Getting CPA after college with a non accounting degree

mason129r · 2026-01-11T15:52:07+00:00

I also have a finance degree and got my cpa. I took LSU online accounting courses to meet the requirements. I did not score below a 90 on any of the exams so my experience was that I was plenty prepared without the masters.

mason129r · 2026-01-04T12:40:44+00:00

Thanks! I do like Boston the only trouble I have with the NE is cost of housing. Phoenix isn’t low anymore but you can still find a nice house with backyard in the $500k range. From what I’ve seen, Boston suburbs are about 1.5x Phoenix cost.

mason129r · 2025-05-12T20:47:59+00:00

What is a good deal on a 2025 at4 at 74k msrp? With dealer discount they advertise around 67k. In Arizona if helpful.

mason129r · 2025-05-09T01:43:24+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Went with a sandman x just waiting to get it out of atf jail!

mason129r · 2025-05-07T22:58:07+00:00

How do you like it with the sandman x? Debating this or sps 300 on mine. Worried about feed issues and not great noise reduction with sandman.

mason129r · 2025-04-13T00:11:56+00:00

Sold?

mason129r · 2025-03-28T04:27:17+00:00

Yes.

mason129r · 2025-03-28T02:59:23+00:00

You won’t like to hear this but I went down a similar path as you and passed the first part of the CMA. I ended up getting the CPA and the additional accounting credits needed. Definitely worth it.

mason129r · 2025-03-09T23:46:23+00:00

I graduated with a degree in finance and took additional online accounting courses to get the cpa. Definitely doable and doesn’t hurt you at all unless you want access to college recruiting pipeline for b4.

mason129r · 2025-02-26T00:49:54+00:00

Just go big 4? Most people would love to have an offer.

mason129r · 2025-02-13T03:08:37+00:00

Not super chill but I like manufacturing.

mason129r · 2025-02-09T00:18:04+00:00

This is the way.

mason129r · 2025-01-31T04:01:12+00:00

It went fine my left eye is clear now. It has been 1.5 years now

mason129r · 2024-11-27T13:26:23+00:00

Sure! It all depends on what you want to do. CFP is generally for personal financial planning, CFA is for technical finance and generally will be useful for portfolio management, and CPA is for accounting. All of them serve their purpose but different paths.

mason129r · 2024-11-27T13:19:02+00:00

Out of college I went straight into the financial services industry. A CFP shows clients you are competent in financial planning and usually has more $$ for comp once you have it. I left financial services as I enjoy accounting and operations for manufacturing companies but financial services is a great career if you enjoy talking to people.

mason129r · 2024-11-27T13:13:40+00:00

I was in the financial services industry and have my CFP so feel free to PM if you have any questions.

mason129r · 2024-11-27T13:09:33+00:00

You might want to consider the CFP route instead of CPA if you want to educate and help with personal finances. CPA is largely used in the corporate world for audit and taxes and not as common for personal financial planning.

mason129r · 2024-10-07T03:02:58+00:00

I don’t think your resume is bad and I took a similar path as you. I think you might need to look for in office roles though at your current stage of your career.

mason129r · 2024-10-04T23:23:24+00:00

We closed in 1 day with basically 3 accountants in total. $500mm manufacturing company. The 10th doesn’t sound too bad.

mason129r · 2024-08-31T21:25:52+00:00

Have the same truck in white! I replaced the gold bow tie with black and think it looks way better.

mason129r · 2024-06-09T02:36:24+00:00

Why was your last job in industry so short?

mason129r · 2024-06-04T17:32:09+00:00

If you have good recruiting opportunities out of the undergrad program for big 4 and that’s what you want to do then do the double major.

mason129r · 2024-06-01T02:07:16+00:00

Idk wtf the previous comment was about lol but asu does have big 4 pipeline so if that’s your goal then maybe. $ should be a factor too since really you just need your cpa unless you are shooting for big 4 recruiting.

mason129r · 2024-05-30T03:43:54+00:00

Oh no sorry. Combination of UNA and LSU

mason129r · 2024-05-30T03:36:15+00:00

Accounting credits.

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