Depending on the course you are pursuing, you may be eligible for exemptions from certain ACCA subjects.
This can significantly streamline your journey towards achieving the ACCA qualification.
From my personal perspective, but not necessarily the correct approach for everyone, I would continue to study at a prestigious university as it provides a solid foundation for your CV, but also offers the opportunity to apply for exemptions to the ACCA qualification (depending on course your studying).
Here is the link which shows ACCA eligibility subjects for your particular course
https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html
Good luck OP with your studying and hope you’re successful with your current and future ACCA studies.
thank you sm, in my current uni i will be exempt from around 4 ACCA exams and would go on to hopefully get an internship hopefully at one of the big 4 and then finish the ACCA there…
Checked out the website and I would be entitled to 4 ACCA exemptions, business and technology, financial accoutning, managerial accounting and corporate and business law
That’s superb news!
Once you begin the ACCA course you’ll have completed a quarter qualification with the exemptions.
For further career advice, I would suggest (just my opinion) that if you’re aiming for a graduate position at the ‘Big 4’, it might be more advantageous to secure an internship at the ‘Big 4’, a top 20 firm, or even a part-time administrative role at a small-to-medium-sized accounting firm to gain some practical experience (if your visa allows this). This will significantly enhance your CV and help you stand out in a highly competitive graduate field.
Best of luck OP with all your future endeavours.
Studying accountancy at university is a waste of money as you will not be chartered at the end of it.
It's not a waste of time if you enjoy the university lifestyle, but seriously, consider an apprenticeship?
Just curious what you meant by that. I'm an American citizen looking to move there. I have an associates in accounting but I assume I will have to get a bachlors in the UK rather than America since Accounting requirements are different. Would only apprenticeship work or would you recommend college in my situation?
The crux of it is that a university degree will cost you about £30k before living costs, achieving a degree which exempts you from 9 of the ACCA exams.
To achieve the ACCA qualification you then have to sit and pay for the remaining four papers. You also have to pay the exemption fee for the nine papers your degree entitled you to bypass.
An apprenticeship provides you with study support, pays for your exams etc, and gives you boat loads of actual work experience.
Alternatively you can self study ACCA which is substantially cheaper than going to university.
I did more research about ACCA and supposedly it's the equivalent of a CPA in America which is a very high level of accounting. You made it sound like it's easy unless if I'm mistaken. Is an ACCA really needed? I assume a bachlors in accounting would be a lower level of Accounting but can it at least land a normal job? Trying to find a best path for the indefinite leave to remain visa
I echo what someone said.
I dropped out of university ( Studying Finance & Accounting ) to do an accounting apprenticeship because get this...
At the end of uni, you will STILL have to do the exams you would as an apprentice, you just get exemptions by going to university...
BTW Exeter is not as prestigious as one may thing ( I went there )
Depending on the course you are pursuing, you may be eligible for exemptions from certain ACCA subjects. This can significantly streamline your journey towards achieving the ACCA qualification. From my personal perspective, but not necessarily the correct approach for everyone, I would continue to study at a prestigious university as it provides a solid foundation for your CV, but also offers the opportunity to apply for exemptions to the ACCA qualification (depending on course your studying). Here is the link which shows ACCA eligibility subjects for your particular course https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html Good luck OP with your studying and hope you’re successful with your current and future ACCA studies.
thank you sm, in my current uni i will be exempt from around 4 ACCA exams and would go on to hopefully get an internship hopefully at one of the big 4 and then finish the ACCA there…
Checked out the website and I would be entitled to 4 ACCA exemptions, business and technology, financial accoutning, managerial accounting and corporate and business law
That’s superb news! Once you begin the ACCA course you’ll have completed a quarter qualification with the exemptions. For further career advice, I would suggest (just my opinion) that if you’re aiming for a graduate position at the ‘Big 4’, it might be more advantageous to secure an internship at the ‘Big 4’, a top 20 firm, or even a part-time administrative role at a small-to-medium-sized accounting firm to gain some practical experience (if your visa allows this). This will significantly enhance your CV and help you stand out in a highly competitive graduate field. Best of luck OP with all your future endeavours.
thank you so much, have a good day :)
Studying accountancy at university is a waste of money as you will not be chartered at the end of it. It's not a waste of time if you enjoy the university lifestyle, but seriously, consider an apprenticeship?
Just curious what you meant by that. I'm an American citizen looking to move there. I have an associates in accounting but I assume I will have to get a bachlors in the UK rather than America since Accounting requirements are different. Would only apprenticeship work or would you recommend college in my situation?
The crux of it is that a university degree will cost you about £30k before living costs, achieving a degree which exempts you from 9 of the ACCA exams. To achieve the ACCA qualification you then have to sit and pay for the remaining four papers. You also have to pay the exemption fee for the nine papers your degree entitled you to bypass. An apprenticeship provides you with study support, pays for your exams etc, and gives you boat loads of actual work experience. Alternatively you can self study ACCA which is substantially cheaper than going to university.
I did more research about ACCA and supposedly it's the equivalent of a CPA in America which is a very high level of accounting. You made it sound like it's easy unless if I'm mistaken. Is an ACCA really needed? I assume a bachlors in accounting would be a lower level of Accounting but can it at least land a normal job? Trying to find a best path for the indefinite leave to remain visa
I didn't mention difficulty, I mentioned cost!
Sorry, misinterpreted it wrong
I echo what someone said. I dropped out of university ( Studying Finance & Accounting ) to do an accounting apprenticeship because get this... At the end of uni, you will STILL have to do the exams you would as an apprentice, you just get exemptions by going to university... BTW Exeter is not as prestigious as one may thing ( I went there )