Accountant Personal Statements Samples For Students

What qualities do you have that will make you a good accountant?

First and foremost, as an indigenous Chinese student, we have always been observed to be very good in numbers. As such, one of the qualities I possess that will make me a good accountant is my acumen to accuracy and details. I strongly believe that one of the basic responsibilities of a good accountant is the preparation of financial statements with accuracy and transparency – those which are in accord with the standards of professionalism. With my personal skills in adherence to ethical, moral, and legal standards, patients in all undertakings, diligence and commitment to doing what is right, I content that ...

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My Personal Statement to Take Up BS in Accountancy
I was born in a traditional Chinese family. Likewise, I attended a very traditional Chinese school. The lesson that my family and school taught me is that “practice makes perfect.” The only way I can improve my grades is to listen to lectures carefully and do more practices after class. The idea helped me to progress in my studies and I felt mostly interested in the accounting and economics disciplines. Afterwards, when I saw a website about the benefits of studying in an American Community College for students who do ...

Personal Statement

Degree objective: BA (Hons) in Global Financial Management
My interest in accounting commenced at a tender age. With my father as a mentor and a role model, the interest of becoming an accountant grew to an escalating level. My father, a successful accountant, own an accounting firm in Nigeria; Olusola Adekanola & Co (Accounting and Tax Practitioners), and he has participated in one of the best and vast business portfolios in the country, which was an outstanding success. Similarly, in accordance to his personal testimonial, growing up in a large family, accompanied with all sorts of hardship, and achieving the best, has always inspired ...

Personal Statement

My interest in accounting dates back to the time I was in elementary school. I was a straight A student in mathematics from first grade to fourth grade. At the beginning of second grade, I bumped into Mark, who lived with his family a few meters from our house. It was not long before an impregnable friendship blossomed between the two of us. The friendship grew so strong that we used to spend the whole weekend together, either at Marks family house or our house. On one weekend, Marks father, an accountant, was home. I admired the fact that Marks father was ...

Every single phenomenon in this world is based on the figures – either this is the simplest electronic device, or the money in a wallet, or logistics, or even a boiling kettle. Absolutely everything we are surrounded by is all about figures. No wonder that the first time I closely got acquainted with the world of figures was when I was a child. Thanks to my family I was able to realize a significant importance of those amusing hooks scratched on the paper very early and thus, it helped me shape my life and career aspirations before I actually could think them over.

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Test Predictors of Success in Academia:

“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.”
Alexander Graham Bell
After returning to college at age 43, I felt disappointed to discover that I missed obtaining an ACT score by only one point: 24 vs 25. However, having maintained a GPA of 3.8 clearly demonstrates that this small gap is not an accurate predictor for successfully completing academic requirements and earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accountancy at W.P. Carey School of Business. Another indication of my academic success is membership in Phi Theta Kappa, an honor society.
Even though I have 20 years ...

Statement of Purpose

As a twenty-seven year old male of Pakistani-American Heritage, the field I have developed an interest in is accounting at the Graduate level in an effort to achieve my goal of becoming a CPA. Furthering my Accounting studies will enable me to achieve my ultimate educational and professional goals. I strongly believe that I would bring a maturity and seriousness of purpose to my Graduate studies – the features deeply rooted in my past learning experiences. To my mind, I learned well how to relate to and communicate with different types of people. I have also had a number of opportunities in the intervening ...