Difference between revisions of "Am I cutting off options by deciding to do the Prep Track?"

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Doing the Prep Track does not limit your options within public accounting.  Outside of public accounting, the Prep Track opens up addition opportunities because of your unique skill set.   
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Doing the Prep Track does not necessarily limit your options within public accounting should you choose not to pursue a Ph.D..  The Prep Track may even open up unique opportunities because of the unique skill sets you have begun to develop in the Prep Track (e.g., statistical training, SAS training, reading/understanding research).   
  
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If you do choose to pursue a career that begins with time spent in working for the Big 4, their training programs do not assume a high level of previous knowledge.  If you are outside of Utah, a large portion of your contemporaries will only have undergraduate degrees. You will not be behind. (Others may have better understanding of class-specific knowledge, but the firms just expect you to have a general background.)
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If decide to not pursue a Ph.D. and want to work outside of public accounting, the quantitative background of the Prep Track may work to your advantage.  Previous prep track members have gone into investment banking, consulting, internal auditing, and other areas.  Their specialized knowledge has helped them to do well in these other areas.
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If decide to not pursue a PhD, and want to work outside of public accounting, the quantitative background of the Prep Track will work to your advantage.  Previous prep track members have gone into investment banking, consulting, internal auditing, and other areas.
 

Revision as of 08:13, 13 March 2009

Doing the Prep Track does not necessarily limit your options within public accounting should you choose not to pursue a Ph.D.. The Prep Track may even open up unique opportunities because of the unique skill sets you have begun to develop in the Prep Track (e.g., statistical training, SAS training, reading/understanding research).

If decide to not pursue a Ph.D. and want to work outside of public accounting, the quantitative background of the Prep Track may work to your advantage. Previous prep track members have gone into investment banking, consulting, internal auditing, and other areas. Their specialized knowledge has helped them to do well in these other areas.

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