We need to talk about BS Accountancy in PH | Max Guanzon (Filipino)

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[@fin8537]

Sa school Namin old curriculum First year - Qualifying Exam Second year - Compressive Exam level 1 Third year - Comprehensive Exam level 2 Fourth year - Comprehensive Exam level 3 Fifth year - First Preboard Second Preboard All of which must maintain a grade of 2.5 Out of more than 800 students 364 lang nag stay In the end 28 lang kami nabigyan ng credentials to take board exam. Sa block Namin originally composed of 35 dalawa palang kami na nakapasa. 😅 Right now still waiting kung matutuloy pa ba ang CPALE in this pandemic 😭. I can certify po na sipag lang po talaga kailangan sa BSA program. Na inspired ako mag take up ng BSA Kasi Yung pinsan ko CPA and he gets to travel alot in the Philippines. He also been in New Zealand. Australia and now he works in the UK in Cambridge. Exciting Ang pagiging CPA it's not limitted sa desk job na normally na imagine mo.

[@gillanreign7199]

Hello po, kailangan po ba is talagang matalino para makapasa?

[@annacoronel18]

@@gillanreign7199 look at the passing rates.. 14% even mga valedictorian sa high school nag sshift pag dating sa accountancy, I think good foundation sa Math and English will give you an edge talaga

[@fin8537]

​@@annacoronel18 Reading Comprehension po and analysis pinaka importanti pag nag accountancy

[@rioninocheng8828]

same nature hehehe I’m an incoming BSA student din. Then my cousin was also an accountant, now working in DUBAI. A License CMA and CPA in US in the state pf Alaska, she is now a director. I was inspired by her, she graduated Magna Cum Laude in her time.

[@gillanreign7199]

@@annacoronel18 pano pag di magaling mag-english? *dikasiakomagaling:)

[@hanag4016]

I totally understand you kuya. I really wanted BSBA as my program but ayaw ng parents ko that's why I'm staying in BSA nlang kasi all my efforts will go down the drain naman if magshishift pa ako. And like you, as a creative person, I really try to insert things that I like to do in my sched (sometimes I bring watercolors to school) kasi pag puro nalang accounting nasa isip ko parang mababaliw na ako. Accounting is definitely restricting especially to innovative, creative people who like to put their ideas into a reality. Pero ayun nga, most parents prefer this course for their children dahil sa title and all. And this mindset should change.

[@maxguanzon7434]

Good luck sayo!!! Keep creating 😙😙

[@zaki5745]

really? im kinda an art inclined person coz im actually doing 🎨✍️ and im planning to take BSA. will it turn out bad?

[@rubirian9236]

Agree ako sayo. Yan din sabi ng mga parents ko. Hehehe

[@reginaldcasinginan7783]

And that's acceptable, your opinion. Thank you, this helps a lot specially for incoming college students like me:)

[@charlenesantos1862]

I agree. Pero I think, if mas pinili natin ang business dahil ayaw natin maging "Empleyado lang"... aralin din dapat natin ang basics ng accounting dahil ito ang LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS. As a BSA student, at nagtatatlong isip narin kung magshishift, naisip ko rin na dapat hindi lang ako empleyado, kaya okay lang sakin malaglag sa course ko, mag bubusiness pa rin ako ano man matapos ko... ang college isa lang yan sa stepping stones... wala yan sa course... nasa sariling diskarte, talino at destinasyon yan... Just for me lang naman hehe. Fighting everyone!

[@cristalrosefernandez822]

Nauna ko mabasa yung comments bago mapanuod ng buo yung video. And I thought nakaka discourage yung video still pinanoood ko parin naman but he just express kung anong naranasan and kung anong thoughts nya. Personally as a freshie na nag take ng BSA hindi naman ako na discourage. "Pagiintindi at respeto" lang talaga sa isa't isa ang kailangan and naiintindihan ko na "sana" mabiyan naman ng chance yung mga taong gusto ipagpatuloy talaga ang accountancy pero nawawala just because hindi sila nakapasa sa qualifying exam or hindi naka maintain ng grade. And tulad ng sabi mo nasa tao lang talaga, Dedication and passion is the key kung gusto mo talaga ang isang bagay at hindi lang sya for BSA. Sa bawat desisyon talaga na ginagawa natin may nasasacrifice.

[@No_BS_policy]

Accounting--->>> Routinary, repetitive, procedures based, in short, VERY BORING. CPA here, been doing accounting for about a decade now. The nature of accounting is kinda both backward and delayed. Say you are a general accountant, all you need to do is to ensure all past transactions make their way to the books. Accountants are usually criticized for their lack of creativity and their inability to think out of the box for the right reason- accounting is heavy on sets of predefined procedures that accountants have to lock themselves up with and follow with no lapses. It is a very, very, very restrictive activity that impairs one's imagination and analytical ability. So if you are a creative person who engages one's imagination a lot, make no mistake, accounting is not for you. Plus, if you are of introverted personality, you might not find yourself comfortable doing accounting because it requires one to engage in different levels of communications with a lot of people. Yayks.

[@tuan2352]

Maintindihan ko talaga ito! Di ata para sa accountancy ang mga scientific-minded, curious, at madaling ma-bored na mga tao. With great respect sa fellow accountancy students, masyadong repetitive and soul-sucking ang accounting atleast for me.

[@joabrancillo]

honestly, this is also what I think

[@Dis-xi4os]

I'm an accountancy student, and yes every year we have qualifying exam or comprehensive exam kung anoman ang tawag dun. I find it very hard for me especially me as a slow learner na creative na depressed pa na student. Yes it's true na parang nakakulong lang sa isang box kase bumabase ang accounting sa standards like IFRS, PFRS etc. pero I like Law subjects more. But I want to get that title because It's my dream. If you're choosing this course you need to have a passion, kasipagan araw araw, and also analytical skills (which is meron ako pero half wtf)

[@pancakesforyou7247]

How about someone who have visual impairment that cannot be fixed by glasses would i be able to survive? Pls help😭

[@iyagarcia6035]

same!! ust has a debar policy which requires u to have HIGH gwa. there’s really no room for mistake, which sucks so much. i totally feel you!! this is also the reason why i want to shift out from ust amv bc suffocating siya or maybe bc hindi talaga para sa akin ang accounting

[@popoymagbanua6114]

bakit ngayon ko lang ako nakakita ng mga ganitong comments now that i’m in my second year 🥹, usually kasi nung pandemic puro positive pa yung point of view about sa course, but now I can relate with all the comments with my experiences

[@NoNo-fh4vb]

malaking tulong po 🥺 my dad who just passed away last august wanted me to become a cpa someday gusto ko masaya siya kaya sinunod ko siya. nagtake ako ng abm strand graduating nako ng shs ngayon and di ko talaga nakita sariling kong nagustuhan yung accounting subjects namin sobrang struggle at andun yung pressure kasi kailangan ko siya. pero ngayon desidido nako pumili ng ibang course na alam kong kaya at gusto ko. thankyou kuya!!🤍

[@caracarinosa2429]

ano po pipiliin nyo?

[@beverlybolea2017]

Aww I feel the same thing! This year graduating na ako ng shs, ano pong pinili nyong course?

[@maryme5481]

Same!! Before my mama passed away she suggested for me to take BSA kasi CPA ate ko, kaya tinake ko ABM sa SHS pero now im torn between BSA and BSBA-FM T__T anw what course did u take? happy for u for choosing what u want!!

[@bluejp12]

Accountancy grad here and currently reviewing for board. I agree. Stressful indeed, qualifying exam (not sure for new curriculum), maintaining grades, 2.0 for comprehensive exam to graduate. The journey was really survival of the fittest. I understand those who shifted or found their true passion along the way.

[@gillanreign7199]

Kuya, kailangan ba is talagang matalino para makasurvive sa Accountancy?

[@ayen1798]

@@gillanreign7199 siguro naman hindi kaylangan lang dun is sipag at tyaga at kaylangan pursigido ka talaga sa pag aaral ng accountancy kahit di matalino ok lang

[@gillanreign7199]

@@ayen1798 yun! Ganyan din sinasabi ng papa ko😸 gusto ko talaga maging Accountant balang araw.

[@sienna01-k8x]

Kapag po ba nag shift hindi na pwedeng maka latin honor sa pup?

[@sophiagonzales8974]

I just want to say a lot of Filipinos chase after grades and titles just look at how much a college degrees are highly prioritized and we look down on high school graduates. I plan to take an accounting degree but I'm not going to aim for cpa title and I plan to take it because I want to specialize in a skill that's worth it.

[@carlomiguelperez1654]

Schools are not just maintaining reputation... Meron kasing Board of Accountancy (BOA) in which sila yung nagreregulate ng Accountancy Program/Profession here in the Philippines . This BOA can remove the school's Accountancy Program if they cannot meet the standards set by the Board. We cannot blame the schools. Kung gaano ka pressure sa school yun din ka pressure yung work mo as accountant lalo na if nasa Public Practice ka walang tulugan pag BIR deadlines na... Kung sa school di mo kaya ang pressure for sure you will never survive the accountant's work in real life. 😘 But I agree if di mo feel yung culture better magshift nalang kase sayang din ang oras/panahon if di ka masaya...

[@w-421_layugkazelann4]

True. kaya if u want to really study bsa dapat mahal mo talaga, kasi siguradong iiyak ka kasi lagi kang bagsak HAHAHHAHAHAA

[@DreamFirms]

Very good insights!

[@Cristian-xy4kq]

From what I've heard UP Tacloban BS Accountancy, It's true that you need to pass an exam to continue as a Third Year accounting student and maintaning grade also.

[@maxguanzon7434]

Im from up diliman.

[@nashanxiety5987]

Luh nakakatakot naman UP tacloban pa naman gusto ko pasukan

[@luigidimaunahan4463]

I cannot imagine din talaga how stressful ang Accountancy in UP. I am CPA myself, being CPA has great potential as long as you are strategizing and as long as you are patiently learning many things during practice. Consultancy makes big buck surely.

[@rubirian9236]

Congratulations po!👏 Ako naman next year heheheh

[@missy3670]

samin may QE 1-3rd yr , pag 4th yr may pre-board exam. then maintaining grades of 2 every subj. daming natanggal sa first QE namin. :(

[@ikangcabrera3467]

Kuyaaa u r so helpful ganitong ganito yung na fefeel ko

[@curie-deromatiffany4424]

Goooo kuya Max!!!

[@iannakxx6474]

Hi po, Kuya Max! Can you do a video about AB Major in Political Science and BS in Accountancy, if may mahanap po kayong DLSU student taking that course kasi na cucurious po ako. Thank you!

[@dalegarcia428]

gonna show it to my mom & convince her to let me shift program ehehe, thanks!

[@sai-fd1yl]

oms how did it go?

[@wenilynpastolero]

LOUDER‼️

[@kerwinlumasag4152]

Anyone heard of the Accountancy Law po?

[@carlodelavega4919]

Can a accountant allowed tattoos?

[@melvanessarementilla9431]

Same Tayo kaso graduating na ako. I'm here kase napasa ako pero di talaga dito ang puso ko. Now I'm struggling with exit exam and all I wanted to do ay makagraduate and after sana natin mahanap ko na ang gusto ko. Versatile rin kase ako mabilis akong mabored kapag paulit-ulit ang routine

[@maxguanzon7434]

Yakap with consent po!

[@KurenaiGaming20]

Hello guys maganda po kaya mag aral sa NU MoA? Incoming BSA student po here 😊

[@monstercrave615]

Tama! I hate the qualifying exams, parang tinutuldukan na agad ng school ang ability ng isang estudyante to improve and to excel one's passion at kung ano pang kaya niyang gawin....

[@bellbell9619]

Can I ask, if you want to become a cpa is it required to have on 1.75 as a GWA?

[@philippine_tour]

sa school niyu poe pag required pero pag mag exam poe as CPA as long as naabot mo 75

[@kenesufernandez1281]

✨💖

[@markjovenmaandal6344]

Agree

[@ittodakimasu4814]

thats why i chose bs ba in upcat nlng anyways goodluck to all upcat takers for june😊

[@abbeydawn5557]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@albertopanamoganjr.7645]

Pwede po ba mag accountancy if stem strand ka?

[@Dis-xi4os]

Hello yes!

[@genghiselohimthomasmendoza7908]

kahit non abm students some univ or colleges tinatanggap. pero may summer class ata pag non abm students

[@hex-2748]

Retention policy is to protect the college from being taken down by CHED assessments. Kung walang pumapasa sa school na yun masasara yung accountancy program. Accountancy is also regulated by PRC. It's a regulated profession kaya di lahat makakapasok. Only qualified individuals will make it. Medyo toxic minsan, totoo yan maraming comparison. Minsan may mga yumayabang.

[@premedina]

Sabi ko na nga ba e di ka magtatagal sa program based on your profile. That is not a bad thing though. Good for you that you realized this early on. I agree. I hate the obsession with the 100% rating. Lakas ng control ng corporates sa academia, accountancy-wise. Btw, BAA alum here. A CPA but never really practiced the profession. May mga taong di passionate sa course pero mataas pa rin ang grades, kung gets mo yun, so nadaan sa patience. Haha.

[@YinYang-sm7ev]

Ano napo yung college course na kinuha mo kuya?

[@maxguanzon7434]

BS Business Administration po.

[@alexiadaryl3324]

BSBA major in what po kayo sir?

[@hjon9119]

I disagree with 90% of what you said. You are judging the profession based on your little knowledge of it and maybe your-not-so-happy experience learning the basics in UP. A school needs some sort of basis for measuring the progress of students in an efficient and standard manner and I don't know exactly where you're heading to when you said that schools should provide a place for learning and not just rely or base on good grades. What was it that you wanted, dude? Accounting grads can be your normal accountants (think accounting 1 - the bookkeeping stuff). But that is only one area in the profession. In a simple organization alone, accountants can be a bookkeeper, a treasurer, a finance manager, a controller, an internal auditor, a managing director, and so on and so forth. It is not "limiting" as you think since all aspects of a business are measured based on what its numbers say (which are measured using accounting). At a macro level, accountants play a big part in running a country and the world (think of world bank, central bank, department of trade, department of budget, and all other government sectors they all need accountants). Then you mention something about the salary - I agree it is not that high for entry-level jobs but it's the same with most professions like law, medicine, engineering, architecture and so forth and so on. But as you climb the corp ladder, so does your salary. One of the highest salaried positions in any organization, usually next to a CEO, is the chief financial officer role, and this is position is exclusive to an accountant. Even the proliferation of new systems and technologies do not pose a threat to the profession. In fact, being tools/apps, they elevate the skills and efficiency of accountants. Accountants are the ones requiring them. They need accountants to design these systems and make their output useful to a business; they even generate new roles and jobs for accountants. Accountancy may not be as "glamorous" as Holywood, but it is a highly relevant, dignified and highly-remunerated prfession

[@rainfuentes5416]

LOL the CFO position is not exclusive to accountants, sure ka ba? majority of the CFOs are MBAs and Industrial Engineers specially in really big companies

[@aistenthorn9346]

@goodies shoppe Baka di mo lang kaya ang accountancy? Ops

[@aistenthorn9346]

@@rainfuentes5416 Nope. It is exclusive to Accountants only.

[@rainfuentes5416]

@@aistenthorn9346 do you know Ruth Porat? she is the CFO of Alphabet and Google

[@laurencepostela9474]

Read this to find out more!! The CFO must have at least a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, finance, economics, or other related fields. "Porat holds a B.A. in economics and international relations from Stanford University, an M.A. in industrial relations from the London School of Economics, and an M.B.A. with distinction from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania."

[@vinceblas606]

Filipino Parents prefer Courses with board exams for their children. The Norm

[@kakashihatake6172]

Hello, Max! I have something in my mind that's bothering me. It would be nice if you can enlighten me. I'm planning to take BSBA-A too. After I graduated from this college degree, do I need to take extra units to be qualified for the CPALE?

[@maxguanzon7434]

No need

[@kakashihatake6172]

@@maxguanzon7434, thank you!

[@missy3670]

sorry, but our profs had clearly stated that only those ppl that come from BSA are qualified to take CPALE. if u were from other acctg program, u need to take the BSA units. btw, our prof is a CPA, MBA.

[@romeomontague3722]

@@missy3670 You clearly don’t know about BS BAA of UP Diliman. Maybe pass the UPCAT first with this as your main choice if you can?

[@divinaamparo625]

Kuya, may mga STEM student po ba sa BSBAA sa UP Diliman? Thank you po!

[@maxguanzon7434]

Yes

[@luisadrianang2237]

yes ako and di ko maintindihan nangyayari hahaha

[@precioussheenromarate1121]

Kailangan pa Po ba mag bridging o kahit Hindi na?

[@arthurleonardmalijan5163]

@@precioussheenromarate1121 need

[@precioussheenromarate1121]

So Hindi ka Po makaka take Ng BS Accountancy pag Hindi ka nag bridging?

[@librandakristoffero.8721]

Parang nagsisisi na ako :

[@ericaguila2945]

Kung di mo gusto, wag mong kunin..kung gusto mo ang accountancy, then kunin mo..mareklamo ka lang at di mo kaya..thats it..

[@maxguanzon7434]

Pinanood po ba natin ang video? Ang whole point nga po ng video ay bakit hindi ko gusto ng BS Accountancy at bakit maraming students ang gusto ng BS Accountancy ngunit nadidiscourage or nawawalan ng opportunity dahil sa mababang sahod, pangit na retention policies, at iba pang mga salik. Definitely, kaya ko ang BSA kung gugustuhin ko at pagsisikapan ko pero nakakawalang gana yung mga nangyayari sa accounting profession kaya naisipan kong umalis. I hope this explains things.

[@morningwithgracie7870]

​@@maxguanzon7434 ahhh pero pasado Ka po?to proceed accountancy?or mabagsak Ka?

[@baltazarmelchor451]

Agree, So boring ang Acounting, lalo na automated na ngayon ang mga business applications/platform kaya mga routine ng mga many accountants ay halos tiga print na lang ng mga reports generated by the system, yong system na ngayon ang nage generate ng GL Account entries ng mga transactions, uso na kasi ang Artificial Intelligence/Data warehousing/Enterprise system and at real time pa.

[@hjon9119]

nonsense, these systems have existed since 50 years ago, accountants use the report to analyze the financial results. you need accountants to analyze these reports. systems cannot replace people.

[@baltazarmelchor451]

@@hjon9119 yes, kailangan ng accountant for audit, analysis and control , to determine if results are rwalistic but very minimal ang trabaho. IMO you do not even have to go to college to learn accounting, magbada ka lang ng libro ng accounting , hindi tulad ng ibang course like nursing, midwifery,engineering na kailangan intensive ang training kaya kailangan matapos ang course sa cillege.

[@mc_0000]

​@@baltazarmelchor451serious question po, nakapag take ka na ba ng accountancy? It seemed as tho nakakagets ka ng financial problem just by reading. Nakaka amaze, how'd you manage to do that?

[@NynyxRi]

​@@baltazarmelchor451If it were that easy, na 'di na kailangan mag college, are you saying na even average high school students can pass the board just by reading? I'm just curious kasi ngayon lang ako nakarinig ng ganitong perspective, CPA ka po ba sir?

[@jccpa2728]

Yung pumasa ka sa 1st to 3rd year Qualifying Exam, pero bumagsak ka sa 4th year Quali, tanggal ka na agad sa Accountancy. Cancer talaga Accounting Program. Walang room for mistake. 🙄

[@lilyvery2542]

Huyyy legit?? 😭😭😭

[@studionarie8602]

That's scary

[@jccpa2728]

@@lilyvery2542 Yep. I have friends na nakaabot na ng 4th year Accountancy, pero bumagsak sa Comprehensive exam for 5th year, ayun nagshift sila sa BS Accounting Tech, kasi hindi na sila allowed to continue as 5th year Accountancy.

[@rinnah4407]

Ask lang d ba pwede mag retake ulet?

[@jccpa2728]

@@rinnah4407 Sa ibang school, pwede hanggang tale 2. Some schools naman, if hindi ka pumasa sa qualifying exam, magreretake ka nung subject na binagsak mo (or mga subject na hindi mo nameet yung required grade). I think mas better yon kesa i-force shift ka sa Bs Accounting Tech.

[@johneronr.manansala4774]

Ilan taon ka ba naging BSA? Nagbibigay ka ng criticism sa kakapiranggot na nalalaman. Ano yun? Hindi naman criticism toh ehh. Wala akong makitang kahit anong facts tapos tatawagin mo tong critic. Dont get me wrong ahh. Pinost mo kasi ehh so it means gusto mo maka influence anong truth ang pinapalaganap mo, na pangit mag accounting. If you want to make critic dapat may facts, dapat hindi puro hearsay lalo na kung ipopost mo kaya dapat maging fair ka.

[@maxguanzon7434]

Ilang beses kong inulit-ulit sa video na what I say are purely opinions and based on my experiences as a former accounting student. Hindi ko gets bakit agit na agit ka, buti sana if may sinabi kang counterarguments FOR accountancy. I don’t have to study five years of accountancy just to say I don’t like it, it’s not for me, and I don’t like the culture it imposes on me and other students. Just two years of accounting in senior high and two more in college is enough for me to form an opinion regarding the topic. Chill ka lang

[@edj]

If you canmot be the best then good bye. Good grades = Hardwork. If you work hard, makakakuha ka ng higher grades. Yun lang.

[@maxguanzon7434]

Bakit may assumption na di ako hardworking at mababa grades ko HAHA

[@charlenesantos1862]

@@maxguanzon7434 hehe ako nga po kuys, hardworking student talaga ako... pero napakabait ng teacher ko nung senior high, sobrang baba ng grade ko sakanya. ang grades ay nakadepende sa standards and preference ng profs din e. minsan pag inis din sila sa students, trip nila babaan ang grade kahit masipag🤣

[@rinnah4407]

Ilang years ba accountancy guys?

[@maxguanzon7434]

Usually 5 years. Sa UP, 4.5 years.

[@joyrada2028]

Freshmen BSA first week iyak ka agad😂

[@dooku7634]

hello, i am a graduating senior high student po and currently planning to pursue bs accountancy. kamusta na po kayo ? is it hard po ba, natatakot na po kasi ako huhu