guidance needed!

koolboi2007

Hi

Im in my final year of AAT at technician level and I have a place at university for accountancy and finance this september 2008.

Im really lost because i heard from some people that the degree is a waste of time and other people say that with a degree you can get a place in an accounting firm to train to become a chartered accountant.

I want to reach ACCA of course and i know i can get into it after AAT technician. I need to know whether to do the degree or go onto ACCA. I desperately need to know if doing the degree is a good career route because even after you do the ACCA you need experience to step into accountancy jobs.

All help is appreciated!

mowzer

Have you heard about the Oxford Brookes degree you can do in conjunction with ACCA?

This could be the best of both worlds

koolboi2007

Yes

Yes i heard about the degree that Oxford brookes uni offer to ACCA students but is that degree same as the acountancy and finance degree?

welshwizard

IMHO you should go straight to ACCA - you get exemptions from some papers and could (in theory be Chartered status within 2 -3 years. Do an accountancy degree and you could still find you have to complete some - if not lots of papers from ACCA. Also, bear in mind all the debt you build up doing undergraduate courses - you may as well use your NVQ 4 and build up any debt (unless you can get a job with training) whilst doing the ACCA. I would check with www.ACCAglobal.com to see what exemptions the degree gives you in conjunction with your AAT qulaifications. You may find that spending 3 years at Uni would only give you exemption from 5 extra papers.
I don't think you would get exemption from the Professional papers so really you should seriously consider doing the ACCA straight after AAT.

hth

koolboi2007

Thanx

Thanx for your advice welshwizard . I am thinking of doing ACCA but even if i went to university i dont think i would get into debt. What sort of jobs can i apply for whilst studying ACCA?

popcornlpw

Hi

I am going to uni this Sept too (account & finance) 2 years couse equipvalent as ACCA paper F1 to F9 - after this I am going to ACCA - 1 year(the last 4 paper P1 to P4).

the degree is more exp than ACCA about £3k for 2 years (ACCA £400x9 papers = £3.6k - degree £3k x 2 year )but they teach u other usefull skills for u to be able to work in office as well not only just do the passed paper to pass your exam.

here u go that your call and good luck to your study

pop

koolboi2007

Hi

THanx popcornlpw

i appreciate your help very much. I am thinking of doing the degree and ACCA at the same time. I just need to know what jobs to apply for during the degree.