lcgrad_2011
Oct 25, 2010
Scholarship / Accounting: Scholarship short: Career goal & importance of a college education. [4]
Thanks for the advice! :)
Thanks for the advice! :)
lcgrad_2011
Oct 25, 2010
Undergraduate / "an elderly Alzheimer's patient"- one of your extracurricular activities (common app) [3]
You may want to include why you were volunteering or if you were volunteering with an organization.
You may want to include why you were volunteering or if you were volunteering with an organization.
lcgrad_2011
Oct 25, 2010
Scholarship / Accounting: Scholarship short: Career goal & importance of a college education. [4]
Explain your career goal(s) and the importance of a college education in attaining those goals. (50-350 words)
My goal is to obtain a career in accounting. Once I discovered my love for mathematics and realized that it was most definitely my strong point, I knew that accounting was the way to go. To prepare myself for what accounting would consist of I am taking two accounting and financial services classes this year. Now that I have learned more about accounting and the jobs offered, I hope to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In order to become a CPA in the United States, you must sit for and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (Uniform CPA Exam); eligibility to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam is determined by individual State Boards of Accountancy. The typical requirement is a U.S. bachelor's degree, which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in accounting and business administration with an additional 1 year study. Without a college education I would not meet the requirements to take the Uniform CPA Exam. Therefore a college education is mandatory to reach my career goal of becoming a CPA.
Explain your career goal(s) and the importance of a college education in attaining those goals. (50-350 words)
My goal is to obtain a career in accounting. Once I discovered my love for mathematics and realized that it was most definitely my strong point, I knew that accounting was the way to go. To prepare myself for what accounting would consist of I am taking two accounting and financial services classes this year. Now that I have learned more about accounting and the jobs offered, I hope to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In order to become a CPA in the United States, you must sit for and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (Uniform CPA Exam); eligibility to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam is determined by individual State Boards of Accountancy. The typical requirement is a U.S. bachelor's degree, which includes a minimum number of qualifying credit hours in accounting and business administration with an additional 1 year study. Without a college education I would not meet the requirements to take the Uniform CPA Exam. Therefore a college education is mandatory to reach my career goal of becoming a CPA.
