I know when I finish my bachelors that I hope to work full time and pursue a masters at a program that enables to you pursue the degree as well as working full time(2 classes per semester). I also hope to prepare and take the CPA exam during this period. I know to qualify for the license I will need to work a year or two in the public industry. I'm assuming I could knock that out while working on my masters.
However my real ambition is to work in private accounting and hopefully obtain promotions there. So should I just get the experience I need and move on? OR should I stick it out like the internet seems to implies (like 3 or 4 years?) then move to private accounting? What makes this option viable? Is public accounting mainly auditing? How in the world would that make me marketable and able to perform well in the private world (excuse me but I have not taken an auditing course yet)?
Also how does the B4 recruitment work? I know they recruit here and its time for me to consider getting interviews. Grades set aside, does the B4 want to see a CPA in progress say during you junior or senior year? Or does not it not matter and one could do it during their masters such as I'm planning?