Hello everybody! My name is Shirley Cao and I am planning to major in accounting. My parents are from China and I have an older sister and a younger brother. I was a math major in Brooklyn Tech. Besides other people, I was surprised myself that I would end up declaring my major to be accounting. One possible reason is my parent’s expectations for me to get a stable and reputable job, so I’m decided on accounting as my major when I barely know what it is. Even though of numerous stories about how boring it is, I am very determined to become one.
I believe that everyone should be treated fairly. Ever since elementary school, I’ve always remembered how others treated me because I didn’t fit in. Some of my teachers picked on me and favored those who are talkative. I’ve never admired any teacher who picks favorites because I’ve once experienced what it was like when no one notices you. Because of these experiences, I always try to be the first one to implement a conversation.
Throughout my college life, I expect to make new friends and expand my network. Although I’m not living on campus, I believe that college will help me become more independent and mature. I also want to learn as much as I can from my classes and improve on subjects I’m weak in. For my first semester, I’m the most nervous about maintaining the GPA to stay in the Honors Program.
Shirley,
You are definitely not alone in terms of your career situation. With the economy in bad shape (and unfortunately only going to get worse in my opinion), it is definitely a good idea to consider financial security and stability when it comes to making career choices. I would recommend googling accounting in general to find out what the job actually entails, what the current job prospects are, etc.
You raise an interesting point about teachers and favorites. I can say from my experience with the LCs is that, in a group of 30 freshman who after about 2 weeks begin to know each other really well, it’s hard for the leader to communicate with everyone. I would love to be able to talk with all of you individually and make that personal connection, but often times that just isn’t feasible. What does happen, though, is some students engage the leader more than others, and so that creates a disparity. Maybe just Freshman Seminar works like that, but I imagine it extends to the classroom too.
Keep up the good work, Shirley!