Since BS in Accountancy is still trending and I got nothing to do at this hour, Imma to try to make a thread of how you will fall in & out of love with this program. BSA will test your self-confidence, your intellect, your social skills, your sanity, and even your faith.

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For mathematically-inclined individuals, medyo makaya ra sa imuhang knowledge sa sugod. Lalo ba pag anad ka og mental arithmetic og worded problem solving. Kay halos same gyud sila og presentation and approach style of answering. Kay ipabalanse ra man ka sugod og A = L + E.

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And once you get the knack for it, you’ll fall for it. My experience, kay na-amaze gyud ko ngano mabalanse gyud siya. “Increase in.. decrease in.., etc.” Pero things started to turn differently when you begin to journalize the transactions.

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Diri daghan kaayo og pwede approach. Asset-expense, income-liability. Pero eventually ma-amaze napud ka kay at the end, mubalanse ra gihapon whatever way nimo pag journalize. But, once nakapa na nimo unsaon pag journalize, kay muabot na ang dimunyu na adjusting entries

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Diri na magsugod ang kalbaryo sa mga bata. Kay diri na kutaw-kutawon ang mga utok nila. Bali-balihon pa gyud ang mga pangutana. Diri pud magsugod og grabe nga pinataka para lang mabalanse. Magbuot2x og entry maski mali ang account or amount na gamiton og record.

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Pero once makapa napud nimo ang adjusting entries. Maproud pud ka sa sarili nimo. Kay makaingon gyud ka nga “pwede man diay ko ma-CPA” . I still remember when my teacher in Basic remarked na mahimo gyud daw kong CPA kay tungod dako ko kuha sa quiz sa adjusting

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Which is true man gyud. Ma-elate gyud ka ingnan kag “mahimo kang CPA” maka boost siya og confidence. After ani, hawd na kaayo ka mag trial balance, adjusted trial balance, worksheet, and eventually buhat og income statement og balance sheet. Medj mudako napud ulo nimo.

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After sa Basic (dili nako magdiscuss og ParCor kay extended basic ra man sya) kay mag Fin. Acc naka. Diri, makutaw napud ang imuhang utok. Laliman kag isa-isahon ninyo discuss ang mga items sa chart of accounts gikan cash padulong didto sa katumyan nga retained earnings.

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Himay-himayon ninyo unsaon pag determine (recognition), unsay irecord sa sugod (initial measurement), kung naay mga adjustments na buhaton (subsequent measurement), kung tanggalon (derecognition), and kung naa pay mga dapat bantayan (disclosures) FOR EACH ACCOUNT TITLE!

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You will do these for more than a year. After ani, akala mo tapos na. Adto napud ka sa Higher Accounting. Diri kay dili na per ACCOUNT TITLE ang inyo need i-master, naa nay transactions na dili usual. Magkatay2x pa gyud topics sa other branches like Cost, Managerial, etc.

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Kung di pa gyud enough na makabalo ta unsaon pag record, maabot pa gyud ta sa point na idetermine pud nato unsaon pag kuha sa amount. Diri na mugawas nga mag interpolate2x, forecasting, assumptions, etc. Mas muhawd ka pinataka diri nga stafe.

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After all these. You would see yourself become an adept bookkeeper. You can now confidently prepare and present financial statements from source documents to financial reports. But BS in Accountancy is not only confined to bookkeeping.

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You will also need to equip yourselves with non-accounting areas such as Auditing, Taxation, Business Law, and Management Advisory. Though naay similarities with accounting, more topics are too far out from the accounting mainstream.

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Diri mag develop ang mga career convictions like:

1. I see myself in the corporate world!
2. Mag public practice kaya ko no?
3. Nice lage ang law, proceed ko after para CPA-Laywer puhon
4. Teaching is my passion!
5. Mag negosyante gyud ko pag-graduate based ani amoa PFS!

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Or pwede pud diri bale mubigay na mo physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually.

1. May pag magminyo
2. Pabuhi nalang ta ani
3. Mag vlogger nalang guro ko
4. MAG SHIFT NAKO

It is sad to admit that I have seen many give up on their dreams at this stage.

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Enthusiastic freshmen transform now to cynical seniors. Many blame outside pressure for their setbacks. Many regret their decision of pursuing this program when in the first place it never had been their choice. Students are like stretched balloons on the verge of popping.

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There are some who gets over this stage and find the right footing to go on and continue, pero there are more who just pop and sputter their way out. I have seen countless friends, peers, and students that just lost the fight within them and shelved pursuing BSA.

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Not graduating with a BSA degree may be disappointing for others. Some would even brand themselves as failures. Pero the truth is, it will not make you less of a person if you don’t. Maybe, just maybe, this degree was just not for you.

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I had friends who succeeded in other fields of endeavor despite not having this degree. Some even did not finish their schooling. But their experiences and discipline in this program helped cultivate who they become to be. They still found a way to succeed in their own ways

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If you are a BSA student and have read this far. Don’t be afraid if you begin to doubt yourself. Reflect and ponder if you need to step-back and set the CPA dream aside momentarily. Stepping back could give us a clearer vision in which way to move forward with our lives.

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And if you finally decide to pursue your CPA dream. It is never too late. The world will never run out of opportunities for accountants. Heck, at this time of “new normal” we are one of the professions who can effectively “work from home” and anad na og social distancing

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Pero if you are a student who continues to pursue BSA no matter what. I have some tips for you.

1. Trust the process, no matter how painful
2. Enjoy the ride, even when things get ridiculous
3. Make every moment an opportunity to become better
4. Learn and be learned

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5. Be open for corrections, specially from people you disagree with. Remember, nobody is perfect
6. Love the presence of your family - biological and otherwise.
7. Always respect those who came before you and will come after you
8. When studying, leave no page unturned

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9. Never forget to eat and sleep on time
10. Never lose the fun and the excitement.
11. Make pursuing your CPA dream just a part and chapter of your life. Not the entire purpose of living it, and
12. Pray

12 ra kutob kay mao ra man months sa isa ka tuig & oras sa relo.

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I still have so many thoughts in my mind pero I guess I’ll end this thread with this last tweet and last message for everyone who wants to pursue, are pursuing, or even gave up pursuing BS in Accountancy.

“Certified Public Accountants are not born, they are made.”



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