<p>Hi I'll be transferring to Baruch College next semester from Queens College. I read about Baruch's 4+1 Master's program for accounting. I was wondering if it would be a wise decision to finish my BBA in 3 years and go straight to Master's because that would mean I could get my Master's in 4 years rather than 5. </p>
<p>However, my brother, who is working on his MAcc at Baruch, told me that it is very hard to do that because job opportunities depend on internship experience, GPA, etc. He suggests me to do the traditional way, which is 5 years, and focus on internship and good GPA simultaneously. </p>
<p>Should I do it his way or my way? </p>
<p>Btw, I am a freshmen with 12 AP credits and currently working on a 13 credits so basically I'll have 25 by next semester.</p>
<p>@workingATbig4- Yeah I’ll probably be taking summer classes in order to finish it in 4 years. With that being said, I doubt I’d have time for internship over the course of those 4 years. I’ll be out at age 22 with a MAcc but no internship experience. Should I do that or should I do what my brother said? Or do you think I can handle work within the four years? </p>
<p>@hkem123- Yeah that’s the point; however, you can finish your BBA in three years if you take 15-18 credits each semester and summer classes. And the master’s program is one year.</p>
<p>On average students at Baruch get their undergraduate in 5-6 years. It is not impossible to do it in 3, but I haven’t heard of any successful outcomes. You probably won’t get a good GPA by taking 18 credits there, not mentioning any internships. Although professors at Baruch have PhD’s from the top universities, most of them are bad at teaching. You will come to a class and will listen to a professor, with a monotone voice, reading Power Point slides. In addition, there is only a limited amount of As accounting professors can give out, unless it is an honors class. The accounting program is the hardest out of all the business programs they offer, and maybe that is why it is at #22 in the US. So, if you want to be unemployed or work at HR Block, then follow your lead; otherwise, listen to your brother.</p>
<p>Yes, for most of the students work full/part time, and they usually take between 12-15 credits, or even less. Not all of the classes are introductory–once you reach upper level classes, it will be even hader. Try to take fincancial accounting, cost accounting, and 4 more classes in one semester, and I bet you will regret that you decided to go to college. Stick to 13 credits, participate in clubs, network, and you will be fine.</p>
<p>Most of the upper level business and accounting classes are not offered during the winter semester because it runs for 4 weeks. During the summer though, they offer two terms: one runs for 4 weeks and the other one for 6. So keep that in mind.</p>