these connections? Its centered in dallas well...</p>

<p>I really rather attend smu but its very costly and I would be taking a 10k loan yearly upon which interest will be added as soon as i get the money in school. Additionally, because tuition increases by 6-8 percent a year, I could potentially have to take a 12 or 14 loan for one year. I cannot decide if working at a big four accounting firm will be worth the loan. </p>

<p>Do you guys think its better to attend utd and be debt free or attend smu with a huge debt when i graduate?</p>

<p>If I do pharmacy, I think utd would be a better option because both school have similar pre- health advising. Smu, however, has better programs such as engaged learning and they have a better career center to help you get that good job and internship. </p>

<p>Help me out! May 1st is the dreaded deadline when i must choose..</p>

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<p>Sounds like you are very prepared and mindful of your future. That’s very good. I’m guessing because you got a full ride scholarship, you’d be able to handle the hard classes that you must take to fulfill pharm school prereqs. Take it from someone in the third year of a science degree: these classes are HARD. Be prepared to make friends with people who have already taken the classes to gain access to past notes or possibly practice exams. I believe pharmacy is a very smart path because not only is there a Pre-Pharm club where you can become an officer and make a good impression on representatives of pharm schools, but also there are very helpful professors that will be happy to help you on your path. I must admit I know next to nothing about accounting at UTD, but I suspect that you’d gain a bigger salary as a pharmacist right off the bat. I think you’d have to work and fight your way through several promotions as an accountant to make the same as a starting pharmacist.</p>

<p>My best advice…don’t go in that much debt for undergraduate school…but of course, the most important thing is what you see yourself as in the future. I’d say pharmacy is a safer route, but ONLY if you work hard in keeping a high GPA and get started on your pharm tech work by the time you hit junior year.</p>