After the short conversation I had with the President of Ascend on Convocation Day, I decided to attend Ascend’s general meeting on the 7th. The room was relatively small, but I was surprised to see a number of people. Then, the executive board of Ascend began their presentation. Usually, I think presentations are very mundane, but the videos that the Ascend Tech team made was quite captivating and informative. In the video, the execs talked about how Ascend connect the student chapters in the United States every summer and help all the members to connect with various companies. Last summer, all the Ascend members came together in Texas and had a workshop. Many influential speakers came to the workshop and taught valuable lessons that the Ascend members can’t learn in a classroom setting. After watching the video, I was attracted by how many opportunities Ascend is able to give to its members. I feel that Ascend wasn’t just any other professional business club, but a gate for me to meet others with the same goal and same amount of passion as me.

We then played the telephone game as a ice-breaker. Somehow every time it was our turn to listen to the phrase, my friends and I would repeatedly hear “Something is clear, but I don’t understand.” It wasn’t a very fun game by nature, but it definitely helped to heat up the atmosphere in the room. I was able to meet a lot of other freshmen and some sophomores. It’s definitely encouraging to know that there are so many others out there who are also passionate about a certain field in business. At the end of the GIM, I was glad that I attended because I’m pretty convinced that Ascend will help me to learn more about business and find an internship that will be beneficial for me in the future.