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Calcaneus
Sep 12, 2010
I'm currently an Accounting major and am kinda going through that "is this right for me?" phase. I liked my early accounting classes well enough, but I know it gets "worse" as it goes on. I just worry that I will find myself in the situation where I realize I hate my job 5 years later.

I'm kinda eying switching over to Computer Information Systems, its kind of a meeting point between business and IT, and I feel like I would probably enjoy that a bit more rather than a very specialized accounting. Also, if I switch before next semester, I'll basically be graduating at the same time as I would have as an accounting major.

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Calcaneus
Sep 12, 2010
So, after college, is it possible to have a successful career as an accountant without having to work for Big 4 firms? I'm not totally confident my GPA will be high enough when I graduate, and I've heard the hours there are the worst out there. Are there good alternatives or am I just trying to have my cake and eat it too?

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