wallstreetbarbie wrote:
rustamz wrote:
I have few questions and I would appreciate if anyone have knowledgeable answer to them.
1. How important is the Masters Degree for PhD program applicants?
2. If I have a choice, should I continue working in public accounting for a couple of years to get real life experience, or should I go for MS in Accounting? Which one has a more weight on your application for the PhD programs?
3. The highest level math and stat classes I have taken are calc II and calc based stat. Should I consider taking at least linear algebra and differential equations before applying to PhD programs?
Thank you.
2) What is your career goal? Phd in Accounting is only useful if you wish to go into teaching... other than that its not highly regarded in the accounting world.
3) Dont think the accounting programs are math intensive... sad but true... your background in math should suffice.
Again, as others have said, most of these answers depend on the program you are trying to get in. In general though work experience will always trump a MS/PHD in accounting for 99.99% of the jobs.
My ultimate career goal is teaching. I have just graduated with my undergraduate degree in accounting and started working in public accounting. I will be taking all four parts of CPA exam this summer.
Although I won't apply for any schools for another couple of years, I want to know what would be the best path to graduate school.
At this moment I am interested in school that "produce" great teachers, and research is on the second place. Reading other threads, I found out that some schools are in research, while others in teaching.
Thank you for your points.