Majoring in Accounting

[I'm Joe Dirt]

Actually marketing majors tend to work in very exciting and fast paced fields like advertising (designing ads), creating and analyzing promotions, thinking of product names and ideas and features (yes marketers have a big role in designing the actual products), and many other things.

I am a management major personally, and I love my major. Its mostly all concepts and ideas pretty much no math (except a few classes like ops management and you still have to take finance and accounting).

Management I think is most useful if you're trying to start and run your own business or you want to be promoted into *gasp* Management. A lot of managers in many companies and industries are just promoted from whatever area they were orginially from (since there ain't enough management majors to go around) and it SHOWS big time that they don't have the necessary education to make good decisions.

With a management major you can have the confidence and ability to make GOOD decisions and understand why they do or don't work. Plus management majors and MBAs with management specialization almost always get priority when it comes to promotion time.

 

[oakraiderz2]

Anyone majoring in finance? Im thinkin about changing my major to finance so i can start a business or something like that.

 

[SELF-MASTERY]

I think I'll stick with the goal of getting a CPA, if I decide to go to law school ( I havent fully decided not to) I'll definitely have a 'BIG' law spot waiting for me, along with a big salary.

Majors like marketing have always appealed to me, but they really don't seem skill based and everyone who wants a pseudo business degree majors in marketing because they see it as easy. Please dont take that as an insult; I'm damn tired of ppl picking internet fights.

 

[misterethoughts]

What if i do acounting certification program. in my college i take 6 classes i can get a certificate. I am wondering if you need anything higher then Algebra two.. or would i need to take cal.. ehh.. i hope not...

 

[cant think of a user name]

^^ 6 classes?

I thought you'd have to do like a bunch of accounting subjects in Uni just to qualify, then do a CPA or CA program for a few years to get your CPA/CA certificate?

 

[misterethoughts]

I do not know... I am going through a community college with this degree. It's some kind of program they have.. I am not sure. I will double check some more... if you want..pm me and i can tell you more...