Is accounting doable if you have the drive to master it

Is accounting doable if you have the drive to master it?
Okay so I'm not the smartest person ever. So ever since I turned 18 I've been lost and haven't had a clue what to do with my life because I'm not good at many things that seem like they would make me very employable. So one day I'm with a "friend" and they suggest that I think about going to College. And since I've been kind of depressed about my directionless life I did think about it. And I realized something I always seemed to understand math and do good If I try. So I kind of had an epiphany I realized that anyone could do math if they studied it hard and long enough and I'm ready to study as much as my mind and body can handle, so Accounting might be the way to go career wise. So my question is if you have the drive to master the process of accounting and just studied, studied, and studied can the average person master accounting? I'm ready to put every ounce of my energy into studying accounting as much as humanly possible. Is this a good plan? Is a somewhat mediocre student like me capable of being successful in this field if I give it my all?
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Let me first say that you're smarter than you give yourself credit for. The grammar in that question was flawless, which is much more than can be said for most questions on this website. So obviously your language/written communication skills are also up to par. Of course you can master it if you put everything you have into it. But that doesn't mean you'll enjoy it as a career. You really have to study something that you're passionate about, otherwise it likely won't work. I think you should consider some programs in the Humanities. Like I said, your writing is good. Math may be something you can work at, but it seems to me that language is already your best skill.


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I must agree with the previous poster on one point: this was one of the best questions I have read. So you definitely have language skills. As for accounting, there really isn't a lot of math there, above arithmetic. Especially since 99.9% of accountants use computers nowadays, the kicker is understanding how to categorize and document the money. If you can figure out what is 19.7% of 45,000, then you can handle the math without problems. The fun begins when you try to understand the IRS legalese.


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First. I'm a mediocre student who "mastered" accounting. I graduated last in my HS class and went on to earn an accounting degree with honors from a major state university. Accounting can be a lucrative career. Second. Accounting is not mathematics. Accounting is debits and credits. If your passion is mathematics, consider studying mathematics. Mathematics is the career of the future. It could be your ticket to success. To thine own self be true. Last. Anybody could be a success if they just gave it their all. You're right on the money. Work hard and good luck. See you at the top.