We don't believe this poll! Do you?
When asked, "What is your ideal career?" 12.8 percent of teens said businessperson. Accountant ranked No. 22 among 35 careers mentioned, trailing teacher (No. 3), fashion and design (No. 10) and mechanic (No. 12). Those are among the findings of a poll by Junior Achievement.
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FAQ
Can you tell me the ups and downs of being a CPA? CPAs are entrusted with public trust — from verifying an individual's taxes to certifying the financial statements of major corporations. In this way, the career track is very demanding — but don't forget, very much in demand as well. While it is certainly an involved and rigorous course of study, the professional gratification and responsibility, as well as career possibilities are unmatched. Your career choice is a considered decision and you should explore it by taking courses in accounting, as well as discuss this with professors and other professionals you may know.
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Here they are: The top 10
The following are the top 10 "dumbest moments in business" of 2003, from the Business 2.0 magazine's fourth annual list of the most comical corporate blunders and biggest business mistakes.
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Accounting word of the week: S
Sarbanes-Oxley Act: An act designed to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard-setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes. For more accounting definitions, go to:
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Bill Gates' 11 rules for living
Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 right out of high school. You won't be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both. Quoted in New Accountant magazine. For accounting articles and insights, go to:
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Maryland entrepreneurs work, live together in frat-style dorm
The Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities Program is a three-year-old living-learning venture at Maryland’s College Park campus, jointly sponsored by the engineering and business schools. Students live and work side by side in a state-of-the-art dorm inside what can best be described as a business incubator.
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Got a question only a CPA can answer?
More than 160 TCPA members venture into the Mentor Center each month to pose questions about the CPA career, the educational requirements, the exam, or what it's like to be a CPA. Visit the Mentor Center at www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/mentors.htm. Remember, it's e-mail only!
College track: February schedule for seniors
After you send in the FAFSA, you should get a Student Aid Report (SAR) four weeks later. Look it over to make sure everything is correct, make any changes and return it if you've made any corrections.
Applying for scholarships? Now's the time to finish off those applications.
Check in with the financial aid offices of the schools you've sent applications to. Make sure they have all the information they need to process your financial-aid applications.
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Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, go here:
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TCPA member profile
Meet Lena Parenyak of McDaniel College.
Graduation date: May 22, 2004
Hobbies: Music, playing the piano, reading
Favorite movie: "A Beautiful Mind"
Why I want to be a CPA: It is the profession that attracts me with its accuracy, with less gray areas than some other professions have. CPA is a good background for any kind of profession in the business world. In addition to that, I have been interning in a CPA firm and I seem to like public accounting and auditing a lot.
Favorite course: Advanced Accounting, with its accounting for mergers and acquisitions. It is very interesting to solve the puzzle of consolidated financial statements.
Least favorite course: Rights and Revolution — some philosophy class that I took a long time ago.
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Oh, interesting. I hated accounting when I took it in college." — 95 percent. The remaining 5 percent actually like accounting themselves and are approving my career choice.
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