What would you choose and why?

mufc4lfe · 22-10-2008 4:50pm #1

What degree would you choose to do between Accounting and Quantity Surveying and why??:)
If anyone is in one of these professions then please leave your opinions?

Fad · 22-10-2008 5:26pm

mufc4lfe wrote: »

What degree would you choose to do between Accounting and Quantity Surveying and why??:)

I met a Quantity Surveyor at a careers evening in my school, most boring person possibly ever, barely managed to communicate what a quantity surveyor is to me. I'd choose accounting, because it sounds marginally less tedious than Quantity Surveying.

22-10-2008 6:19pm

To be honest, both sound equally boring and extremely tedious; I'd choose neither.

PurpleFistMixer · 22-10-2008 10:46pm

Yeah both sound pretty boring, in my opinion.

So uh... pick whichever one YOU'D like? If you want to be told what to do, then do Theoretical Physics. You know, because I personally love maths and physics, and therefore you automatically do too...?

Jeebus · 22-10-2008 11:09pm

I'd go accounting because of the ad on the telly.

Its on TV. They say its good, ergo, it is good.

Also, I water my plants with motor oil.

brianthebard · 22-10-2008 11:12pm

Fad wrote: »

I met a Quantity Surveyor at a careers evening in my school, most boring person possibly ever, barely managed to communicate what a quantity surveyor is to me. I'd choose accounting, because it sounds marginally less tedious than Quantity Surveying.

Lolz my sister works in an accounting office below a quantity surveyors office. Most boring building ever!

Op, I'm assuming you are into maths? Surely you can cast your net a bit wider than those two professions, or do a generic maths degree or something else before committing to a profession?

Piste · 23-10-2008 5:31pm

Judging from all those ads around lately there's a need for chartered public accountants so I'd go for that over quantity surveying.

That said I'd hae either!

KnifeWRENCH · 24-10-2008 12:37pm

Accountancy.

You can't get rich by embezzling clients if you're a Quantity surveyor! :P (or can you....?)

WxfrdJay · 05-03-2009 2:35pm

Don't choose QSing, you won't get a job when you leave, anywhere in the world. I am a QS, and am very lucky to be working at the minute.

Having said that, it is only because of the way things are in construction and property at the minute. I'm working in disputes which is just about the only place theres more work coming online. If this had have been 5 years ago I'd be telling to choose QS, it'd have been a no brainer.

Fad · 05-03-2009 5:44pm

WxfrdJay wrote: »

Don't choose QSing, you won't get a job when you leave, anywhere in the world. I am a QS, and am very lucky to be working at the minute.

Having said that, it is only because of the way things are in construction and property at the minute. I'm working in disputes which is just about the only place theres more work coming online. If this had have been 5 years ago I'd be telling to choose QS, it'd have been a no brainer.

Out of curiosity how did you find this thread?

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