I went to the Baruch VITA mini-training (Taxes 101) on November 22. The Baruch VITA was something I decided to do in order to enhance my resume so it could benefit me in the future, and gain experience. I have not decided my major yet but still figured it could be a good chance for me to get familiar with taxation. Plus, it was open to anyone. The mini-training was optional, but highly recommended, and the meeting was consisted of a brief introduction to basics of taxation to improve our general understanding. I learned that in order to participate in the 3-day training (which will be held in January), we will have to pass a pre-test. The pre-test was to be given late December, and out of 30 multiple choice questions, we will have to get at least 25 right. However, my real concern was not the pre-test or the January 3-day training: it was the fact that there were so many people joining VITA. Even after we’ve passed the pre-test, not all of us would be guaranteed to continue for the training. There were limited seats, and those who hadn’t submitted their application early enough would be wait-listed: I was one of them. Since VITA was something I decided to join in order to enhance my knowledge in taxation and gain experience, I really hope I could pass the test and that I hadn’t submitted my application too late to be wait-listed, or even worse not able to continue for the January training.