Switching majors... What do yall think about a ISDS+ internal audit minor?

ISDS degree is a great degree. I don't even know that you need to get an internal audit minor. Just go through the internal audit program at LSU and you will be fine. It is a great way to get a great internship the summer going into your senior year, alot of which turn into full-time jobs.

You can make good money with an ISDS degree, also look into the MS Analytics program at LSU. I think its just a 1 year graduate program, but you can make really good money after that.

Thank you for your reply! So it would be quicker to go through IA Prog. rather than get a minor in IA? Made this assumption bc you said "Just" lol. Not that I am not willing to spend time in college, its that I am running out of money and need to get a "real job" soon. I am more than willing to go back and get a MS in Analytics (which sounds awesome by the way, thx for the suggestion), but I need to get finish a Bach. soon. Are there decently paid job opportunities with just an ISDS degree? Idk what you majored in but would an ISDS degree make me eligible to sit for CPA? I will have the 150 hrs covered by the time I graduate.

Excellent combo! As Egg said you could land an IT Audit job and make a good starting salary. Think 55-65k depending on location

Tshiz, I have thought heavily about accounting. I am signed up for an accounting class and will see if I enjoy it. I've heard about how accounting will be obsolete because computers will take it over & its incredibly boring with no reward. Any thoughts on that?

MS, I wonder how the CIA prog is now. Read many posts about it being the shi*t in 2008ish. I also wonder if ISDS is what it once was as well. How would I even get that info? I'm seeking online help bc advisors tend to oversell a major IMO.

It is possible to land Big4 with ISDS degree? Interesting.

Lastly, to get into more interesting tech work would that be a path with ISDS and AI as you mentioned?

Yes, you can work on the advisory/consulting side with an ISDS degree, particularly if you supplement with machine learning, AI, robotics, etc. The big 4 and other consulting firms have a high demand for that skill set, and it will only continue to grow.

When I was your age, I thought about this issue in much the same way that you are. However, I think that probably was a mistake. Remember the saying, "a rising tide floats all boats?" There is a lot of truth to that. So if you want to have a successful career, look at what society allocates a lot of resources to and involve yourself in that.

For much of the past twenty years that has been investment banking/finance/professional sports/entertainment/real estate. For most of the previous twenty it was medicine and health care. Today, health care/medicine is in the equivalent of a bear market. Find the next winner in terms of the industry you identify.

If you can bring an understanding of statistics and science to the business world that will help you.

What do you think just an ISDS degree will get me?
I'm a female... someone told me that will hinder me others have said it will make me marketable. Your thoughts?

I majored in ISDS and took some IA classes, but it wasn’t technically a minor at that point. I still noted Internal Audit on my resume the first 5-10 years of my career and it paid dividends.

If you start out in a technical field and want to move in to management, IA can show your future bosses that you’re already comfortable with IT and financial controls. That’s something many young/new managers don’t bring to the table.

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