Any of y'all went back to college later in life?
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iceberg_is_on_fire
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Since you are going into this profession, I'm available for any kind of help, advice, etc. Learning excel is a must.This is inspirational AF
Just an FYI breh.
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iceberg_is_on_fire
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I don't personally know any black male accountants, outside of myself obviously. This isn't easy but the rewards are superb post grad.
Managerial accounting no joke. Good luck.
Probably won't be a lot of black people in the program.
Less than five in every class I took.
Go buy some general ledger books.
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Givethanks
Superstar
26 lol, I thought you were in your 40s asking this question
Education is for everyone.
About 10 years ago I met a 50 something year old Ethiopian from a rural village who dreamt of being an engineer.
He only had 3 years of education when he was in grade school and basically had to start at 9th grade High School and Uni.
I hope he reached his dream
Education is for everyone.
About 10 years ago I met a 50 something year old Ethiopian from a rural village who dreamt of being an engineer.
He only had 3 years of education when he was in grade school and basically had to start at 9th grade High School and Uni.
I hope he reached his dream
Roger king
Superstar
There is no shame in pursuing education and trying to learn regardless of your age, its a noble endeavor and i wish you goodluck because its going to be tough and it will require a lot of effort
Do you think the demand for accountants is going to decrease with the advent of AI & companies offshoring to Indians for peanuts?
Maximus Rex
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Got out of the Army and went to college at 27, back in 2011
40 now and just started graduate school
Got a group project with someone who is older than me
Never too old to go back to school
40 now and just started graduate school
Got a group project with someone who is older than me
Never too old to go back to school
iceberg_is_on_fire
Wearing Lions gear when it wasn't cool
Well, I do believe that Al will affect everything but there are some things that are in our favor. Way more CPAs are retiring than what is coming in. There is a scarcity of accountants in general, forget about just the CPAs. You can get in virtually every industry as well.
MajesticLion
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26 lol, I thought you were in your 40s asking this question
Education is for everyone.
About 10 years ago I met a 50 something year old Ethiopian from a rural village who dreamt of being an engineer.
He only had 3 years of education when he was in grade school and basically had to start at 9th grade High School and Uni.
I hope he reached his dream
Perspective
How wide is the income disparity between accountants with the CPA certification vs. those without?
iceberg_is_on_fire
Wearing Lions gear when it wasn't cool
Figures state about a million more over your lifetime. My thing was twofold. One, do I think being a CPA made me a better accountant? Not really. It's a designation that everyone knows and understands. Same with my MBA. My whole goal is to say, you can't say I'm not qualified because I hit every real metric a company can have. Some want you to be at least master level education to get a director or executive level position.
In accounting, there are many people who are CFOs and they aren't CPAs. However, the CPA license will help to have companies pay you at a premium because it's the great equalizer between accounting degrees between different colleges. In addition, your ability to be mobile between jobs become near limitless.
Amo Husserl
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I'm thinking about finishing up for the CPA and doing a grad program in taxes.
Had to make moves and do something else and didn't get back. Still in school, but when I finish I'll have the 150 to sit for the CPA.
Was thinking about doing private consultations on the side for when I retire.
I paid for my classes today 
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