When I entered college I came in with a career idea, to become an accountant. But, other than completing my course requirements to enter into the BBA program for accounting in Zicklin I don’t know where to start my career. Then I heard about the Starr Career Development Center in Baruch and the resources it can provide for me to establish my career in detail from my FRO course. Later on the same day I was informed about Starr center I attended a information session held by the America Needs You program (A.N.Y.) in the evening. The A.N.Y. program was founded with the goal to assist college freshman from low income background to develop their career by assigning percipients of the program called “fellow” with successful professionals from fields that are in the area of the student’s intended major offering individual support. Support ranges from developing resume, communication skills, networking, etc. During the session I was informed of the requirements needed to apply for the program which are as follows be a college freshman, be available on Saturdays for workshops, be considered low-income by HUD standards, eligible to work in the U.S., and is a first-generation college student (neither parents have a bachelor’s degree). In addition, there was a panel of current fellows and their mentors explaining their experience in the program and what they gained from it. For instance, their responses to the question of what they gained from the program were similar to the bonds they formed with each other as mentees and mentors on a professional and personal level. To be able to make a connection with someone from a field you are interested is valuable to develop skills to work in the field. After the session was over I was very interested in applying for this program to better understand the field of accounting from someone who is well experience in it
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