Is accounting high school course is hard?

How can I get experience in accounting while still in high school?

• I'm a junior in high school and plan on becoming a CPA. I have taken an introductory accounting course. My question is how can I make sure that this is what I want to do, and ...show more

• Answer:

  you can't do anymore that you already are in high school everything I learned in 2 yrs of high school bookkeeping was covered on my first Acctg 101 midterm in college and that was only the first of 9 Accounting classes I took over 3 yrs - and those books average 600-900 pages each and you will read most of those pages relax and enjoy high school while you can and a CPA is not required to be an accountant - I never even sat for it and I have bee a corporate Controller for the last 5 yrs and make over $100k a yr if you choose ANY business related major in college, you will still have to take at least 2 accounting courses before you even declare a major, so you will have plenty of time to decide if that is the right career path or not Accounting is probably the best Business major for job, advancement potential and earning prospects