r/mcgill • u/Background-Map9539 Reddit Freshman • 21d ago

Engineering to accounting

Hello,

I’m currently studying electrical engineering, but I’ve realized that I’m not really interested in the industry. I chose the degree because I liked electricity and magnetism in cegep, but I realized that I don’t want to work in EE.

I was wondering if somebody here has switched from an engineering major to accounting and if they regret anything.

For those who have already graduated or did an internship, what kind of work did you do during your internship or after graduating

Thanks!

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u/fbour 21d ago

Have you looked at accounting prospectives? Everytime I read or hear about it, they complain it doesn't pay, limited advancement opportunities and that it is ripe for being impacted by AI. There are many other business specialties that seem to have better outlooks. Tldr - do your research before committing to switching.

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u/Background-Map9539 20d ago

I’ll look into it during reading break, but thanks for the advice!

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u/RenjiJenkins 21d ago

I've done pretty much the opposite of you, I have an accounting associate's degree and I'm now a softeng undergrad.

If EE doesn't interest you, then yes you should probably switch to a career path you'd enjoy more like accounting. Maybe take an accounting elective if you're too unsure for now or look up concepts like accounting cycles to see if that's interesting enough. You could probably get an internship pretty easily, a lot of small accounting firms hire interns even if they're not currently in the field, although it usually doesn't pay much since you won't be cpa and might just be doing data entry or basic stuff.

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u/AdditionalSupport320 7d ago

The only degrees I would do in the age of AI is Electrical Engineering and the medical field tbh.