Firms like Big4 needs Skilled but low paid workers so they constantly needs influx of fresh graduates. If your PR skill is good then you can definitely enter into big4. Although the name should sound glamourous but I should warn you about something :
1) Working hours is extremely long in MYS big 4 : We don't have strong workers union that protects workers right in MYS & working from 9 am to 1 am is not unheard of especially in peak period.
2) pay is always low for graduates that doesn't have title / experience.
3) High dropout rate / labour turnover : very few can survive under harsh situation which is why they are quite strict in interview to filter those that are not well equipped for such culture. However they do need a lot of good graduates.

If financial limitation doesn't apply to you / parents pressure to enter public Uni doesnt arise then its good to pursue acca straightaway.
But seriously I don't think anyone should pursue acca straightaway if you have option to do degree. The reason many can join acca even most are recommended to do so after degree its bcos acca set a very low requirement for admission. Therefore the gap of intelligence between students are quite large notwithstanding the amount of effort is different depending where you actually take them.

Personally I don't think you should quit your degree after all the efforts you put in STPM. If you have degree later on you will be exempted for certain papers in ACCA & only take around 1 to 1.5 years to complete instead of 3. Then you will come out with double qualification.
That is assuming you have time to spare & to wait.

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Added on May 16, 2009, 10:17 am

The advantage will exist if you decide to work in the country that you are currently studying. My assumptions is based on MYS first. There is only 2 paper that applies 2 different variant in acca which is law & tax. Apart from that some papers like finance & reporting applies different stream.

If you definitely want to work in MYS but studying in UK this point really confuse me a little bit. First of all the tax & law system is different. Then the culture of study there is also quite different. Instead of taking 2-3 papers per sitting in MYS , their culture is taking 4 paper per year not per sitting. Thats why western graduates later than most asian one as they put a lot of learning into their studies not just merely passing the paper.

Unless you have relatives living there I don't think the cost of education, living & accomodation will suit most normal students.

I'm kinda stressed so go online few minutes after hours of study.  Next week onwards I will be mostly unavailable too. Now is nearing exam time so I think most will be studying.
If you study acca in uk it should be easier & more relaxable since the lecturers there are "quite close to the source" & the fact that all of the examiners are residing there.

I don't think you will be coming back to MYS after enjoying some stint in Uk. Some of my current classmates have already set their sight on leaving MYS for Singapore (relatives factor is also important)

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Added on May 16, 2009, 10:26 pm

You have my utmost respect for endurance 

hello guys,erm i'm interested in taking acca and i've just finished my spm last year, right now i got scholarship from mara to study oversea for perakaunan(PILN,Program Ijazah Luar Negara)   while my fren got the same scholarship and it says CAT-ACCA.she'll be studying CAT at Kolej Poly-tech MARA n i'll be making A-level at Kolej MARA...

my question is, how long does it takes for both courses and where will they send us to?how many paper that i can skip to get ACCA certificate? in the application form it says either UK or AUS ...
thanks in advance