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Profiles of Accounting Majors
FSU has many fun and interesting things to do; from intramural sports to movies at the Student Life Building, from free concerts to original plays and dance recitals. Of course, there are a variety of athletic events and celebrations to attend. Also, as a native of Tallahassee, I want to mention that there are many good coffee shops available in the area, so students who like to study late at night will never have to worry about where to get a cup of coffee. I knew in high school that I wanted to do something with either Accounting or Finance. My opinion would be that one reason these are both very good majors is because I don't foresee any time in the near future jobs for Accounting and Finance majors will run short. I find the whole idea of working with money and having a career doing financial related endeavors intriguing, so I decided that Finance or Accounting was the way to go, for me. As far as a choice of major, the best advice I could give to a student is do something you enjoy. It doesn't seem to me that if you don't enjoy a major in college you would enjoy it when you get a real job and are doing it during a major portion of your waking hours. I made the decision to do Accounting, over Finance, because I like it a little more -- especially the opportunity to travel to different clients and the feeling that you are making a difference with the companies' financial statements, and ensuring that the stockholders wishes are fairly represented. Accounting is a complex field! In fact, I have found that I am drawn to auditing because it is challenging to go through the accounting records of a business to determine what they are doing, what accounting rules they are using, and if they can improve their efficiency of work. It seems to me that both Accounting and Finance are necessary parts of corporate America and, in fact, are essential to global business around the world. These two fields are even important to non-profit organizations and to government. I could see as a goal for myself in the future, either working with one of the Big Four accounting firms as an auditor or else I could see as a worthy goal to become a Chief Financial Officer of a major company. The best wisdom I could give another student who is considering becoming an Accounting major, would be to try to spread out the Accounting classes over the two years or so that you are taking them; try not to take more than two accounting courses a semester, and mix them up with other elective classes. This gives opportunity to focus on the Accounting subject matter and do your best work, rather than just rushing through the material. Also, I would recommend taking only four classes during the Spring and the Fall semesters, and save two or three classes to study over the Summer semester in order to do justice to the coursework. All in all, to sum it up, I must say that I am very happy with my major in Accounting. Not only has it been an interesting and challenging major in college, I am very much looking forward to spending my career engrossed in the financial world. I expect to carry with me the friendships and knowledge I have gained at The College of Business for a lifetime. Steve Shulthiess Masters Student |
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I was born and raised in Tallahassee, and I felt very comfortable choosing to study at Florida State University. One of my favorite things about studying at Florida State is the people who come to study here. Students here are very diverse, and come from all over the world. This gives the chance to meet a lot of individuals who are very different from you, and I believe that many of the friendships I have made sharing class work and activities while I have been here at The College of Business, will be long-lasting.