I'm confused, OP. You've mentioned that you're not exactly in love with accounting as a profession. You've got a BS in accounting and are a few credit hours from a BS in business admin. But you're taking a CPA review course as part of your graduate program. So are you simultaneously earning a BS in business admin AND in graduate school? In what discipline? That's a lot of hard core B-school for someone who is more interested in customer service and being a front line CM.
My advice? You need to talk to a career counselor in your college ASAP. Review courses for state CPA exams aren't cheap. The multi-part exam isn't easy, either. Many states don't have reciprocal agreements, so if you pass the exam and get licensed in Kentucky, that license may be void in Florida, so you'd have to sit for Florida's exam.
I'm in agreement with @OneofThree. If you are going to choose accounting as a profession, then sit for your CPA. But don't do that if your goal is to work in a park in an attempt to work your way up in management. Why? Because you will have killed your CV. I, as an employer, would seriously question an applicant with a bachelor's degree in accounting, a professional license (CPA) who's worked as a park CM (and not to help pay for college). Your resume would end up in my trashcan. And CPAs don't accept minimum wage jobs.
Like I said, you need to talk to a career counselor ASAP. Most B-schools have staff to assist graduating students with the very issues you raised. And most also provide recruitment opportunities where students can meet and interview with recruiters for jobs within their major. Mine does. Take advantage of this.
My advice? You need to talk to a career counselor in your college ASAP. Review courses for state CPA exams aren't cheap. The multi-part exam isn't easy, either. Many states don't have reciprocal agreements, so if you pass the exam and get licensed in Kentucky, that license may be void in Florida, so you'd have to sit for Florida's exam.
I'm in agreement with @OneofThree. If you are going to choose accounting as a profession, then sit for your CPA. But don't do that if your goal is to work in a park in an attempt to work your way up in management. Why? Because you will have killed your CV. I, as an employer, would seriously question an applicant with a bachelor's degree in accounting, a professional license (CPA) who's worked as a park CM (and not to help pay for college). Your resume would end up in my trashcan. And CPAs don't accept minimum wage jobs.
Like I said, you need to talk to a career counselor ASAP. Most B-schools have staff to assist graduating students with the very issues you raised. And most also provide recruitment opportunities where students can meet and interview with recruiters for jobs within their major. Mine does. Take advantage of this.
