Path to accounting, help needed!!

Luodaxia1989 SG

Hey all!

I just finished my NS and is enrolling to NUS accountancy in Aug. Since it's still far from Aug. I plan to do some study on my own b4 uni starts, however not exactly sure what kind of course I could attend.

I was doing a little research online and saw this CAT (Certified Accounting Technician) that could be done in a quite short period of time. however I am not sure is this CAT going to be useful to me?? since I am going to study a degree in Accountancy..

And the more research i did the more I realise I know little about Accounting carreer path.. there seems to be a lot of programmes like ACCA, GMAT and so on.. (I only know that usually after uni acct degree ppl will go for ACCA, but tt's all i noe... so..)

I really wish I could use this time b4 uni to do something constructive.

Any advice (on CAt or anything related to accountancy exp or career path and so on)is appreaciated! pardon me for my poor english. tyty~

ps: is thr a pm function on SgForum??

dkcx SG

Hey all!

I really wish I could use this time b4 uni to do something constructive.

Any advice (on CAt or anything related to accountancy exp or career path and so on)is appreaciated! pardon me for my poor english. tyty~

ps: is thr a pm function on SgForum??

NTU Acct is still better than NUS :p

It would be better for you to work instead since i don't think most of the short courses will overlap too much with uni courses while ACCA etc though possible to do without degree are easier to manage after you have obtained a degree.

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Luodaxia1989 SG

To dkcx,
Yah, a lot of my friends told me NTU acct better.. lol, but.. nvm nvm, it’s alrite. Ha.
Are u from the accounting?? thank you so much for your advices~

Mikethm SG

Dun worry about ACCA. It is just a different path to being a recognised public accountant.

See here

I think it is far more productive to go read up on your basic accounting and economical principles plus revise your statistics.

Having a foundation in basic mechanial skills (aka O level accounting syllabus) would help you ensure that your hands ( basics) can keep up with your head ( university content). It is just like you want to be perfect at basic algebra operations before doing calculus so that you can focus on the fine details without worrying about basic operations.

dkcx SG

To dkcx,
Yah, a lot of my friends told me NTU acct better.. lol, but.. nvm nvm, it’s alrite. Ha.
Are u from the accounting?? thank you so much for your advices~

Nah, i'm a chemist but i have many friends in Acct

dkcx SG

Dun worry about ACCA. It is just a different path to being a recognised public accountant.

See here

I think it is far more productive to go read up on your basic accounting and economical principles plus revise your statistics.

U sure since all my accountancy friend say what they learn is not the same as what sec sch learn in POA so they don't feel they can teach POA well even though it might seem releated.

Mikethm SG

U sure since all my accountancy friend say what they learn is not the same as what sec sch learn in POA so they don't feel they can teach POA well even though it might seem releated.

When I talk about the basics, I am referring to the accounting equation and double entry system. No matter what level you talk about N, O, A or tertiary... this is an essential aspect of accounting. If you master this before you start lectures and tutorials, I dare say you have more mental time to digest other aspects of the subject matter such as the proper treatment for specific transactions? It is akin to not having to worrying about whether (2)(3)= 6 when you are differientating y = 2x^3. Isn't it harder to differientate if you are unsure about what (2)(3) is?

Well, things might have changed since I studied in NTU accountancy more than a decade ago. Maybe they decided not to use the accounting equation and the double entry system as it is outdated after centuries of usage?

Luodaxia1989 SG

to mikethm,

hey! ty so much for the link. very informative. and another abbreviation to remember about accounting body, sigh~ lol. I am studying some accounting textbooks on my own now, just hope the lecturer dont finish teaching the topics i have mugged during this peirod in a few lectures..