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re: UNO MS Accounting Questions?
Posted on 4/30/12 at 9:42 pm to kfizzle85
Posted on 4/30/12 at 9:42 pm to kfizzle85
A CPA is a trump card and all the firms look for is that you are CPA eligible, anyways. But it will probably be much easier to get hired with your CPA in hand, I would think. But like kfizz said if you already have a job lined up then it doesn't matter as long as you are still in school actively seeking your CPA eligibility and not just slacking off.
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Posted on 5/1/12 at 9:13 am to reb13
If you have the grades to get an interview for a B4 gig, having the CPA going-in isn't going to make that much of a difference. If you meh grades, just having one or two of the sections done is going to help a lot. Now, from a personal standpoint, I will tell you that if you are able to take it before you start working, by all that is holy, do it.
Posted on 5/1/12 at 12:10 pm to kfizzle85
I endorse everything Kfizzle has said in this thread.
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:28 pm to kfizzle85
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If you have the grades to get an interview for a B4 gig, having the CPA going-in isn't going to make that much of a difference. If you meh grades, just having one or two of the sections done is going to help a lot. Now, from a personal standpoint, I will tell you that if you are able to take it before you start working, by all that is holy, do it.
I'm gonna consider having half of it passed (2 parts) before starting work.
. I had an LSU alumna tell me that it's best to take the 2 hard sections before working, and to take the 2 'easier' sections once I start working since I won't have as much time to devote to studying and preparing.This post was edited on 5/1/12 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 5/1/12 at 6:57 pm to ladytiger118
That's good advice, but I'd really suggest just plowing through all of it over the summer if you can.
Posted on 5/1/12 at 9:44 pm to kfizzle85
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MS means nothing, absolutely nothing.
This is pretty much true, for the most part. It possibly could affect you somewhere down the line, like a specific job, but not your overall marketability. IMO if you can get your hours in a semester, just knock out the hours and sit. You could even study part of the time while you take class.
I might also suggest LSU correspondence...if you have already graduated and just need hours, take your classes through the mail, and you can live wherever you want. Ive done it, its legit
Posted on 5/1/12 at 9:47 pm to Burt Reynolds
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go to Tulane. You only need a 550 on your gmat.
I believe it is 450 at UNO, which is 10% the price. Bad advice man.
Posted on 5/1/12 at 9:48 pm to kfizzle85
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If you have the grades to get an interview for a B4 gig, having the CPA going-in isn't going to make that much of a difference. If you meh grades, just having one or two of the sections done is going to help a lot. Now, from a personal standpoint, I will tell you that if you are able to take it before you start working, by all that is holy, do it.
I would listen to pretty much everything he has said in the thread.
This post was edited on 5/1/12 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 5/2/12 at 8:06 am to OceanMan
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I believe it is 450 at UNO, which is 10% the price. Bad advice man.
And since the MS in Acct doesn't matter much I'd rather go somewhere for a bargain. I don't want to spend what, $50,000 or more to get one from Tulane. I heard UNO is a little under $10,000 for the whole MS (which isn't bad at all. I think my high school tuition/everything total was $8,000 a year and that was 4 years ago).
I could be wrong but I imagine LSU is more than UNO as well. Plus LSU wants their students to have over a 3.5 (which knocks out a lot of LSU ACCT majors in my opinion; have had this discussion with some friends who have over a 3.0 but don't have what LSU wants).
This post was edited on 5/2/12 at 8:08 am
Posted on 5/2/12 at 9:07 am to ladytiger118
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Plus LSU wants their students to have over a 3.5 (which knocks out a lot of LSU ACCT majors in my opinion; have had this discussion with some friends who have over a 3.0 but don't have what LSU wants).
hmmm...maybe it's changed in the last 7 or 8 years, but they used to accept sub 3.5 GPA w/ adequate GMAT Scores. Talk to a counselor.
Posted on 5/2/12 at 9:10 am to kfizzle85
quote:You'll never regret hitting the study books hard for a summer and knocking it out, and you'll pat yourself on the back so many times when you see your audit buddies trying to fit study time in to an already crappy schedule.
That's good advice, but I'd really suggest just plowing through all of it over the summer if you can.
Posted on 5/2/12 at 10:02 am to ladytiger118
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I'm gonna consider having half of it passed (2 parts) before starting work. . I had an LSU alumna tell me that it's best to take the 2 hard sections before working, and to take the 2 'easier' sections once I start working since I won't have as much time to devote to studying and preparing.
Finish it all before you start. Studying while working sucks something awful.
Posted on 5/2/12 at 11:52 am to LSUAfro
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hmmm...maybe it's changed in the last 7 or 8 years, but they used to accept sub 3.5 GPA w/ adequate GMAT Scores. Talk to a counselor.
Eh, I love LSU and their Masters program is probably better...but I've known several people get their Undergrad Acct BS at LSU and went to UNO for the MS Acct and ended up with good jobs. I'm from Metairie so I would save a lotttttt of money (no living expenses/live at home) by getting the MS at UNO. Plus LSU has changed their program around to be almost a 2 year program because of an internship option. I just want to get my hours, take the CPA, and work in as fast and economically feasible manner as possible.
This post was edited on 5/2/12 at 11:54 am
Posted on 5/2/12 at 12:42 pm to ladytiger118
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I could be wrong but I imagine LSU is more than UNO as well. Plus LSU wants their students to have over a 3.5 (which knocks out a lot of LSU ACCT majors in my opinion; have had this discussion with some friends who have over a 3.0 but don't have what LSU wants).
I did not realize it was that hard to get in to the LSU MACC program. At ole miss I do not even think you have to have a 3.0 and only need like a 450.
Posted on 5/2/12 at 1:06 pm to ladytiger118
I would really, really suggest you think more long-term about your options rather than focus on saving a few grand next year. Any opportunity you can get at UNO, you can almost definitely get at LSU, but I wouldn't say it applies the other way around, even on a local level. I'm not saying don't go to UNO, I'm just saying focus on the right things here. Saving 10g isn't the thing to focus on, giving yourself the opportunity to choose from the most/best potential job options is the thing to focus on.
Posted on 5/2/12 at 4:10 pm to OceanMan
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I believe it is 450 at UNO, which is 10% the price. Bad advice man.
that's great if you want a shite job
Posted on 5/2/12 at 4:14 pm to Burt Reynolds
There's reasons to go to Tulane for grad school, accounting is definitely not one of them. eta: Unless you don't want to do accounting.
This post was edited on 5/2/12 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 5/2/12 at 4:49 pm to reb13
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I did not realize it was that hard to get in to the LSU MACC program. At ole miss I do not even think you have to have a 3.0 and only need like a 450.
LSU wants a 3.5 and 570 GMAT. UNO is a 450 and a 2.8 I believe.
And a few of the posters on this topic are contradicting themselves by saying the MS doesn't matter except for CPA hours, yet saying UNO is bad?? I don't get it....if the MS "doesn't matter" then I'm going to go to a place where I can live at home/commute and not break the bank.
This post was edited on 5/2/12 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 5/2/12 at 5:39 pm to ladytiger118
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LSU wants a 3.5 and 570 GMAT
That is surprising, I am pretty sure that is higher than most MACC programs in the SEC.
Posted on 5/2/12 at 5:50 pm to ladytiger118
The MS degree itself doesn't matter, where you decide to get it from will give you different opportunities. LSU is a bigger school and will give you a wider range of opportunities. That may or may not matter to you, I was just point out that the school makes a difference, the degree does not. I thought was pretty cut and dry.
This post was edited on 5/2/12 at 5:51 pm
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