What is the hardest thing about becoming an accounting major? (2024)

Hi Mason! My advice would be to gain a great understanding of your core major classes. It will be the foundation of your accounting journey. It will take much sacrifice, but it will be very worth it in the long run for your career!

Hello Mason!

The hardest thing about accounting is really just understanding that you will need to study to pass your courses in order to perform well. While there were many classes that did not require in depth studying, accounting really pushed me to think about different studying habits in order to retain information. As long as you focus on this major one day at a time and do not overwhelm yourself, you will be fine. Try your best and you will definitely do great.

Hi Mason, accounting classes can be time consuming due to the exercises to teach the fundamentals. Time management skills are very important both for your college career and for your professional life later.

Accounting is a rule based subject. Understanding the rules and applying them appropriately is critical to success in this field. However, business is always not going to be standard set of outcomes or activities. The interpretation of rules in the context of different businesses is both the interesting and more difficult part of accounting. The subject is still learnt and taught the way its been for a long time. Hence some of the recent developments in the industry and economy needs to be correlated with a theory that's been in use for long. This adds additional complexity to the subject area. Apart from these, my personal opinion is accounting is as hard or easy as any other major.

Accounting as a major become rather interesting once you get into intermediate Financial Accounting. I had it broken up into 3 classes and the 2nd part was the hardest class I have had to take including any classes from my Master's degree in Accounting. Time management is key to passing as well as making sure you have plenty of time to do the problems assigned a few times and do not lean on online answers to help you. That is a crutch that will only hurt you come test time. I know some people say that audit is hard but I found audit classes to be rather simple as it it mostly knowledge based and not any math plus knowledge based items. Some people also do not like the managerial accounting classes but I found them to be enjoyable.
Best wishes on your road to becoming an accountant!

Hi, great question. I think the hardest part of becoming an accounting major is navigating the variety of career opportunities. You can work for virtually any company as they would need an accounting department. If you do not want to work for a single company and want to build relationships with a variety of clients you can work in public accounting.

Just like any other major, it's essential to commit wholeheartedly to your studies and strive for excellent grades. At my university, obtaining an accounting degree took five years instead of the usual four and was considered one of the most challenging majors. If you're planning to pursue a career in public accounting after graduation, keep in mind that some firms may inquire about your GPA. So, it's crucial to avoid adopting the mindset that "C's get degrees." Accounting can be demanding, and there's a wealth of knowledge to acquire. Thus, it's vital to be genuinely passionate about the subject.