<p>Hello everyone</p>
<p>I'm going to be a 4th year student majoring in econ at a state university. I transferred into this university after attending community college for my first year. At first I was pursuing pre medicine, and after my first semester at the university, ended up failing 3 of my classes and ended up on academic probation. for the next 3 semesters I fooled around and did not take school seriously enough. I had changed my major path, I started taking economics courses so i can complete the economics major requirements. Now I'm about 5 classes away from the major. Now I might be dropped from the major because I withdrew from the same class twice, even though the second time I withdrew before the withdraw deadline, so It shouldn't even be on my transcript. That was an error on part of the registars office. I'm trying to fight it, but If I don't win, my 2 years at the university will be somewhat of a waste. As of now my gpa is a horrendous 2.1. If I can't pursue my major of choice then I will be leaving the university. </p>
<p>Now here comes my dilemma, sorry for the long introduction lol. If I leave the university, Can I go back to a community college and, complete an associates, then once again apply to a four year institution as an accounting major? Given that I perform well in community college. Will the state universitys be willing to take a chance with me again if I do well in community college? And what are my chances of succeeding in my goals?</p>
<p>I don’t mean to sound rude, but…</p>
<p>It doesn’t sound as though you are academically mature enough to get through (or even into) an Accounting program. You are in your FOURTH year, and you fooled around for much of that time? What was the point of going to college if you weren’t going to take any of it seriously?</p>
<p>I would strongly encourage you to just finish your Economics major. You say you are only a few classes away from finishing right? Well finish so it isn’t a complete waste. Then you could go back to CC, and if you are REALLY serious and buckle down, you might get into an Accounting program, assuming your low GPA from your previous GPA doesn’t screw you over.</p>
<p>But honestly, it seems as though the last four years have been somewhat of waste. Sounds *****y, but it is true.</p>
<p>my major gpa is a 3.6, the classes i messed up in don’t even pertain to my major. But none the less it still effects my academic record negatively. And you don’t get it, they might not allow me to finish the economics major, because of a technicality over how many times you can take a statistics course, a mistake that wasn’t even mine. Im trying to fight it, but if i lose. then i won’t be able to finish my degree.</p>
<p>i have noticed my mistakes, and have come to a realization and from now on i know i’m going to take my work seriously. my question was can i get into an accounting program after attending a community college and doing well? and will state universities be willing to take a chance with me again?</p>
<p>and i will be beginning my fourth year, not currently in it.</p>
<p>I’m with you, at least somewhat. I’m about to enter my 4th year of school and I’m a sophomore still. I was at a CC and I took three semesters of music classes because it is what I love to do. Now I’m a Econ major and just about to finish my lower division stuff. My GPA is 3.91 though. If I were you, I would do everything in my power to deal with the screw up by the registrar’s office and finish. Also, you should add a minor to stay in school for a few more classes so you can raise your overall GPA. As for accounting, I don’t think you will be able to handle it unless you are really really committed. I’ve taken the 1st and 2nd Principles of Accounting classes and students who aren’t smart or work hard tend to struggle. </p>
<p>You will be able to go back to a Associates degree and if they say you can’t finish your Econ degree, that’s what I would do. An A.S. in Acct will land you a descent job. But, honesty, I don’t think going back to a quality university is going to be in your cards. Plus, a lot of states say that once you have a certain amount of hours, here in Texas it’s 150 hours, you have to start paying OOS Tuition. If money is an issue.</p>
<p>Are you wanting out of the Economics major? If not, can you take that class elsewhere and have it transferred to your college?</p>
<p>Yes, you can transfer into an Accountant program after attending a community college, but you are just adding a ton more years of schooling that could have been avoided.</p>
<p>yeah i know, thank you for your advice. i understand i made foolish mistakes. but i really want to pursue accounting. only reason i did economics was because they didn’t allow me to take accounting because i was at the liberal arts college at my school. and in order to take accounting you have to be in the business school at the university.</p>
<p>i have good math skills and i’m also good at problem solving and analytical thinking. so i know i can handle accounting, i took 1 accounting class already and got an A, even though it was an intro class. I just slacked off and made poor decisions. i now understand what i did wrong and how it has effected me. But I don’t want to do economics anymore, i want to become a CPA. </p>
<p>my question is, will i have a shot at getting into an accounting program at a public university after i complete an A.S degree with good grades at a cc?</p>
<p>to the princess bride,</p>
<p>yes i don’t want to pursue econ anymore. but if my school allows me to finish the degree. then ill just finish it up. but if not</p>
<p>i want to attend a cc and pursue accounting</p>
<p>Econguy, its best not to start over at this point. Right now my plan is to get my undergrad in Econ and a M.P.A. afterwards, everyone I talk to agrees that this combo is really marketable. So I would do like I said, If you are able to finish Econ and you work towards a minor that is 10 or more classes to bring up your overall GPA. You have a good GPA in your major so that is working in your favor. Therefore, a Masters in Accounting might still be an option for you. Remember too, even if you start over at a CC for accounting your GPA and your classes from now won’t go anywhere. They will still be there, I can’t think of any descent accounting program that will take you with that much of a botch on your record.</p>
<p>i know my gpa will still be with me </p>
<p>but i think that last statement of yours was a bit inaccurate. where are you getting that from? if i show a good upward trend in grades at the CC. why wouldn’t an accounting program accept me.</p>
<p>and remember also, i’m not applying to very highly competitive accounting programs. ill apply to lower ranked programs as well. i feel like you’re kinda tryna get me to quit on my dreams. idc though im still going to go for it.</p>
<p>are you 5 classes from graduating or 5 classes from being able to take upper division courses?</p>
<p>i’m 2 classes away from taking upper division courses. but once i get those out of the way, then i got 3 classes left.</p>
<p>okay, so I’m guessing you need stats to take your econometrics classes, but anyway, I’m by no means trying to get you to “quit on your dreams.” I’m trying to get you to look at your other options. You are really close to your Econ degree and for you to give up now is like quitting a 100 mile marathon at the end of your 95th mile. It just doesn’t make sense. I said because of your good major GPA, that you have a shot for a MASTERS IN ACCOUNTING. All you need to work on is your overall GPA. If you do the math right, you can have a masters in acct. at the same time you would have your undergrad in acct. if you were to change again. </p>
<p>If you are able to graduate with your Econ degree at like a 3.0 and your major GPA around 3.7 you will have a strong chance at a Tier 1 B-school for m.p.a. I know a 3.0 will be tough and I know I keep bringing up a minor, but a few more classes makes these doable. Or you can change now, and you will graduate with a undergrad in accounting from a Tier 2 school at best. I can say this because I have friends who were rejected from bottom tier 1 schools and some tier 2 schools with a 3.35 and 3.28 and both had upward trends in their 2 Principles of Econ, Acct and two Business Calc classes. Plus, if you go back, there isn’t going to be much more your second university will look at. I mean by now, you should have your 2 econ classes, your math classes and all the other lower division stuff. So the only thing more you can do is probably 1 BCIS class, 1 MGMT course and your 2 principles of accounting. All the other courses for your A.S. won’t transfer to a 4 year school. I know, my degree plan at my CC was Acct.</p>
<p>the cc im applying to has 2+2 programs, where you’re guaranteed admission into a four year institution after your A.S is completed.</p>
<p>also they have transfer oriented programs, that prepare you for transfer after your A.S is done.</p>
<p>it sounds like you have your mind made up. good luck, man…</p>
<p>You have a good chance of being admitted, and you should NOT enroll. </p>
<p>Going to school for you at this point is like, after being rejected twice, asking out the same girl for the 3rd time (and the girl bores you to death consistently and isn’t hot).</p>
<p>never got rejected twice</p>