Accounting Academy FAQs

Questions

1. What grade do I need to be in to be eligible to attend Accounting Academy?
2. Can out-of-state students attend?
3. Do students have to stay on campus?
4. Is transportation provided during the camp?
5. How much does the camp cost?
6. Can I request a roommate?
7. Is there a limit on the number of students who can be accepted from a particular school?
8. How are attendees selected?
9. I have special dietary requirements. Can the Accounting Academy accommodate that?
10. Can I apply to the Accounting Academy more than once?

Answers

1. Most Accounting Academy attendees are either rising college freshmen (having just completed their senior year of high school) or rising high school seniors (having just completed their junior year). However, rising high school juniors (having just completed their sophomore year) are allowed to apply. Preference is given to the older students, but we do have a few younger ones who attend every year. College students and high school students younger than rising juniors are not eligible.
2. Accounting Academy participants must be students at a Tennessee high school. The Georgia and Kentucky Society of CPAs both conduct their own summer camps.
3. Yes, Accounting Academy participants are expected to stay in the dorms on campus with the other attendees. Camp counselors, who are university students, provide supervision and stay with the participants at all times.
4. Yes, TSCPA uses a chartered bus service to transport students during camp. Students are not permitted to drive themselves or others at any time during the duration of the camp.
5. Accounting Academy is free! Attendees do send in a $25 deposit to reserve their spot, but the deposit is returned at the last session of camp.
6. Yes! Once you have been notified that you have been accepted, you will send in an RSVP form. On this form is space to indicate a roommate preference.
7. No, there is no limit. We frequently have multiple students from the same school who attend.
8. Attendees are chosen by a subcommittee of TSCPA members. They are selected based on their academic achievements, extracurricular activities and interests, teacher or counselor recommendation and their brief essay indicating why they want to attend.
9. Yes, TSCPA will make every effort to accommodate special dietary restrictions. The RSVP form has a space to mark any allergies or special requests.
10. Yes! You may apply to the Accounting Academy every year that you are eligible. We have had several students participate twice, and one who even came three years in a row! Also, if you are not accepted one year, you may reapply the next year.

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