Hello everyone, my name is Edward Sorrentino. I was born and raised in Suffolk County, New York. I am fortunate enough to have attended catholic school my entire life, so attending a public college like Baruch was definitely a change in pace. I am also great full to say that I come from a very loving family, with my house including three generations. My family is the most important influence in my life. In my opinion, family is really the only thing we have when we really think about it.
The second most important influence in my life is my place of work. Again, I am very great full to have a job at an investment banking firm. There, I am able to grow and learn off my mentors, who have taught me so much all ready. Sure, the hours are long and the work is demanding. However, I understand the concept that nothing in life comes easy, and only hard work and dedication will take you there. That being said, I plan on earning a degree in accountancy, which to me, is the backbone of the finance world.
As I said before, I come from Suffolk County, which is located on Long Island. I attended St. Anthony’s High School where I was fortunate enough to compete in sports such as football and rugby. However, due to injury, my sports career came to an end after graduation. I did indeed aspire to play at the collegian level, nonetheless injury halted my aspirations. Competing in sports such as football and rugby during my time as a high schooler taught me so much more than just knowing how to throw a ball or tackle a rugger. Since I was able to participate at those two very competitive sports, I was able to learn one simple concept: the being that nothing in life comes easy. I am great full to have learned this idea at such a young age. I aspire to use this knowledge and apply it to my future academic career. I understand that as long as I work hard and continue to work hard, good things will happen in the near future. For now, I will continue to read the great works of Feng Menglong and I am sure many others just like him.
