How hip are you?
Sometimes it's hard to keep up with current events and who's hot or not. Or maybe you know what's going on, but your personal tastes are such that you just don't get what's driving the "hip" crowd into a tizzy. This quick quiz will tell you if you're "with it" or if you need a hip replacement.
www.ecrush.com/quizzes/hip/
index.phtml?sess_sid=&cobrand=bored
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
Curious about a CPA career?
These Web sites are full of information about the CPA and how to become one.
www.tomorrowscpa.org
www.aicpa.org
www.startheregoplaces.com
www.smartpros.com/accountingstudents.xml
Personal Finance 101
Are you good at spending money? Try this Spender's Profile and see.
www.financial-education-icfe.org/
children_and_money/
young_spenders_profile.asp
CPA: Three letters that speak volumes
Few professional designations carry the weight of the certified public accountant credential. These three letters — CPA — are immediately understood and widely respected in the business world. Considering the variety of career paths, salaries and working environments available to those who earn the CPA, it's not surprising that it remains one of the most popular and flexible professional credentials.
www.startheregoplaces.com/news/
news_half5.asp
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Accounting word of the week: M
Matching principle: A fundamental concept of accounting. In any one given accounting period, you should try to match the revenue you are reporting with the expenses it took to generate that revenue in the same time period, or over the periods in which you will be receiving benefits from that expenditure. A simple example is depreciation expense. If you buy a building that will last for many years, you don't write off the cost of that building all at once. Instead, you take depreciation deductions over the building's estimated useful life. Thus, you've "matched" the expense, or cost, of the building with the benefits it produces, over the course of the years it will be in service.
www.startheregoplaces.com/
resourcecenter/glossary.asp#M
June for juniors
After school ends, get on the road to visit colleges. Seeing the college firsthand, taking a tour and talking to students help you decide whether or not a school is right for you. Although it is ideal to visit colleges during the academic year, going in the summer will still be valuable. Admission offices employ their students to give tours and answer questions from prospective students and their parents. Take the SAT, the SAT II and / or the ACT. For more on what to do this summer, go to:
www.nextstepmagazine.com/NSMPages/
articledetails.aspx?articleid=852
Play Money Might
Explore real-life situations while testing your financial skills by playing Money Might — a fun and easy game that places you in the seat of a financial planner.
www.ja.org/studentcenter/persfin/
money-might.shtml#
TCPA member profile
Meet Brent Harry of Coppin State College.
Graduation date: December 2005
Hobbies: Playing video games, surfing the Internet
Favorite movie: "Bone Collector"
Why I want to be a CPA: Because it will be a fulfilling start to my career as a businessman.
Favorite course: Any one of my accounting courses.
Least favorite course: I enjoy all my courses.
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Very nice."
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