Should I major in finance or accounting? I've been told

>>1467170
Accounting is safer. Better choice if you're in an average or < school. Finance can be good. Do which you prefer. Get a perfect GPA and get good internships. You'll be fine either way.

>>1467177
Well my college is pretty shitty and im only going there because its cheap so accounting it is

>>1467179
Can't go wrong. A lot of interviewers will actually understand when you explain to them "It made the most fiscal sense for me to go to a cheaper university, rather than mire myself in debt."

Don't believe the shit about needing a top tier school to get high paying jobs.

>>1467170
Don't think for a second that you can breeze through the CPA. I know many 'smart' people with years of experience who still haven't passed. It's not just about intelligence, it's about dedication, sacrifice and mental stamina among many other things.

accounting if you want a good but tiring career

economics if you're happy to do masters/PhD or very quant heavy

finance if you think the wolf of wall street is real life

>>1467249
It was based on a true story so I guess finance

>>1467323
>hollywood productions realistic to what actually happened
>going into a field based on something that happened decades ago
>financial regulation up the ass

as I said, accounting or econ would be my recommendation as someone who has been there and done that - if you're set on working 60hrs a week on Wall Street youre better suited by Stats/Programming/Quant Mathematics and just read Investopedia shit to brush up on the actual Finance terminology

>>1467326
good thing im in CE so i have math + full proficiency in 1 major programming language (java)