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I want to go away for college and my parents are kicking me out for do so. I plan on first getting my associate's degree, beginning a career, and then going back to school to further my education. So, my question is, what are some the best associate's degrees that I could earn to "get my foot in the door" and make enough money to live decently? I don't want to have to live paycheck to paycheck.
I seem to have an interest in business because every time I think of going to school, my mind goes from business to accounting and into other related fields.
My parents now do not want anything to do with me and ultimately want me to fail. They want me to come back begging for them to let me back in. Not going to happen. I am going to use them as my motivation to become the best at what I do. Not that I am not self-driven, it's just that I can use them as more determination to make it somewhere in life and become a part of something bigger than my self.
What they said above. I'm going for my CPA, and from what I can tell, you can easily clear 6 figures or close to it once you get a bachelors.
Engineering is seriously in demand and high paying. There's a huge lack of engineers in the U.S. now and those jobs are getting outsourced as a result, so it's also an excellent field to go into.
Accounting is very good--always in demand. If you can eventually become a CPA you will make very good money indeed.
Other than that, any kind of engineering degree.
You make good money (ie 6 figures) if you work for one of the big 4 and become a partner, otherwise it's just ok.
Btw, it's not as easy to become a CPA nowadays. They raised the standard and now you need 1) a masters & 2) experience in internal or external audits.
Without those two things you cant become a CPA.
Did I mention that the rate of failure for passing the CPA exam is higher than that of the LSAT?
Anyway, dont let me discourage you from becoming a successful member of society. If you put your mind into it, you'll make it.
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You make good money (ie 6 figures) if you work for one of the big 4 and become a partner, otherwise it's just ok.
Btw, it's not as easy to become a CPA nowadays. They raised the standard and now you need 1) a masters & 2) experience in internal or external audits.
Without those two things you cant become a CPA. Did I mention that the rate of failure for passing the CPA exam is higher than that of the LSAT?
Anyway, dont let me discourage you from becoming a successful member of society. If you put your mind into it, you'll make it.
As to your highlighted points: You dont need a Masters degree. Due to the fact you need 150 hours of course study, you might as well get one as most degrees are 120 or so. But I dont have my masters and Im certified. As far as experience, most nerds...yeah I said it..lol, come outta school with lets say Bachelors and Masters and sit immediately because the material is fresh on their brain. These are normally the ones who work in industry i.e. Big 4 or regional CPA firms. Most of them if not all have no Accounting experience outside of an internship or two. And yes, I try and tell people ALL the time that the CPA is a complete MONSTER!!! Hard as hell.
As to your highlighted points: You dont need a Masters degree. Due to the fact you need 150 hours of course study, you might as well get one as most degrees are 120 or so. But I dont have my masters and Im certified. As far as experience, most nerds...yeah I said it..lol, come outta school with lets say Bachelors and Masters and sit immediately because the material is fresh on their brain. These are normally the ones who work in industry i.e. Big 4 or regional CPA firms. Most of them if not all have no Accounting experience outside of an internship or two. And yes, I try and tell people ALL the time that the CPA is a complete MONSTER!!! Hard as hell.
While the requirements don't spell out "MASTERS DEGREE REQUIRED"
it's clearly implied by requiring 150 semester hours of studies.
I don't know of anybody who just ( not prior to the new requirements) went for a BA and then took 30 hrs of accounting classes without getting another degree. It just makes no sense to do that...
But the hardest part of all, it's not getting the masters, or even passing the CPA (yes you can take it, but cannot be given a license without having auditing experience).
The real hard part is getting yourself a job as an external or internal auditor. The competition is fierce to say the least.
I know all of this because wifie was lucky and smart enough to get a job in a mid-sized auditing company, and is studying pretty hard to pass the second part of the CPA.
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But no doubt, Engineering is great as well!
