Fires of Heaven Guild Message Board - View Single Post - Help with Business School, Careers in Finance, etc.

Desx · 09-28-2008, 10:19 PM

I'll be the first to reply...

I'm currently at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.. working towards my BBA in Accounting, or more specifically auditing.

My interests lie primarily in Finance, but I believe a strong background in Accounting is more powerful at this point in time. The competition for employment with Finance majors is also disheartening. My goal is to establish an investment firm that doesn't limit its self to specific practices ie. ETFs, sector rotation, retirement management, real estate, etc.

I plan on applying to the MPA program next spring providing everything works out correctly. Hopefully from there ill go for a MBA in Finance / PHD in Economics - depending on what opportunities present themselves.

One of my biggest issues is that I transferred here last year from a community college, that had given me horrible advising. During my time there I worked at Best Buy roughly 25 to 30 hours a week and ended up with a 3.79 GPA.

After moving to Austin, finding an apartment, and still working with Best Buy, I found that McCombs was overwhelming compared to CC (some of my credits didn't transfer)

After my first year here at McCombs my GPA is a 2.2. The transition [from CC + living with my parents + working] to [living on my own + working + being in one of the top business schools] has been a huge adjustment.

Right now I'm at the point where I'm scared that I've lost many great opportunities due purely to my GPA.

Being almost 23 and having a late start on college, I feel pressure to continue developing myself outside of college - which is why I'm working on two startup companies and trading stocks online. This semester I've started an organization focusing on finance, accounting, marketing, etc.

My performance in my classes has greatly improved, but I won't have enough time to really correct my GPA to the point where it needs to be. I find that I'm much more motivated than the students I'm in school with.

I'd appreciate any advice other than "raise your GPA," which is what I'm focusing 90% of my time on.

09-28-2008, 10:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Desx Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 549	I'll be the first to reply... I'm currently at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.. working towards my BBA in Accounting, or more specifically auditing. My interests lie primarily in Finance, but I believe a strong background in Accounting is more powerful at this point in time. The competition for employment with Finance majors is also disheartening. My goal is to establish an investment firm that doesn't limit its self to specific practices ie. ETFs, sector rotation, retirement management, real estate, etc. I plan on applying to the MPA program next spring providing everything works out correctly. Hopefully from there ill go for a MBA in Finance / PHD in Economics - depending on what opportunities present themselves. One of my biggest issues is that I transferred here last year from a community college, that had given me horrible advising. During my time there I worked at Best Buy roughly 25 to 30 hours a week and ended up with a 3.79 GPA. After moving to Austin, finding an apartment, and still working with Best Buy, I found that McCombs was overwhelming compared to CC (some of my credits didn't transfer) After my first year here at McCombs my GPA is a 2.2. The transition [from CC + living with my parents + working] to [living on my own + working + being in one of the top business schools] has been a huge adjustment. Right now I'm at the point where I'm scared that I've lost many great opportunities due purely to my GPA. Being almost 23 and having a late start on college, I feel pressure to continue developing myself outside of college - which is why I'm working on two startup companies and trading stocks online. This semester I've started an organization focusing on finance, accounting, marketing, etc. My performance in my classes has greatly improved, but I won't have enough time to really correct my GPA to the point where it needs to be. I find that I'm much more motivated than the students I'm in school with. I'd appreciate any advice other than "raise your GPA," which is what I'm focusing 90% of my time on. Last edited by Desx; 09-28-2008 at 10:27 PM..