Graduate Business School Admissions: The Waiting Game

| Last updated on March 28th, 2010 by | Filed under: Master of Accounting, Words to the Wise | 6 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

I am currently going through the final stages of the graduate business school admission process. I intend to enroll in a Master of Accounting program coming this fall. I applied to four different graduate business schools besides the one at my Alma mater: the University of New Orleans. I have already been admitted to two Master of Accounting programs, I am expecting a third admission decision within the next two weeks. I was never concerned with having any of the graduate schools deny me an admission because I made sure to apply to Master of Accounting programs for which my applicant profile met or exceeded each of the program’s admission criteria.  It was indeed paramount for me to send admission applications only to graduate business schools that were going to seriously want me to enroll in their Master of Accounting program. Continue reading Graduate Business School Admissions: The Waiting Game

| First published on March 28th, 2010 by | Filed under: Master of Accounting, Words to the Wise | 6 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

The Statement of Cash Flows Does Not Lie

| Last updated on March 21st, 2010 by | Filed under: Financial Accounting | 2 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

From the date I graduated from college in May 2009 until a few weeks ago, I did not have  a single opportunity to accomplish any reading as it pertains to academic related accounting materials. I was indeed very tied up with completing the different components of the graduate school application process. Researching Master of Accounting programs, intensively preparing for the GMAT, and meeting the application requirements of four different programs took up all my spare time from June 2009 through February 2010. Waiting to receive admissions decisions on my graduate school applications, I recently started laying the groundwork for my preparation for the CPA exam. I intend to complete all four sections of the CPA exam in year 2011. Before dashing to buy any CPA review materials, I thought it would be wise to brush up on the topics that I didn’t fully grasp while I was completing my B.S. in Accounting. Consequently, I spent the past couple of weeks getting reacquainted with the statement of cash flows. Continue reading The Statement of Cash Flows Does Not Lie

| First published on March 21st, 2010 by | Filed under: Financial Accounting | 2 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

Integrity: Still a Hallmark of Certified Public Accountants (CPA)?

| Last updated on March 14th, 2010 by | Filed under: Audit and Assurance, Careers in Accounting, Words to the Wise | 3 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

Integrity is one of the essential pillars of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct. A distinguishing mark of the accounting profession is acceptance of its responsibility to honor the public trust. Lenders, investors, government agencies, and other members of the business community rely on the integrity of Certified Public Accountants (CPA) to help preserve the proper functioning of commercial activities. Active and aspiring public accountants ought to embrace the obligation to act in a way that warrants the faith that the entire public reposes in the work they do or will do. Richard L. Schmalense, former John C Head III Dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management, once stated: “Without ethics, business can’t be done – or taught”. Continue reading Integrity: Still a Hallmark of Certified Public Accountants (CPA)?

| First published on March 14th, 2010 by | Filed under: Audit and Assurance, Careers in Accounting, Words to the Wise | 3 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

If Book Smart Is Good Then Well Rounded is Great

| Last updated on March 7th, 2010 by | Filed under: Careers in Accounting, Words to the Wise | 2 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

Most of the finance and accounting internships and entry level job descriptions state, among other things, that only individuals with an overall GPA equal to or higher than 3.0 will be considered for employment. In response to this requirement, business students are naturally spending a considerable amount of their college years focusing squarely on their grades. I don’t see anything wrong with college students always aiming for B or higher, heck I always started each semester with the expectation of earning at least a B in each of my courses. Since entry level finance and accounting jobs candidates often have little to no professional experience to show for, employers have resorted to using the grade point average as a way of gaging a candidates suitability for their entry level recruiting needs. In other words, your grades better demonstrate that you are a book smart if you want to get in the front row seats of every entry level job opening in your radar. Continue reading If Book Smart Is Good then Well Rounded Is Great

| First published on March 7th, 2010 by | Filed under: Careers in Accounting, Words to the Wise | 2 comments have been submitted - join the conversation!

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I am an accounting professional actively seeking the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation. Disclaimer: This blog site is published by and reflects the personal views of Narcisse Dansou, in his individual capacity. It does in no way represent the views of his employer. The author assumes no responsibility for errors, omissions, or damages, caused from the use of the information contained herein.
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