03-06-2004, 03:00 AM
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Hi faiza,
In comprehensive way. OPT FOR CA. Its much better than ICMA ---.
ICMA is absolutely of no value in Pakistan. In my practical experience i have seen many Icma's just roaming about here and there without getting a respectable job. I have even seen many ICMAs with 0 absolutely 0 knowledge. While you won't find any CA like that of course. I will advise you to opt for ACCA after A level. As if after completing A level your age is 18 years then you can easily enter ACCA. If you really and darely want to do CA then Still Acca is the better route. As if you opt for CA after A levels then you will have two pass 8 long years of extreme hardship(if u keep on passing which rarely happens so)! To complete CA and still u will only get one degree which isn't recognized internationally.While if you opt for ACCA then The time taken to complete CA will only be of 6 years!.
2 years in ACCA and 4 years in CA. There is also a great advantage for opting ACCA firstly u will get 2 degrees while 1 is even recognized internationally (ACCA). Secondly what if ur mind changes and you decide to opt for any other line then!. If you opt to pss through direct CA route then you have to look back and start from the very beginning ie A levels Quiet tough Haan!. While if you opt for Acca then you will also get an other internationally recognized degree of Graduation from Oxford Brookes University England Bsc (Hons) in applied accounting which is now even been recognized by HEC(higher education commision). Isnt that great this degree will be acheived after only 1 year!!!! after completion of part 2 of ACCA.So just think that after only 1 year after A levels u will be a graduate.
Just consider what i wrote. Compare the routes forget Icma and PLEASE SURELY REPLY ABOUT YOUR OPINION> LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE REPLY.
Make an appointment to follow up with your advisor at a later date. That turns the advice into goals, and the follow through into a contract.
Edited by - arslan on Mar 04 2004 34129 PM
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<font face='Trebuchet MS'></font id='Trebuchet MS'><font size=4></font id=size4>THnx a lot for ure advice ppl...it definitely got a few things into perspective for me...initially i HAD ACCA in mind but then i let go of the idea cos i thought tht i wudnt be going out of pakistan so CA wud be a better choice...however after reading all ure views my thoughts are drifting back to ACCA!!! it wud be gr8ly appreciated however, if anyone cud tell me abt the demand of ACCA's IN pakistan job market. I'm aware tht it wont be much compared to CA's but wud it be atleast secondary to it...and cud anyone do me aHUGE favour and clarify the routes which i cud take to do CA after i do my ACCA??? <img src=icon_smile_shy.gif border=0 align=middle>thnx again 4 ure help...
Edited by - faiza_sid007 on Mar 05 2004 102939 PM
Hi faiza,
In comprehensive way. OPT FOR CA. Its much better than ICMA ---.
ICMA is absolutely of no value in Pakistan. In my practical experience i have seen many Icma's just roaming about here and there without getting a respectable job. I have even seen many ICMAs with 0 absolutely 0 knowledge. While you won't find any CA like that of course. I will advise you to opt for ACCA after A level. As if after completing A level your age is 18 years then you can easily enter ACCA. If you really and darely want to do CA then Still Acca is the better route. As if you opt for CA after A levels then you will have two pass 8 long years of extreme hardship(if u keep on passing which rarely happens so)! To complete CA and still u will only get one degree which isn't recognized internationally.While if you opt for ACCA then The time taken to complete CA will only be of 6 years!.
2 years in ACCA and 4 years in CA. There is also a great advantage for opting ACCA firstly u will get 2 degrees while 1 is even recognized internationally (ACCA). Secondly what if ur mind changes and you decide to opt for any other line then!. If you opt to pss through direct CA route then you have to look back and start from the very beginning ie A levels Quiet tough Haan!. While if you opt for Acca then you will also get an other internationally recognized degree of Graduation from Oxford Brookes University England Bsc (Hons) in applied accounting which is now even been recognized by HEC(higher education commision). Isnt that great this degree will be acheived after only 1 year!!!! after completion of part 2 of ACCA.So just think that after only 1 year after A levels u will be a graduate.
Just consider what i wrote. Compare the routes forget Icma and PLEASE SURELY REPLY ABOUT YOUR OPINION> LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE REPLY.
Make an appointment to follow up with your advisor at a later date. That turns the advice into goals, and the follow through into a contract.
Edited by - arslan on Mar 04 2004 34129 PM
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<font face='Trebuchet MS'></font id='Trebuchet MS'><font size=4></font id=size4>THnx a lot for ure advice ppl...it definitely got a few things into perspective for me...initially i HAD ACCA in mind but then i let go of the idea cos i thought tht i wudnt be going out of pakistan so CA wud be a better choice...however after reading all ure views my thoughts are drifting back to ACCA!!! it wud be gr8ly appreciated however, if anyone cud tell me abt the demand of ACCA's IN pakistan job market. I'm aware tht it wont be much compared to CA's but wud it be atleast secondary to it...and cud anyone do me aHUGE favour and clarify the routes which i cud take to do CA after i do my ACCA??? <img src=icon_smile_shy.gif border=0 align=middle>thnx again 4 ure help...
Edited by - faiza_sid007 on Mar 05 2004 102939 PM
