Accounting Majors Assemble - Page 8

I was accepted to a very well recognized business university in my area. They are a private school and tuition is $35,500 a year. I have already completed my associates, so I will only need to attend for two years. They gave me a $18,000 scholarship if I maintain a 3.0, and although I am grateful I wish they had given me more.
So here is the dilemma: This great school will cost me $17,500/yr, plus I will have much less time to work since it is so demanding, and my commute will be much farther. One the other hand, I can go to a state school where my tuition will be around $8,000/yr, or another even closer to me that will be $12,000/yr. My confusion is that I feel like a degree in accounting doesn't exactly require you to come from a spectacular school, and the cheaper option will do the trick?
I am unemployed right now and paying for it will be tough, but I can make it work. I just don't know if spending the extra money is really necessary in the area I'm looking to pursue.

any thoughts?

Accounting is not hard. Like I said, you learn it in steps and you will not forget it. You have to know all of it. You can't just skip and start learning about something else. I recommend you take 101 in class.

The one I took isn't really hard. It's called Business Environment and Concepts. It tests economics, corp governance, IT, economics, finance, and cost accounting. Therefore, it really tests your endurance as its 72 MC questions long and there are three short answer written compositions in the end. If you do well and pay attention in school, this CPA exam is definitely within your reach. GL.

If you don't mind, can you tell us what schools you got into? You can PM me.

There isn't really just one type of questions in Accounting. It's about knowing the concepts. Put it this way. If you're doing good in your current exams in school, you are on track and the questions on the CPA will be very similar. It's a mental thing. That is probably the reason why I went down twice on an exam that I would've ideally gotten between 80-90 in school. I expect high 80's next time I take it. You learn from your mistakes with the CPA.

Sure, the private school I'm talking about is Bryant University in RI. I don't know if it is as well-known in other areas, but around here its recognized as a very good business school. The other state schools I was accepted to are UMass Amherst (but thats a little too far for me to commute, so not an option anymore), Bridgewater State, and UMass Dartmouth.

As long as the schools are accredited by the proper institutions then you're fine. I happen to know Umass Amherst is. Also, Umass Amherst might even be a better business school than Bryant, so to me it's a no brainer. It's also a target school for employers, all the big 4 recruit there and so do a lot of other companies such as Goldman Sachs, IBM, and JP Morgan Chase.

I realize you said it's not an option anymore, but I think it's worth the commute.

I know Umass Amherst is a great option, but right now it would mean a 2 hour drive for me and unfortunately that wont work. I'll have to figure out something else.

Got it, thanks!

Umass it is then if its a little more affordable for you. Thats a a great school system. You will do very fine there! Good luck! I would pick Umass over Bryant.