Accounting vs. Law

[LovinDiva]

Hi All, I have a question to ask (duh, hence new post, lol)

I have recently completed my BSc. in Business Management and I was wondering in what academic direction to go next. I was thinking between doing ACCA or going to Law School. I am looking for sound advice on what direction would be better in terms of $$. I was gearing towards Law but I also like accounts and it would go well with my Business Management degree that I already have.

Also what Accounts schools do they have in TT & What is the best law schools in TT?

[src1983]

Law but do what you like, doing a profession based on how much money you think you can make, will leave you frustrated

[Sumana.00]

Too many lawyers in Trinidad do accounting :\

[LovinDiva]

But my thing with doing the Law degree is that I would still have to build my reputation & my ranks in the profession (as with any other profession).

[Conrad]

Why are you asking? You seem to already be aware of which you'd pursue.

If anything they both can be pursued.

Don't do it just for the money.

[S_2NR]

Everybody and their dog is a lawyer, do accounting.

[LovinDiva]

Why are you asking? You seem to already be aware of which you'd pursue.

If anything they both can be pursued.

Don't do it just for the money.

Not just for the money but for the money but where I would be better off financially. So what? You want me to work for the love it it....Meh

[LovinDiva]

Everybody and their dog is a lawyer, do accounting.

That's why I was geared towards accounting. Being a lawyer has become so practical nowadays.

[silent_riot]

Sell doubles.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Heard people saying Gillian Lucky's school is good for law,SBCS for ACCA or Omardeen or summin so.Actually in Trinidad you don't study what you like any more,you study where the $$ is.
Almost everyone wants to be a lawyer,did you not see the papers a few weeks ago and the amount of lawyers it have? Just imagine you would need to compete will all of them and make a name for yourself.Same applies to accounting.
Seeing that you did business admin,why not work for a while,get experience and try the IMBA and so on.

[LovinDiva]

Law but do what you like, doing a profession based on how much money you think you can make, will leave you frustrated

I don't generally like doing anything, If it was up to that I would be home scratching my ass & colleting a very hefty salary for doing so....

[LovinDiva]

Heard people saying Gillian Lucky's school is good for law,SBCS for ACCA or Omardeen or summin so.Actually in Trinidad you don't study what you like any more,you study where the $$ is.
Almost everyone wants to be a lawyer,did you not see the papers a few weeks ago and the amount of lawyers it have? Just imagine you would need to compete will all of them and make a name for yourself.Same applies to accounting.
Seeing that you did business admin,why not work for a while,get experience and try the IMBA and so on.

In any field I go in, I would be competing. I don't want to do anything Business related again. Want out of that field.

[DFC]

i have 3 friends, all girls, who are lawyers and alcoholics, because they cant get proper work and to become established is a long, arduous journey.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

you'd lol at this: get a 5acres and about 50k and start planting gyarden...srs.

[Conrad]

Heard people saying Gillian Lucky's school is good for law,SBCS for ACCA or Omardeen or summin so.Actually in Trinidad you don't study what you like any more,you study where the $$ is.
Almost everyone wants to be a lawyer,did you not see the papers a few weeks ago and the amount of lawyers it have? Just imagine you would need to compete will all of them and make a name for yourself.Same applies to accounting.
Seeing that you did business admin,why not work for a while,get experience and try the IMBA and so on.

In any field I go in, I would be competing. I don't want to do anything Business related again. Want out of that field.

But has ACCA as a choice.

Good night sweet princess.

[pugboy]

in third world countries lawyers are very important

[88sins]

Both of those fields are really saturated these days. I'd recommend fiscal/financial management( or macroeconomics, if you think you'd like a challenge for a main course & some gray hair on the side)

[S_2NR]

Everybody and their dog is a lawyer, do accounting.

That's why I was geared towards accounting. Being a lawyer has become so practical nowadays.

actually everything saturated since gate started.
uwi should have never become free. a degree not worth anything anymore.
i rather pay for uwi than allow this saturation to occur.
if u cant afford it, win a schol or salt.

[Dizzy28]

i have 3 friends, all girls, who are lawyers and alcoholics, because they cant get proper work and to become established is a long, arduous journey.

Pics??

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Everybody and their dog is a lawyer, do accounting.

That's why I was geared towards accounting. Being a lawyer has become so practical nowadays.

actually everything saturated since gate started.
uwi should have never become free. a degree not worth anything anymore.
i rather pay for uwi than allow this saturation to occur.
if u cant afford it, win a schol or salt.

fixed..

when u do one degree,trying doing summin else one time and be different...it's your only hope.That's the reality of UWI now

[kjaglal76]

lol @ ppl saying dont do it for the money

btw, i wud do law, this place full of bandits, they all need representation

[cinco]

Eet fat?

[R!CH!E]

Omardeen's, SAC n PASS are the bess schools for ACCA, but hope you ready for long hours, no overtime and very small salaries, with zero experience.

[Rock Thor]

Why are you asking? You seem to already be aware of which you'd pursue.

If anything they both can be pursued.

Don't do it just for the money.

Why not for the money ?

[Rock Thor]

Why are you asking? You seem to already be aware of which you'd pursue.

If anything they both can be pursued.

Don't do it just for the money.

Why not for the money ?

[Conrad]

Why are you asking? You seem to already be aware of which you'd pursue.

If anything they both can be pursued.

Don't do it just for the money.

Why not for the money ?

Not for the money ONLY.

Because before you can make any REAL money you're gonna go through some serious hardships. Besides the actual task of qualifying there are gonna be long nights with little pay especially in peak season or financial year end etc.

I think an individual needs a sense of reward, besides financial, or self gratification to continue pursuing a career and not burn out on the job.

OP should really get a grasp of what each career involves because Accounting is a VERY wide scope and Im sure the same can be applied to law.

[Conrad]

Damn android

[Conrad]

Thrice?!?!

[hustla_ambition101]

Hi All, I have a question to ask (duh, hence new post, lol)

I saw that and immediately realized that OP cannot be taken seriously, further backed up by statements made in thread.

There are plenty people in both fields catching hell to get good paying jobs and they have experience

[G-T]

You can do both, BUT don't do it just to get a big salary, you have to love accounting / law... I wish I could have done Ancient History,learning about Greek , ancient Egyptian history, learn about ancient arts etc, that is what I would love to study, maybe become a curator for a small museum.