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- Hi guys and welcome to back to my channel. I've had countless requests to do a ranking of accounting classes and finally had the opportunity to put one together for you all. Hope you enjoy!
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Intermediate 2 almost ruined my life😩
But I made it through and finally got my bachelors! 🎉
Haha it’s was definitely hard!
Congratulations
Excuse me could i take help from you in Accounting ?
I have an intermediate 2 exam in 3 hours. Why am I here?
Did u have 2 repeat it
I watched your video damn near 2 years ago when I started financial accounting. I’ve come such a long way now, 1 more year of accounting and I graduate 😊
I just recently switched majors and decided to major in accounting. Just wanted to let you know that your videos have been so helpful and interesting!
This is a great idea for a video. I wish more people already in their respective fields would do a video like this one. It really helps in deciding whether to commit to something.
Thank you for the video. I can agree with Financial accounting been the easiest course in accounting. Almost done with Managerial Accounting which I honestly don't find very interesting compared to Financial accounting. Now I know what to look forward to in Intermediate Acc I, II, III which are my next courses.
Good luck!!
I took all those classes in Canada and I pretty much agree with you. Although I also took advanced financial and tax 2 in my undergrad and found those challenging as well. I gotta make my own channel!
Income Tax and Cost Accounting have been by far the most difficult classes I’ve taken as an undergrad. Intermediate 1 was not bad imo. Currently taking int 2 it isn’t so bad either. Thank you for sharing this video :)
My school didn't require an Excel course, although that would have been very beneficial. We did however have a Microsoft Access course, that I don't use in my day to day work like I use Excel.
Interesting. I really never use access. I'm surprised more schools don't have excel classes
intermediate was a nightmare to me lol intermediate 1 I passed with a 98% but then I took the second part of it and got a 70% which was the lowest you could go in my school to pass.
Hey, at least you passed right???
Lol, passing is all that matters 😄
In Aus, it's only 50%...?
Intermediate 1 was freaking hard as hell. I only got 76% for my midterm grade (the cut off to stay on BSA program is 80% 😭) and then just when I thought I'd do 'better' for the finals, covid19 happened and we have no finals. I feel like tearing my hair out of frustration arggh
In Canada is 57%. That is the equivalent of a C-
Hi Sara your Channel is a inspiration for me thank you very much I love you.
I took my accounting degree long time ago in another country , and after I moved to America I never took any accounting classes but I have 8 years of experience in accounting in Illinois. Now in my 40s I want go back to school again, so I want know your opinion and suggestion of classes to take to refresh my brain. Congrats you are the best.
This does depend on the person and situation and the school they go to. There are some of these courses that are are offered at the community college level or rent the book , read it and work thru it and maybe test out of the course.
Loved this video. I’m wrapping up my fin acctg course right now
I'm so glad! Good luck!!
Are you a senior accountant now?
This is absolutely magnificent,
Everything is in order
My school didn't require a Excel class but we did have computer applications which included some excel.
Thanks for the list. It helps with managing my schedule when I get to that point.
So glad!
Advanced accounting was the most difficult class I ever took in college. Right when spring break started in 2018, I made a hard decision to withdraw from advanced accounting as I was taking cost accounting as well during that semester. I retook advanced accounting in the fall of 2018, and by the grace of God, I made a B in that course and gave all the praise and glory to God.
Dropping and retaking advanced accounting did delay my graduation by one semester (from May 2018 to December 2018). I am thankful to have graduated with 126 credit hours, which was 6 more than the credits required for my bachelor’s degree in accounting. I also had to return to school for two more semesters in Fall 2019/Spring 2020 to take 24 credit hours of additional accounting/finance courses toward the 150-hour requirement for the CPA exam.
We’re all your 24 extra courses accounting classes?
Interesting video, thanks for sharing your experience in a modern day accounting curriculum. I always thought the accounting courses I took were among the more valuable courses in my major, which was Marketing. I only took Principles of Accounting 201 and 202, earning a B and an A respectively. I had to study my butt off to accomplish that and don't know how well I would have done in Intermediate Accting.. I'm retired now after a career in transportation management. I had a healthy respect for the accountants I interacted with in my career; it's a good profession.
Taking the first tax course is hands down the hardest
I love your video! I have two semester left before I can get my bacheemos and try to decide which courses to take
I feel like the ease of the class depends on the school and the teachers… its all about how they explain it and how well you take in the information. Because I’ve had times where I couldn’t pass a class but then got a different teacher and realized the mineral was actually easy to do and it was just the other teacher who explained it so complicated
100%!
I second this comment, had a horrible professor for Federal Taxation combined with two annoying classmates, I ended up dropping the class.
I second this!! I took math in one semester my senior year and I've failed it (55%). I needed to get at least a 60% in math to even apply to the programs I wanted so I had to take it again. I was scared because it traumatized me, but the second time around with a new teacher, it was so easy to understand! I finished with a 92% in that class! Granted, I also did do more exta work trying to understand concepts after school the second time around 😅
@@SaraMarie What sounds harder to your ears? 1. Masters Degree in Mathematics or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?
Got 88.1 in int 1 last semester. Felt like i didn't know what was going on and got every homework question wrong. Also, screw wileyplus. This class took the most time out of my day - i would spend >4 hrs into it almost everyday. This helped alot. 2% away from 4.0, unfortunately 😂
I’m taking managerial accounting online and it’s the most confusing difficult thing ever and I’m on the verge of tears :))
Aww 😕 I personally prefer accounting classes in person for this reason. Maybe contact the professor for help?
Sara Marie the professor doesn’t speak English 😭😭
Tell us about your class layout each year then how you managed your time efficiently😊
Thank you that's helped me releasing things
I like your list. We didn't have an excel class but our professors just built it into each class. I would have preferred more instruction on it which I could have gone to a tutorial for but I never did. My personal list of classes would be
Financial Statements
AIS (Ours was a hybrid of info systems and quickbooks)
Auditing
Int 1
Costs and Budgets
Int 2
Federal Tax
Advanced Accounting
These were my upper division classes. I didn't list any of lower classes because they were pretty easy comparatively. And my two hardest classes were probably my favorites because they were challenging and my professors kept us on our toes. Thanks for making the video.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing your list!
Which course is this you are talking about?
I actually liked cost accounting. It was straight and simple to me. Tax was a nightmare. Too much memorization.
Your handwriting is awesome :p
Where I'm from the college wants you to take about 20 different classes before you can do your first accounting class
Most want you to take gen eds before your core curriculum
lul i am currently taking intermediate accounting 1 and cost accounting at the same time. both are really giving me a hard time.
Hi, can you help how I can get experience in accounting
I have been looking for it, I didn't find where I can get it
Acca is the hardest to the best .
Thank you
I absolutely hate cost accounting. But I passed it with a C and I was happy and done with it. The professor wasn't very helpful in my experience. He even said after the first test, if you got a C you might as well drop the class now. I said... "Challenge Accepted". Haha I loved financial, managerial and Intermediate 1, I had the same professor for those 3 so it made it so much easier. Those were the only 4 acct classes I took then I decided to major in finance, I do wish I had done both. But maybe I would go back for my acct major in the future.
I've hard a ton of people switch to finance after intermediate. My professors said the same and it freaked me out lol. Good luck in finance!!
May j ask what your career in finance has been so far?
Hi, are these for 3rd or final yr? Thanks, I finished 1st year and it was easy. Also do you think doing it online might be a little bit easier?
Financial and managerial accounting was not easy omg. If you have a super nice teacher that wants you to succeed yes it is easy.
Hey fellow Redbird! Didn't realize you went to ISU too! I'm about to graduate in December!
I'm currently doing well in intermediate 1. The professor is great. Worried about intermediate 2 tho.
Ok, thanks! Good insight.
I have THREE intermediate accounting classes to take. My college split these courses in three because they felt it was the most important part to learn for the CPA exam. I got a C+ in intermediate accounting I so I'm hoping the best for the rest of my accounting classes :(
Wishing you the best in the rest of your classes, you got this!
How's it going now?
@@herkload Passed all my classes and I graduated :)
Now I'm working at an accounting firm while studying for my CPA Exam!
Would you recommend DeVry university if I want to study accounting?
What study tips would you recommend when taking auditing? I just recently took an auditing class but had such a hard time. I am taking auditing II for the spring semester and I am afraid I am going to struggle again
The main tip I have is to ask lots of questions and try to apply it to the real world. It's hard to picture what auditing is really like before you are actually doing it but the concepts aren't that hard once you can apply it to your job. Hopefully that makes sense.
Hello Sara,
I have been watching your videos of you answering questions and they are very very helpful. I graduate in May with an online degree in accounting which was very challenging. I would say the hardest course I had to take was Advanced Accounting. My question is did you have to take this course and did the accounting courses you took run through McGraw Hill Connect?
Hi Travis! Thanks so much for watching! Advanced financial accounting was an elective that my school offered but I opted for advanced auditing instead. I do believe it was though McGraw text books and their online site but it's been a while so I'm not 100%
Government accounting was almost as hard as advanced for me. Pain in the backside, corporate tax was tough too
Wish me luck in the intermediate accounting 1 class I’m taking it in the spring 🤦🏽♀️
Good luck!!
Sara Marie hey marie ineed help in my class pleasee explain lifo and fifo periodic and perpetual
Good luck!
canna bliss u think that's hard wait till you have to do lifo inventory method in intermediate accounting
Update? Hope you did well 👍, i will be taking it this upcoming Fall
Does the school you get your accounting degree from play a factor in hiring for jobs?
I want to do accounting diploma in canada....can you suggest which certificate or diploma will be suitable ?
I think im going for my AS in accounting. Will that be good enough for me to at least get a decent job
Thanks! Currently studying for my managerial accounting final :) loved this class! Do you know anything about the CMA certification? Anyone you know have it? I have an interest in manufacturing and plan on testing for that certification after Cost Accounting and Intermediate 1 & 2.
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Wen just starting off with acca did you listen to any specific accounting autdio books or what any form of video that help you understand and learn better?
Great question! I honestly didn't! Maybe another viewer has suggestions?
My teacher gave us the answer to the questions at the end of the chapters. I did them once or twice a day until I knew how to do it without looking at the answers he gave me. You have to keep doing it until you remember it. Not I think I remember it. Do it until you know you can remember it. I didn't read nothing but my teacher notes
Intermediate Acct 1: 50% of you will pass the course! Out of 30 students, 11 took the final!
Intermediate Acct 2: 50% of you will pass this class. First exam: 20 points each, 10 questions, all or nothing. Final exam: As someone who was actually taking Advanced Accounting as well as Intermediate Acct 2, I believe his final contains Advanced Acct materials.
Thank you
Auditing was also the most complex accounting class for me.
What was hard for you? I take that next semester
@@LadyALCO Audit was the hardest. Since in my class the course was heavy towards case studies and presentation.
I’m about to study accountancy this fall, do you to take notes whatever the professor is saying and writing on the board during a lecture? I have good thinking and listening skills, also good memory, I believe I have what it takes to succeed in this program
For me, notes were key! I wrote down everything and studied my notes and homework problems before exams. Good luck!!
Sara Marie studying is the main key! Is a low population university about 3,000 students, so my classes won’t probably be intimidating but it will still be difficult, your videos and your information helps and inspires me.
I personally had great knowledge of balances and debit/credits from high school as well as IFRS statement formats. I feel like if you do not have this background, do exactly what you just said. Write down whatever the prof says that you think will help you understand the material.
About to finish intermediate II next week. Currently have a B in it but I’ve had to scrap for every single point 😂
Good luck!!
Are you using Wiley Plus? If so, what are your thoughts on it?
Alexis I did not
I’m taking intermediate accounting 1 and income tax this semester. And working full time. Can you share some tips on how to study for these classes? Do you mainly just read the PowerPoint? My classes are online and we use ebooks because they come with the access code. I just feel like there’s a lot to read ):
When I was in school I read the chapter before class that way I was familiar before we discussed it. Then in class, it’d take notes and ask any questions I may have. Reading may take time, but I believe it makes a huge difference in learning the material!
@@SaraMarie thank you, Sara. So our professor said she won’t go too much on the lectures because we can read it ourself, she said she will just focus on the homework part when we have zoom meetings for class. That leaves all the reading to us, and honestly I want to read but it’s just I don’t have that much time after work plus commuting. And especially reading the ebook is kinda hard because sometimes you don’t know which lines you are reading. I’m just reading the PowerPoint for now, and kinda skim through the book. I really wanna have good grades in these classes
Where would you rank Intro Accounting I & II?
I’m assuming those would be the beginning level courses so they’re probably lower on the scale!
ACCA IS THE HARDEST AND THE BEST PROFFESIONAL ACCOUNTING PAPER .
Worldwide recognition.
Think Ahead, Think ACCA.
I took financial accounting my second semester of starting college, did I screw myself over? I’m so scared 🙃
For me..accounting is ok..but non core law subject is the hardest throughout my bachelor..
NO ADVANCED ACCOUNTING COURSE?
I'm studying to be an accountant and I have a question. As a first year entry level accountant, can you get by with only financial and managerial accounting knowledge or do you also have to rely on intermediate accounting knowledge as well? I know you have to know and complete all necessary accounting course to get the bachelor degree, but in the work force as a first year entry level accountant, will the daily work be more basic financial accounting or do you have to rely more on intermediate accounting level knowledge to complete daily work activities?
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OK thanks.
How about advanced accounting?
Y’all pray for me, I will be taking cost accounting , tax accounting and intermediate 1 in the fall
Good luck! I love cost acct class. You can do it! 👍👏
Im taking the same including Marketing! How is your semester going? @Aylin Luna
Do you recommend anyone who is 50 year old to get into accounting?
If you are in a place in your life where you can put in time towards the education and have a clear cut idea of what you specifically want to do in accounting then most definitely 50 years old is not anywhere close to the cut off. If you go for it though go for it 100%
NO advanced accounting? Consolidation? What?? But for sure Intermediate accounting was hard as hell
As I said, these were my bachelor degree accounting courses. I decided to take advanced auditing as my upper level accounting elective as well as an internship. At my school advanced financial as well as other advanced courses were part of the masters degree program. Hopefully that clarifies things.
Intermediate 2 and Income Tax Accounting both of which are online because of the Virus. Yep, this is going to be a long semester
Income tax was harder than intermediate for me.
My school makes you take Advanced Financial Accounting after Intermediate 2. University of New Orleans. Also both Auditing classes are put into 1 so Audit at UNO is generally considered the most difficult class.
Which school did you go?
My OCD is helping me become one with my textbook
Hey, what's the difference between finance accounting and accounting?
Accounting is a broad topic with many different types of accounting: financial, managerial, cost, etc . Financial accounting focuses primarily on financial reporting. This includes the working papers and the preparation of financial reports (income statement, statement of changes in equity, balance sheet, cash flow, etc)
@@andrewca1659 Thanks for the info very much!
I'm thinking about joining an accounting course next year and I don't know which should I take
No problem! I would begin with financial accounting, but make sure you start studying before the class begins to get jump start.
You could also to Intro to Accounting which is a bit easier and moves at a slower pace. Both
are good options.
What school did you go to?
Where is advanced financial accounting (consolidation).
Advanced financial accounting was an elective for me. I decided to take advanced audit instead.
Should you take intermediate account 1& 2 at the same time? Recommendations?
I took it not at the same time
It's a lot of information. It is important you get a sound fundamental in intermediate accounting 1 & 2. I understood accounting better because I actually took the time to understand everything, later its the same concepts as intermediate but a little more.
I would not take them at the same time if you can avoid it. The reason being is that intermediate 2 is just an amplified intermediate 1.
My school offer accounting and risk management and information system courses, which one do you think is worth to take?
I would suggest doing some research and seeing what you're more interested in.
Sara Marie they are both on require ment list for accounting major, but I only able to take one of them from sister college this fall
I suggest you take a look at what you want to do as a professional. If you are interested in the reporting and just doing the entries type of work, do information systems. IF you want to be like an accountant that uses the info to make financial decisions for the company you can take risk management or something that builds you up for that. Research CPA and CMA route, and build yourself according to what you like most. Just a thought. Do deep research.
The first accounting was hard
When you took intermediate accounting courses 1 and 2, did your instructor cover all the material within the chapters?? Because when I took the courses my teacher (same for both) would generally cover about 80% of the material in the chapters. She would most usually skip the appendix items for example. So she would only test us on what we covered.
I actually had the same professor for both intermediate 1 and 2. It was nice because that way he knew where we left off and was able to do little refreshers when needed. We went over the majority of the information but there were definitely times we didn’t cover some material. One nice thing was if we didn’t cover it, it wasn’t on the exam.
Hello!
I want to major in Business Marketing at Baruch college’s Zicklin school of business.I will transfer from a community college.I was given Business prerequisites such as ACC 2101,CIS 2200,micro and macro eco,fundamental of business law,calculus MAT 2205 or 2207 or 2610 and business stats.
My question is should I major in business beacuse I am very bad at maths?
Thank you!
Which class was your favorite?
where's business statistics?
Hi!
I want to become accountant but I don't know where to start, kindly guide me how can I learns basics of accounting. Kindly give me the right path to become accountant?
I was introduced to accounting through an intro to accounting course during high school. I was also required to take one as part of my accounting bachelors degree. Those courses give you a good start to accounting. However, like most jobs, it’s hard to get a true sense of the job unless you’re actually doing it. That’s where an internship is handy! Good luck!
In Pakistan, it is hard to find internship without any degree. I have studied upto 12 th class but in physics, chemistry and biology subjects. Kindly can you suggest me any online CZcams channel or website from where I can start learning accounting from basic level.
@@jahanzebkhan4602 honestly I don’t have any that I would recommend. Countries have varying guidelines and accounting principles so it’s important to learn from individuals who know what those are. Maybe reach out to a counselor or advisor and ask for resources? Good luck!
Thank you for your kind reply. Much appreciated 😊
Do you have a bs or ba in accounting?
I have a bachelors in accounting, an MBA in finance, and my CPA
@@SaraMarie great I wanna take the same career path that you've took, is it good?
For me from easy to hardest, I would say...
1) Financial Accounting
2) Governmental Accounting
3) Individual Tax Accounting
4) Corporate Tax Accounting
5) Auditing
6) Managerial Accounting
7) Advanced Accounting
8) Intermediate Acct 1
9) Intermediate Acct 2
10) Cost Accounting
It could possibly be that I took Cost Accounting during the summer in which the lecture was like 16 chapters in 1 month of coursework (20 days). I got a C-.
Also, my governmental accounting prof gave a ton of extra credit, which includes research paper, and even take home exam which boosted my grade to an A.
For me, I was highly interested in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistant program, and had been a Supervisor. Tax is the reason why I choose to major in Accounting in the first place.
Note: I took Intermediate Acct 2 and Advanced Accounting during the same semester, but I took both Intermediate Acct 1 and 2 more than once. For Intermediate Accounting 1 at SFSU, as long as you got a C, you can move on. But you can move on with a C- for Intermediate Acct 2.
Was managerial that tough tho damn
Do accountants still use adding machines ever or is it all Excel?
In my experience it’s mostly excel
I work in a firm and we use the adding machine regularly.
Cost was much harder than audit in my opinion. The class averages were always in the 40s-50s. That class was a nightmare. I took federal individual taxation and corporate taxation which were both also a nightmare.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I think it depends on the person and the professor!
Cost Accounting is basically a review of Managerial Accounting. So I don't get why you've listed them so far apart.
Is it too early to look at this? I'm 14
Definitely not! I wish I looked at this stuff at your age!
Never
Did u do accounting clerk then accounting now your done your MBA
I am a senior accountant now. I just finished my Mba and haven’t been promoted yet. I will definitely keep everyone updated on future promotions for expectations purposes
@@SaraMarie how long did it take to become a senior accountant
I’m failing my intermediate acc class😭
Intermediate 2 was truly awful. Tax was not bad.
Did you take any fraud examination classes?
I heard that was a grade booster class, but I donno what that is either.
Intermediate 2 is kicking my ass rn :(
Kick it’s ass right back
Mine too its ruining me 😭
Not as tough as my classes at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ;)
zyzz doggie that’s interesting. Did you go to both ISU and U of I? I would love to know what was different and more tough.
Hii..could you pls tell me, what is scope of master of professional accounting in overseas? Thankyou
Unfortunately I'm not too familiar with accounting overseas. Hopefully another subscriber can give you more details.
I'm taking Financial Accounting right now and thinking it's a bit hard haha I'm scared Lol
My school has 18 required accounting courses?? Wtf without excel
24 for me:(
Did you ever have to take business calculus? I’m having such a hard time with that class😭
YES! And that was probably one of my hardest non-accounting courses. And honestly I haven't used it since lol
It was pretty easy compared to engineering maths (maths method). It's required irregardless of ur chosen degree to enter into Monash, Melbourne U n bla bla
I took it as well it's required with any standard accounting program. However it's not that bad bc since its geared for business majors we don't get into all the trig we're only focusing on mins and Max's
I also took it and haven't used it ever since but surprisingly it was not as difficult for me.
Where did you go to college?
Illinois state 😊
Sara Marie oh I’m considering going there it’s only an hour from home. Would you recommend it?
Hi! I am from India and doing Chartered accountancy (CA) course, kind of an Indian CPA.
How much these classes have helped you in preparing for CPA exams?
Most of the accounting classes covered material that I’m currently studying
Any Indian CA
Is it just me or do Americans have to take more Accounting classes? Here in Australia, many of the classes are pretty much consolidated. Like for example, in my uni we our equivalent of Intermediate 1 and 2, and Advanced Accounting is pretty much covered in two classes: Financial Accounting and Company Accounting. We only have one Auditing class, though we do have to take three legal classes like Revenue Law, Company Law etc etc. Though not as much as you guys in the US seem to do?
Not sure since this is my experience but maybe someone else can answer?
I'm getting a business degree and accounting classes are a large part of my curriculum. I am a bit worried about this aspect because I've never been good at math in school (like solving math problems in my head).. However, if using tools like excel and a calculator are allowed, that would be great. I have a copy of my suggested schedule and there's a few classes on there that I'm just scared of. Accounting and the Social Justice Warrior "socialogy" classes are the most frightening/concerning for me. I am afraid that I will start spewing "hate facts" and statistics when they start lying about "the wage gap" and "systemic racism".
I absolutely hate tax class