Accountant(CPA) career after getting degree?

Hello. I just graduated with bachelor's of science in accounting degree from a university in Southern California. My overall/cummulative gpa was 2.7 out 4.0 and my accounting gpa was 2.1 out of 4.0 with 124 semester units. I don't have any experience in accounting field. Since I am still living at home, I was thinking of studying by myself at home to take the CPA exam in about 6 months. I have six questions.

(1)Will California board of accountancy let me sit for a CPA exam when I have relatively low gpa? (2)Is there a good study material that'll help me pass the exam the first time? (3)After I pass the CPA exam and work 2 years for a CPA firm and get my own CPA license, is it better to open up my own CPA firm or is it better to work for company? (4)Is it expensive to open up my own CPA firm? (5)What type of services will I be providing to clients? (6)How will I get clients?

Thank you very much in advance.

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Gleim.

Only you will know the answer to that question at that time.

Depends on what you want to do. You could do it out of the trunk of your car, or Beverly Hills.

Most CPAs these days can be descriped as certified public bookkeepers, other than the ones who have gone into cross selling.

If your out of U.S.C. you should know about a hundred cpa's on a first name basis and they can tell you exactly what they are doing to make a buck.

Since your out of U.S.C. you probably know the 300 men of business by now that you will get your referals from.

U.S.C. is such a damn fine school, with fantastic alumni support, I am supprised that you have not been aggressively recruited by evey business down in the basin. Comming from a state college that has always been ignored by recruiters and held in distain by H.R. departments I admire your position.