Engineering is high level math.. differential and integration.

If you really want to compare the difficulty based solely on how complicated is the mathematic; my answer is engineering. The difficulty of add math in engineering course easily kill those best students. While on the other hand, ACCA is pretty much tolerable even for students from the lower grade classes. Based on my observation, most of the students in the first class during my high school is doing engineering. Those in the third class and below went for the accounting. It telling the difficulty there.

Anyway, like many has said. Both courses are in their own world. They are both useful to the society. Of course if you final goal is to make money, you may as well join gangster and do some illegal business. But my true heart will say, your life shouldn't only revolves around the money, there is always better thing for you to sacrifice than making money. Only when only you found the 'better thing', you will appreciate your life better.

Ask yourself. Add math and basic math which one is difficult?

Theres a reason why engineering is known as one of the hardest course. And to become an engineer2 with PEPC is much2 harder.

I know each and every course have it own challenge. And if u are a genius u can choose any course u like.

But courses like engineering, medical so on and so forth have a very high requirements to enter. And theres a reason for that.

I see those injineering from sampah uni easy only

What's the sampah uni maybe they just want to show off they are smart, studying engineering sap sap sui but actually work like tired ayam behind.

but to be the best in your field, is different setori than the paper's difficulty

The easier one is the one you have an aptitude for.

So, it depends.

Engineering is harder coz you have both theory and practical. You might be excel in engineering theory but if you cant design, build or fix stuffs u r pretty much useless in industry.

Accounting is more on practice and hard work. If you hard work in accounting you will go far.

Anyhow accounting is easier to earn more money. You got ACCA already can earn 5 figures after few years. Also can easily make side income freelancing. In next 10-20 years accounting job might be less demanding as AI is catching up and more automation.

Meanwhile Engineering depends on industry, if u in manufacturing u can see light at the end of tunnel when u r 40s. If u in Energy, OnG or Telco u pretty much will be T20 bracket before 40. But most engineering job in Msia is kuli level.

I hear acca got quota One.

Even How Good u r. If quota meet all Balance straight fail

Only possible to know if a person has both taken a good engineering degree and also later sat for ACCA exam....I think engineering math is more “dead” whereas in accounting, there are some scenarios that made you confused which figure to use... the math in accounting is of course simple .. just plus and minus but the choice of which figure to use or include under different scenarios can be confusing

nowadays education is so commercialised that if you have money, you can do any course and graduate

where got people dropout nowadays lol unlike last time bill gates etc

Because engineering in Malaysia isn’t really engineering. More like tech support and sales and project mgmt.

This post has been edited by diffyhelman2: Jun 5 2021, 11:45 PM

I would say engineering being an engineer. But i've never taken an ACCA paper nor do i know engineers who took one, so its presumptuous to say engineering is tougher than ACCA. Besides i think most ppl take ACCA part time while juggling a 9-5 job.

Dont compare, do what you like. Goes without saying you smarter you got more options

DP

This post has been edited by 9m2w: Jun 6 2021, 12:01 AM

I did a Bachelors in Accounting & Finance (finished top 1%), now just finished one of the professional accounting exams (not naming here because I'm easily doxxed).
I even won an award for one of their papers. Am working in Big 4 now. I usually score in top 5 percentile for most exams I take.

I'd say that ICAEW is much more difficult than ACCA.
I know someone who is taking ACCA now after failing several ICAEW papers.
I would say that ACCA is only tough because many Tom, Dick and Harry enroll in it for the money.

Engineering math is much tougher than normal math.
I took Further Math during A-level but mechanics was too difficult for me to comprehend.
Dropped it in the end.

Meanwhile, I picked up Accountancy during A-level with ease despite coming from pure science background.
Still managed to win 2 awards from Cambridge.

If u can understand 1+1=2 or simple arithmetic maths , then u can do accounting.

It a career that pays an above average pay without putting too much effort or be exceptional.
As long as u can follow instructions and perform the required task. U r good
Work life balance depend on company.

This post has been edited by kendo88: Jun 6 2021, 12:08 AM

During my degree engineering course back in those days we were made to take accountancy subjects as well.
I managed to score over 90% back then and it was among the easiest subjects in my engineering course.

While I agree with you that Engineering is tougher, but I disagree with this statement.
Accounting students cannot go back to science stream even if they suddenly became smarter and can understand engineering math easily.

Are you sure it's accounting? Maybe bookkeeping like double entries or Introduction to Accounting whereby just prepare balance sheet and P/L?
Real accounting is more complex than that but still not as complex as engineering.