Any CA's here?

[george benjamin]

Hey koshimaro,

As watewate said, you need to look into the MMPA program. Its perfect for people like you. PM for ANY questions.


Best of Luck.

[krash322]

From personal experience, it's not a bad thing to realize you want to do something else mid-stream. Just think about how old you are, and then figure out how many years of work life is ahead of you. Myself, I got a BA in Economics at U of T. After graduation, didnt find a job I liked. I bit the bullet and went to Ryerson for another 4 years of undergrad to study accounting. I finished when I was 26 and know I made the right choice. Even at 26, I would have close to 40 years of work ahead of me. You're probably 20 or 21, no big deal at all to switch at this point. I got my CGA shortly after graduating from Ryerson. I didnt want to be a CA because those three years you put in initially are hell. CAs are not as superior as people make them out to be. Take my word for it, I've seen and been around enough accountants. I'm getting paid as much as the next guy who's a CA now.

[chickenbones]

Ok, so now to further worsen my situation, I will have none of the requirements from my undergraduate degree as it is a B. Sc in Health Studies/Psych. Do I have to take other course to qualifiy to even take the CA courses?
This also seemed like a better choice than getting an MBA to me, not to mention on the CA site they say the median income is 68K and average is 131K
Also do you know approx how long it would take one to get the full designation?

btw..thanks for replying

Everybody on this board wants to be a CA, it's the latest fad. If you really want to make lots of money you should go be a dentist.

I mean you have a B. Sc in Health Studies, which means you have never take n more than introductory accounting or finance or anything business probably. What makes you think you can just be a CA.

It's not as easy as, wow they make a lot of money, so I'll be a CA tomorrow! You should at least try to pass a few courses and see how you do, before you try to jump on the band wagon.

[koshimaro]

Everybody on this board wants to be a CA, it's the latest fad. If you really want to make lots of money you should go be a dentist.

I mean you have a B. Sc in Health Studies, which means you have never take n more than introductory accounting or finance or anything business probably. What makes you think you can just be a CA.

It's not as easy as, wow they make a lot of money, so I'll be a CA tomorrow! You should at least try to pass a few courses and see how you do, before you try to jump on the band wagon.

If I have a B. Sc. in Health Studies I also probably haven't taken any courses which will prepare me to be a dentist? What makes you think I can just be a dentist?
Since the original post (just under 2 years ago) I have since graduated and gone back to school for a post grad HR Management porgram. So far it's keeping me busy, but within HR I'm still unsure of the route I want to take. I'm chaning the title to "Any CHRP's here?"

[chickenbones]

If I have a B. Sc. in Health Studies I also probably haven't taken any courses which will prepare me to be a dentist? What makes you think I can just be a dentist?
Since the original post (just under 2 years ago) I have since graduated and gone back to school for a post grad HR Management porgram. So far it's keeping me busy, but within HR I'm still unsure of the route I want to take. I'm chaning the title to "Any CHRP's here?"

This thread is two years OLD? Holy! Anyway, do a search there have been good threads about CHRP here. Good luck!