Just Chill
Life can get very stressful if you don’t find time to relax. Many people make the mistake of working through breaks or staying up late at night trying to catch up with their work, but in reality they...
View ArticleAnybody have a GPS?
I have a problem. It’s a good problem, but a problem none the less. I have reached a crossroad (actually it’s metaphorically more like a ‘star’ intersection) in my career path. This week I have to...
View ArticleSurviving a Formal Dinner
Last year in my Business 101 class I learned the proper way to dine at a formal meal. At the time, I didn’t think the skills I learned would come in use in the near future. Last week I was pleasantly...
View ArticleQuarter-life Crisis
I like to consider myself a healthy person. I try to eat properly and exercise frequently. Okay, so I’m lying. I don’t look at any of the nutritional information of what I eat. I don’t even have a...
View ArticleSnow War
I’ve always wanted to have a white Christmas, but a white February will do. Last Tuesday, Aggieland was coated with a layer of the white, fluffy stuff. I have lived in Texas for most of my life, so as...
View ArticleHow Much Do You Make?
Last week in my professional program seminar class, we discussed some of the rules relating to internships and recruiting. There were some basic rules like not skipping class to attend a recruiting...
View Article2012 (A-A-A-A-A)
Today I watched a movie called 2012. If you haven’t heard of the movie, it is based on Nostradamus’s prediction that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. This prediction is based on the...
View ArticleThe Perfect Storm
This is it boys and girls. The day we have been training for has finally arrived. Leave procrastination and relaxation behind. We won’t need them where we are going. There is no turning back. We are in...
View ArticleInterviews ≠ Interrogations
Interviews and I usually don’t get along. There is something about being stuck in a cramped room with a person who is bombarding you with questions that makes me feel like I’m on an episode of Law and...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Dinners
As you can probably tell from previous blogs, I am not a fan of interviews, but they have been getting a lot easier. My favorite part about interviews by far is the pre-interview dinner. Anybody that...
View ArticleBusiness on the Mind
An interviewer asked me a very simple question this week, but it really made me think about some of the decisions I made coming into college. He knew that I had made good grades in high school, so he...
View ArticleGo Games
Sunday afternoon at Northgate is usually quite peaceful when compared to the craziness of Thursday and Friday evenings. A patron can usually sit on a park bench and read the Sunday paper, while the...
View ArticleInitial Public Offering
In this economy, everyone is concerned about where they invest their money. Most people aren’t looking for financial instruments with an immediate and drastic return, but something that is safe and has...
View ArticleTurtle Soup for Breakfast
Have you ever heard of the Awkward Turtle? He is a rare species and is very seldom seen. For those of you who don’t know, you create the Awkward Turtle by placing your left hand (palm side down) over...
View Article“It’s a Great Day for Taxation”
At the beginning of the semester I wrote a blog about my tax class and how I thought that it was going to be very boring. After finally finishing the class, I can confirm the subject was really dry....
View ArticleHome Field Advantage
One of the last steps in the accounting internship recruiting process is the office visit. So far I have had eight interviews on campus. They weren’t so bad in part because they were in Aggieland. Now...
View ArticleEeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe
Do you remember when you were a kid and it was so easy to make a decision? You simply made the choice that sounded the most appealing and then moved on with life. There was no weighing of options or...
View ArticleWorkshop Lesson 1: Networking ≠Facebook
Last week I had the honor of attending the 2010 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop. This was a three day workshop that took place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and was hosted by the AICPA. The...
View ArticleWorkshop Lesson 2: Diversity
Diversity is one of those things everyone talks about but you really don’t appreciate until you experience its benefits. I have been part of many teams through school and various organizations, but...
View ArticleIt’s a Draw
Right now is the perfect storm for sports fans: the NBA Finals and the World Cup. I come from a family of Lakers fans (we lived in Los Angeles before moving to Texas), so at home tensions are high....
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