is doing a degree really worth it if i want to become an accountant?
i dont think i will be able to get into a top uni like LSE or oxford, and i've heard that from people and online informations that employers dont really care much about degrees from a university that is not very well known or doesn't has a high reputation. i also dont like the idea of studying another 3 years even though i like learning. its just that i dont think i will be able to specialise in real work accounting, degrees are just too general on everything. not everyone uses what they learn. i want to specialise as an auditor after doing ACCA (that is if i can). there are other routes to becoming an chartered accountant, as long as i do ACCA but i dont know who will employ and train me. i know i will get good A level results like 2As and Bs, and i am very hard working and determinant to achieve my dreams. so can someone please help me to decide if i should do a degree in accounting anyway and fall into a huge debt or try the working route, but if i do that who will train me
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Answer 1 :
I am no expert, but I am fairly certain that becoming an accountant requires you to have a degree. The most you could do without one is become a bookkeeper somewhere. You might also be able to work for a place like H & R Block doing taxes, but those are not accountants. You will make no where close to as much money as a CPA makes. Check out this site: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm
Answer 2 :
I am sure that to become a chartered accountant you must go to uni, try Glasgow or Edinburgh they are respected unis and their degrees carry their weight unlike some less known ones.
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