I'd tell them one thing: don't go into accounting. Yes, it might seem interesting at some point, yes you can make a lot of money doing, and yes, you will be very good at it. But none of that is going to matter to you at all in 11-12 years. Save us both years of stress and a seemingly endless cycle of depression and do something you love. Feel free to suck at it and don't be afraid of being poor because it honestly can't be worse than the alternative.