Accounting and Finance Applicants 2016

Got BBB at AS, Predicted AAB.

Applying to A&F at Kent, Queen Mary, Essex, Middlesex and Kingston.

Does anyone know the benefits of acca accelerate and why lots of the top Unis don't offer it whereas some lower ones like Derby do??

Because everyone wants to do ACA not ACCA

Ah ok thanks, what's the best way of going about aca then? I'm just about to start an accounting and finance degree course but am slightly confused about what actually happens after the degree?

Okay so people tend to do Accounting & Finance because if you get above 2:2 in every module (I think anyway) you can get up to 8 exam exemptions on the ACA qualification out of the 15 exams.

Usually you'll try get an accounting graduate scheme that offers to support and pay for the ACA while you also work and it takes 3 years to get qualified (some companies will make you sit all 15 exams even if you are allowed exemptions btw).

ACA is the most prestigious profressional qualification when it comes to accounting, it basically allows you to do everything but more importantly external auditting while ACCA lets you do internal auditting.

Thank you mate this was very helpful, any advice on how to try and et one of these grad schemes though because they seem incredibly competitive. Also would I be at a major disadvantage with my a levels of CCC. It seems like accounting is one of the rare industries that employers seem to care about a levels more than experience which is worrying as I feel I may be wasting my time at uni if the A levels will limit me.

Yeh grad schemes are very hard to get on, you need to practise aptitude tests and a range of other crap which they require in the recruitment process. I'm gonna be honest, just about every grad scheme besides some of the big 4 require at the very least 280 ucas points.

I'm not in accounting so don't know quite how people who wish to get the professional qualifications go about it but I know there is a way (otherwise there'd be no qualified accountants with ucas levels below 280). You'll probably have to talk to your careers department about that one.

I have offers from Bath, Warwick and Bristol now

Mine was next day! Bath was 4 days, still haven't heard back from Durham, City and Loughborough though

I personally think they are both really good. Was thinking of insuring Kent too. Have you visited these unis? If you have, I think you should choose based on which you prefer most.

hey , i see you got an offer from bath, i also got abb at AS and thought it wan't possible for me to apply to bath. please what subjects did you offer and what tips can you give on writing/structuring my personal statement

I want to do accounting and finance at a top university. However, I got a BBCE. A "B" in Economics, "B" in Politics. "C" in History and "E" in Maths. I had to drop Maths and I am now left with Economics, Politics and History. I want to do accounting and finance, without Maths can I still go into a top uni.
P.S: I want to know if this is enough to get into russell group unis such as Loughborough and Birmingham

Hi
I finished AS level and got AAAB in Maths, Economics, Sociology and English lit
I've dropped by B in English and was wondering if this will disadvantage me getting into any of these Uni's ---- Surrey,City,Warwick because of course sociology is not as respected as the rest so will this be an issue if I keep it over English ?