Discover how our STEM-designated one-year Master of Science in Accounting with Data and Analytics (MSADA) degree from the Kelley School of Business can enable you to achieve your career goals faster and prepare you for leadership positions.
Accounting Leadership Weekend
Accounting Leadership Weekend (ALW) is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the career momentum you can experience with just one extra year of education. Join us on campus where you'll interact with current MSADA students, faculty, career services staff, and alumni. All travel, meals, and lodging expenses for ALW are covered by the Kelley School of Business.
Competitive ALW applicants must demonstrate knowledge and appreciation for the challenges faced by members of historically-underrepresented groups within the accounting profession.
Who should attend
To be considered for Accounting Leadership Weekend, you must be:
- A U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident
- A sophomore, junior, or senior (preference given to sophomore and junior students) that has not previously attended ALW.
Why the Kelley MSADA?
Accounting Leadership Weekend was the first step to successful accounting careers for Simone Dixon and Chrissy Smith, 2017 graduates of the MS in Accounting program.
Description of the video:
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- I decided to pursue
the Kelley MSA program
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because of my experience
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during the Accounting Leadership Weekend.
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That allowed me to learn
about the IU Kelley program,
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as well as the values of IU Kelley.
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- When I came for the weekend,
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everyone really made the
idea of coming to a new town
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and a new school, very comfortable for me.
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So, it was something
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that I knew that I wanted
to pursue after undergrad.
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- Coming to the Accounting
Leadership Weekend
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allowed me to see other diverse students.
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We all had shared experiences
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and we could relate to one another.
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Many of us made the decision,
together, to come to IU
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for the Masters of Accounting program.
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- Being here, in the MSA
program, has given me a chance
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to get real world experience,
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working on a field consulting project.
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So, we get a chance to
work with a real client.
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And just get face to face interaction,
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building a relationship with the client,
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which is something that's very important.
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- The Graduate Career
Services has helped me
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from the beginning of
my application process.
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They kinda look at your experiences
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to see how they can really
allow the IU MSA program
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to help you develop.
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We kind of learn how to brand ourselves.
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Also how to just write a
resume in a graduate level.
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Because it's very different
from the undergraduate level.
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- They dive very deep into data science
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and information technology,
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and my background is strictly accounting.
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Coming to this program, I
wanted to get that experience.
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- In my future job as a consultant,
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I will be working on teams
with different individuals
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who may have a different prospective,
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and can bring their knowledge to the team.
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- It's a really tough decision to decide
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I wanna leave home and go to a state
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that I've never been to.
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Bloomington is such a beautiful campus
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with students that have so much pride.
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And there are always so many
activities to get involved in.
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- Downtown Bloomington is beautiful,
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especially in the spring
time and the fall.
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I really just love getting out.
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It's a nice place to live
and continue your career.
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IU Kelley and the MSA
program takes it up a notch,
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to really go in depth on the
different accounting concepts.
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Not only the technical side,
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but also the side where
it's very personable.
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- Kelley brought in guest speakers
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who are at all levels of their career.
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First years, all the way up
to partners and retired CFO's.
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- The professors have great experience
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out in the field as well.
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So they teach us about all of the things
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that they've worked on, the
experiences that they've had.
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A lot of us are studying
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and want to become Certified
Public Accountants,
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and we just support each other.
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- Within one short year,
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I have grown my network tremendously.
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I have friends that are going
to go work all over the world.
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I was able to find my
dream job in my dream city.
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And all of that, was because of the skills
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that Kelley taught me
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in the Masters of Accounting program.
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- The MSA degree from
Kelley speaks volumes.
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Just the experience that I've
gotten here in the program,
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has really given me the skillset
I'll need to be successful.
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Taking those skills and moving forward
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will help me to be a better professional
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in the accounting industry in general.
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100%
of Kelley MSADA students have a job in their field within 90 days of graduation
“Kelley sets you up for success. Within a few days in the MSA program, I was already in front of Big Four accounting firms and I met the person who offered me my job at PwC.”
Trevor Gregory, MSA'11Director, PwC
Questions?
Please contact Kelley’s Graduate Accounting Programs at acctgrad@iu.edu