I see the role of a Mac mostly as an expensive "second shot" at the Big 4 if that's somebody's goal. There's a high hire rate for most people I know.

That's how I feel too. My school is extremely heavily recruited. For instance, my bud with a 2.8GPA and 2.65 ACG GPA got an SLP with a B4 and another dude I know is a 2nd year @ B4 with a graduating 2.7 ACG GPA and 2.4 overall. The thing is, my school also has really cheap tuition. Comparing 150 to Macc is roughly a $7500 between the remaining 12 ACG and 3 (6?) business courses I need and taking the rest at a CC w/ excess credits. Making only around $60k/year start, $7500 is a shitload of money.

The flipside is if I get a TA spot, I'll make money by going to grad school. Also our grad program is workforce development/CPA prep, so they allow ample time for CPA studies. I think I'm going to apply and if I get a TA spot, take it, if not, 150 it is. I have no interest in double-major to be honest. Maybe IT or Programming, but then it'd be more intense studies on top of a CPA for only marginal gains.

The thing is, I've gotten SLPs with all of the B4 and the top 3 mid-tier without really trying. It's to the point I skipped all the second-round interviews and when they flew us out to office visits, they roomed me with another dude who got to skip it as well. We were all getting drinks at the hotel lobby (all the SLP/Intern/FT candidates) and we assumed the SLP kids had it all on lockdown. Turns out only 4 of us were guaranteed it. While I'm not saying I have the internship/job on lock-down, I also don't feel I'll need that extra recruiting year with how things are going now.