From state accounting to public accounting !

Posted by Colly on April 3, 2007, 10:48 am

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Hi,

I graduated from overseas with BS degree in Business Administration,
when I moved to United States I evaluated my transcript and it was
equivalent to BS degree in Business Administration with a focus on
Accounting and I also meet the educational requirements for the CPA
exam which I did take once but I was not successful, I tried hard to
get into public accounting firm but I couldnt and I end up taking a
state accounting job which I've been doing for a year.
Now I'm pursuing the CPA again and my question is, will it be possible
to get into public accounting after passing the CPA considering that
the only experience that I have is in government accounting or it'll
be a waste of time studying for the CPA now, considering also that i'm
33 years old, or age has nothing to do with this ?, and if i can study
anything else other than the CPA to enhance my career what will it
be,
Your advice is well appreciated, thanks everyone.

Posted by Brian on April 8, 2007, 8:27 pm

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> Hi,

> I graduated from overseas with BS degree in Business Administration,

> when I moved to United States I evaluated my transcript and it was

> equivalent to BS degree in Business Administration with a focus on

> Accounting and I also meet the educational requirements for the CPA

> exam which I did take once but I was not successful, I tried hard to

> get into public accounting firm but I couldnt and I end up taking a

> state accounting job which I've been doing for a year.

> Now I'm pursuing the CPA again and my question is, will it be possible

> to get into public accounting after passing the CPA considering that

> the only experience that I have is in government accounting or it'll

> be a waste of time studying for the CPA now, considering also that i'm

> 33 years old, or age has nothing to do with this ?, and if i can study

> anything else other than the CPA to enhance my career what will it

> be,

> Your advice is well appreciated, thanks everyone.

Are you sure you will be able to sit for the exam again? In NY the
educational requirement changed, I thought this was national. I was an
accounting major that never took the exam, also 33 - now, but I never
used my accounting education. The CPA would be a great investment for
you, by my estimation worth the effort.