Are you graduating?
Congratulations! You are one step closer to the CPA. Just let us know so we can update your record in our TCPA database. Write to publicrelations@macpa.org.
More moolah for accounting majors
The average starting salary offer for accounting majors is $42,155, an increase of 1.9 percent over last year, according to a quarterly report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
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Get smart — read Accounting for Dummies
Find books you can use to get ahead. Check out our recommended reading lists now.
www.startheregoplaces.com/resourcecenter/
recommendedreading.asp?listid=1
Where did Donald Trump go to college?
Believe it or not, some stars shine pretty brightly in school, too. Do you know where these bright stars received their education? Test your pop college knowledge. You might be surprised.
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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 to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/
college.html
Accounting word of the week: J
Joint venture: When two or more persons or organizations gather capital to provide a product or service. Often carried out as a partnership. For more definitions, go to:
www.startheregoplaces.com/resourcecenter/
glossary.asp
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Personal Finance 101
Imagine how you want to live once you're on your own. What kind of car are you going to buy? Where are you going to live? Do you love to go to the movies or to the clubs every weekend? Remember, it's your life, you can do whatever you want ... or can you? Take this Reality Check and see.
www.jumpstart.org/madmoney/
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A hearty welcome ...
... to new TCPA member Quinette Elder of Hammond High School. Thanks so much for joining Tomorrow's CPA.
Hopkins to offer free tuition to 'Baltimore Scholars'
Johns Hopkins University has announced a new program to provide full-tuition scholarships to any graduate of Baltimore City public schools accepted into the university.
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TCPA member profile
Meet Tabitha Dolley of the University of Maryland, College Park
Graduation date: May 2006
Hobbies: Shopping
Favorite movie: "Love and Basketball"
Why I want to be a CPA: It is a stable career and has a good salary.
Favorite course: Accounting
Least favorite course: Biology
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Ooooh, a desk job, that should be boring, but I guess it pays good to be bored."
Thank you ...
... to the teachers and students who made this year's Career Awareness Program a record-breaking success. Maryland CPAs visited 75 high schools around the state, speaking in classrooms and appearing at career fairs. We had the pleasure of meeting more than 3,600 future CPAs. Thanks for all your support and enthusiasm!
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