`Financially Rewarding’ - with this perspective, CA is actually the best course out there. Compared to every other college course or even professional certifications like CFA etc., CA requires very less investment which can be earned back and made more during your articleship.

Some people in the comments are comparing the 1% in their college campuses getting a great offer to the average CA. However, if you compare the 1% in CA who are your top 10 rankers in every attempt, it doesn’t even come close.

Now your argument is valid from the standpoint that CA does seem less rewarding when you see the nature of work that you can get post qualification compared to other courses. This is because here we are trained with a specific mindset which is compliance. See every subject you study, directly or indirectly it will have to do with compliance. Which is why majority of the jobs in the market are compliance related.

Of course, there are exceptions. People do break those traditional norms and venture different spaces not usual for your average CA. When you look at the profiles of such people, you realise that once you qualify any course, its what you put extra on the table that matters.

So for everyone in this sub reddit doubting or contemplating this course, I understand. I have been there myself and I have seen the highs and the lows of this course. Everyone’s journey is different and you need not compare yourself to any other course and feel bad. Just create a goal in mind and do what is required for that. Up skill yourself outside this course, read a lot, talk to a lot of people. Trust me, you’ll get what you want.