In my late 20s, I decided I wanted to go through a career path that didn't require any more schooling or exhaustive exams because it only gets more difficult as you get older and have more responsibilities and have less time and freedom with finances.
I'm not in the accounting field but my friends and family that are in that field can all attest to the long hours and exhaustive schedule with both articling and studying that needs to be done in the first couple of years.
If you have the space in your life for this at 29, by all means go for it. I'm just wondering if you have considered any other alternatives that might use your existing chemistry degree that are a more logical progression or a path of lesser resistance to something you would enjoy and pay more.
That said, a science or engineering background certainly has a niche in accounting as well if you can find a place that requires that specialization.
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