So I'm halfway through my Junior year of college (although I wish I was a Freshman again), and I have had a quarter-life crisis. Unfortunately I have been really unmotivated in class lately and I have realized why. Currently I'm an accounting major with a minor in finance. The reason why I chose accounting going into college was because I took a few courses in high school and did extraordinarily well so I figured that would be a good field to major in. After my first few accounting classes last year, I was still really excited but this year after sitting through half a semester of two more accounting classes, I began to think maybe accounting isn't for me. After going to a few interviews for accounting internships, I started to seriously think of a change of major. This was a huge deal to me since I still want to graduate on time, but at the same time want to be doing something that makes me happy. After thinking about this for a while, I decided that I need to do something that works with people. Friends, family and co-workers have always told me I have great interpersonal skills and my personality would be wasted sitting behind a desk everyday crunching numbers. I never really thought much about it until now. I love speaking to students and being part of something that has an effect on students' lives. This made me really think about education. I never really thought about teaching because I knew their salaries were never comparable to an accountants, but after deeper thought, I realized I rather be happy with my job and get paid less, then dread going to work and hate life, even if it meant I would make more every year. The only problem with becoming a teacher is that I'm currently enrolled in the business school and if I were to switch majors now, I would be on track to graduate a year late. I could take an alternate route in getting accredited to become a teacher in a public school, but that would also take a long time and I would still be stuck with a bachelor's degree in business. This made me think of a few other options.
Being a Trustee Ambassador, I began to think about college recruiting and being a counselor. The good thing about being a college counselor is that I could be one with a business degree. Furthermore, I could get my Master's in higher education and/or college admission counseling. I definitely want to hold a Master's degree to help further my career, and I could definitely see me working in an admissions office for a while. This also made me think a little further in that I love working for Suffolk now, so hopefully someday there will be an open admission position that I could apply for. If I ever got the chance to work for Suffolk, I would definitely take it right away. But for now my plan is this:
- Graduate from Suffolk University with a bachelor's degree in Management.
(I'm switching to a management major because it's the best chance of me having the highest GPA possible, which will be crucial in applying to grad school)
-Find an open admissions position in a college/university in the Boston area
-Attend Graduate school for my Master's in Education
-Eventually work for Suffolk University
You're probably thinking that I'm crazy and you're totally correct, to a point. Being happy in life is something that I value and everyone should too. Working for an accounting firm day in and day out was not going to make me happy, even though I was good at it when I tried. But clearly I haven't been motivated lately to try and my grades have shown that. I think I'm doing the right thing now and I'm really excited.
Advice to prospective students/incoming Freshman:
-Don't feel like you have to choose a major right away, definitely pick a major that you know you want to be a part of
-Test out different fields of study you might be interested in
-Don't always think if you know what you want to do, you're all set, it may not end up that way
-Ask as many questions as possible about possible majors
-Do what makes you happy, don't let others tell you what to do
This has definitely been the most philosophical, indepth blog I've ever written.
-CG
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Seasons Change and Life Moves On
The seasons are definitely changing here in Boston. I was driving in the suburbs with my roommate the other day and we were noticing how all the leaves were changing. I remember when my homework was to bring in different color leaves to glue to a piece of paper. I would give anything to have homework like that again. Living in downtown Boston sometimes makes you forget about fall because there just aren't enough trees around. I love fall, but it definitely makes me frustrated because I know winter is right around the corner.
So golf season has ended, it was a decent season. Unfortunately I had to miss my Conference Championship due to an admissions event, however playing at the cape was really fun this year. We had a great team at the cape, and even though the weather was really bad, we still had a lot of fun.
I have been extremely busy with school and work that I barely have time to breathe. My weekends have been packed with golf, work, and friends. Since turning 21, my bank account has been struggling big time. I'm beginning to think I need to pick up another job. My friend Nicole just started working at Banana Republic and told me they're still hiring so I might try for a job there. The nice thing is that you get 50% off anything you buy at Banana Republic or the Gap.
I finally traded in my BlackBerry for an iPhone this weekend. My roommate and I have been thinking about getting one for a while and this weekend we finally did it. We both left Verizon at the same time and joined AT&T. Not going to lie, for the money, the iPhone is the way to go. It's actually the same amount for a BlackBerry plan at Verizon than for an iPhone plan at AT&T. My roommate and I decided to get a family plan with AT&T (we said we were cousins) which made it cheaper for us each month. Since I got my iPhone on Sunday, I have not been able to put it down at all. I'm truely addicted to it already.
Celtics opening night tonight at 7 against the Cavs!
-CG
So golf season has ended, it was a decent season. Unfortunately I had to miss my Conference Championship due to an admissions event, however playing at the cape was really fun this year. We had a great team at the cape, and even though the weather was really bad, we still had a lot of fun.
I have been extremely busy with school and work that I barely have time to breathe. My weekends have been packed with golf, work, and friends. Since turning 21, my bank account has been struggling big time. I'm beginning to think I need to pick up another job. My friend Nicole just started working at Banana Republic and told me they're still hiring so I might try for a job there. The nice thing is that you get 50% off anything you buy at Banana Republic or the Gap.
I finally traded in my BlackBerry for an iPhone this weekend. My roommate and I have been thinking about getting one for a while and this weekend we finally did it. We both left Verizon at the same time and joined AT&T. Not going to lie, for the money, the iPhone is the way to go. It's actually the same amount for a BlackBerry plan at Verizon than for an iPhone plan at AT&T. My roommate and I decided to get a family plan with AT&T (we said we were cousins) which made it cheaper for us each month. Since I got my iPhone on Sunday, I have not been able to put it down at all. I'm truely addicted to it already.
Celtics opening night tonight at 7 against the Cavs!
-CG
Friday, October 2, 2009
I'm Getting Old...
So I've been 21 for almost two months now, and I never realized until now that I'm getting old. I've been to a dozen 21st birthdays in the past few weeks and its made me realize, all my friends are getting older, which means I am. Scary.
My roommate turned 21 two days ago which has turned this week into quite the adventure. My friend Allison turned 21 last night. My best friend from home turned 21 two days ago as well, its crazy! Last night I went to the karaoke bar for Allison's birthday, I'm definitely not a good singer. But that's the point of karaoke right? I think its more fun when people aren't good at it rather than people being amazing singers intimidating everyone else.
I have an interview with Walter and Shuffain P.C. on Monday and I'm really nervous yet anxious at the same time. Funny how those two emotions always collide with each other. I'm definitely nervous because it's my first real interview for an accounting job, yet I'm kind of excited/anxious for it too.
The first golf tournament of the season is this weekend down in Connecticut. It's at the same course last year where our team did really well. I'm excited to go back home for the weekend, but unfortunately I won't be seeing any of my family. My dad is currently roadtripping it to the West coast. He left back in the end of September and won't be back until the end of October. Lucky him. My mom unfortunately doesn't have the time to come see me play so unfortunately no one will be following me on the course like usual. Oh well.
I just became a member of the zipcar community and it is awesome! Zipcars are cars you can rent by the hour or for the day and use them at your disposal. There are zipcars all over the city of Boston and all you do is pay a simple membership fee. So far I've only driven the BMW, (yeah that's right). I drove it to practice the other day because I couldn't make practice on time, and also to Sonic in Peabody. Yes there is a Sonic in New England. How crazy is that?? But zipcars are really convenient and even though I have my car parked in Watertown, it's a lot easier for me to use zipcars for small things here in the city.
Now I get to decorate the Welcome Center with Kristina for our fall events. Sorry Rach, you missed out! :)
-CG
My roommate turned 21 two days ago which has turned this week into quite the adventure. My friend Allison turned 21 last night. My best friend from home turned 21 two days ago as well, its crazy! Last night I went to the karaoke bar for Allison's birthday, I'm definitely not a good singer. But that's the point of karaoke right? I think its more fun when people aren't good at it rather than people being amazing singers intimidating everyone else.
I have an interview with Walter and Shuffain P.C. on Monday and I'm really nervous yet anxious at the same time. Funny how those two emotions always collide with each other. I'm definitely nervous because it's my first real interview for an accounting job, yet I'm kind of excited/anxious for it too.
The first golf tournament of the season is this weekend down in Connecticut. It's at the same course last year where our team did really well. I'm excited to go back home for the weekend, but unfortunately I won't be seeing any of my family. My dad is currently roadtripping it to the West coast. He left back in the end of September and won't be back until the end of October. Lucky him. My mom unfortunately doesn't have the time to come see me play so unfortunately no one will be following me on the course like usual. Oh well.
I just became a member of the zipcar community and it is awesome! Zipcars are cars you can rent by the hour or for the day and use them at your disposal. There are zipcars all over the city of Boston and all you do is pay a simple membership fee. So far I've only driven the BMW, (yeah that's right). I drove it to practice the other day because I couldn't make practice on time, and also to Sonic in Peabody. Yes there is a Sonic in New England. How crazy is that?? But zipcars are really convenient and even though I have my car parked in Watertown, it's a lot easier for me to use zipcars for small things here in the city.
Now I get to decorate the Welcome Center with Kristina for our fall events. Sorry Rach, you missed out! :)
-CG
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tons of Work
So three weeks into the semester and I definitely feel like I've been in school for months now. I have a ton of homework every night now and I feel like its going to be a semester where I'm going to have to work a lot to keep my head above water.
Today was the Temple Street Fair where a ton of our clubs had tables out on one street. It was insane. There were hundreds of students walking in one street getting tons of free stuff. Its a great time to join a club as well as get free lunch and a ton of free stuff.
Tomorrow is Meet the Firms night which is a night where local and regional accounting firms come to recruit students for internships and careers. This is the first time I'm going to be attending and I'm a little nervous. There are a few accounting firms that I definitely want to speak with. I just recently applied for a few internships with KPMG, Ernst and Young, and Walter and Shuffain. I'm beginning to get a little nervous about finding an internship, but I definitely have to find one so I can't drag my feet.
This Saturday is our first Students with Students Information Session. Students with Students is really fun because there aren't any counselors or admissions staff there, only us ambassadors. It gives prospective students a better idea of what Suffolk is like through a student's point of view because they know no one is telling us what to say. There's a fun group of us working it so I'm excited.
Now I have my office hours for SU 101. Blog ya later!
-CG
Today was the Temple Street Fair where a ton of our clubs had tables out on one street. It was insane. There were hundreds of students walking in one street getting tons of free stuff. Its a great time to join a club as well as get free lunch and a ton of free stuff.
Tomorrow is Meet the Firms night which is a night where local and regional accounting firms come to recruit students for internships and careers. This is the first time I'm going to be attending and I'm a little nervous. There are a few accounting firms that I definitely want to speak with. I just recently applied for a few internships with KPMG, Ernst and Young, and Walter and Shuffain. I'm beginning to get a little nervous about finding an internship, but I definitely have to find one so I can't drag my feet.
This Saturday is our first Students with Students Information Session. Students with Students is really fun because there aren't any counselors or admissions staff there, only us ambassadors. It gives prospective students a better idea of what Suffolk is like through a student's point of view because they know no one is telling us what to say. There's a fun group of us working it so I'm excited.
Now I have my office hours for SU 101. Blog ya later!
-CG
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Starting the Second Half of My College Career
So a week into my first semester as a Junior and I can most certainly tell you the workload is a lot more. I'm currently taking Intermediate Accounting, Federal Taxation, Business Finance, Data Decision and Management, and Organizational Behavior. On top of that, I'm a Teaching Assistant for SU 101 which is like taking a 6th class. And then of course I'm still a Trustee Ambassador and trying to maintain my status as golf team Captain.
It's great seeing all of my friends and I know a ton of people in all of my classes. A lot of my friends have moved into apartments this year which is new and exciting. I even have some younger friends attending Suffolk so its fun to see them every now and then.
My SU 101 class is great. We've only met once but the class is very dynamic and its a lot of fun. The professor I'm teaching it with is awesome and we share a lot of the course work. We have a lot of fun with the class since it is a 1 credit course.
I'm attending an accounting event called Meet the Firms next week for the first time and I'm pretty anxious/nervous about it. There are going to be about 35 different accounting firms there meeting with students for possible internships. I have my resume and cover letter but I need to print off copies for the event. I'm a little nervous about meeting with some of the bigger firms and I'm not even sure why I'm nervous. I'm definitely excited about it, I just want to make sure I'm fully prepared for it.
Now that I'm 21, I'm going to my first 21 birthday party for one of my friends. I was one of the first out of all my friends to turn 21 so now all of them are slowly turning 21. It's kind of exciting because its like starting a new chapter in our lives, not to be philosophical or anything haha. But anyways, she's doing a bar crawl so I'll probably meet up with her halfway through and finish the night with everyone at the Harp which is next to the TD Banknorth Garden.
That's all for now, I'm going to try and be a good "blogger" and blog whenever I can this year so hopefully there are more to come.
-CG
It's great seeing all of my friends and I know a ton of people in all of my classes. A lot of my friends have moved into apartments this year which is new and exciting. I even have some younger friends attending Suffolk so its fun to see them every now and then.
My SU 101 class is great. We've only met once but the class is very dynamic and its a lot of fun. The professor I'm teaching it with is awesome and we share a lot of the course work. We have a lot of fun with the class since it is a 1 credit course.
I'm attending an accounting event called Meet the Firms next week for the first time and I'm pretty anxious/nervous about it. There are going to be about 35 different accounting firms there meeting with students for possible internships. I have my resume and cover letter but I need to print off copies for the event. I'm a little nervous about meeting with some of the bigger firms and I'm not even sure why I'm nervous. I'm definitely excited about it, I just want to make sure I'm fully prepared for it.
Now that I'm 21, I'm going to my first 21 birthday party for one of my friends. I was one of the first out of all my friends to turn 21 so now all of them are slowly turning 21. It's kind of exciting because its like starting a new chapter in our lives, not to be philosophical or anything haha. But anyways, she's doing a bar crawl so I'll probably meet up with her halfway through and finish the night with everyone at the Harp which is next to the TD Banknorth Garden.
That's all for now, I'm going to try and be a good "blogger" and blog whenever I can this year so hopefully there are more to come.
-CG
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Is It Fall?
So after the weather was amazing at the end of the semester, it turned horrible and has been for the past few months. We haven't had one full week of sun, yet alone 3 straight days of sun. It's been rainy and dreary almost everyday and it's beginning to get on my nerves! I feel like summer lasted for a week and now its fall. Just the other day it was 50 degrees, in JULY! With the weather being so terrible, its been hard to enjoy my summer vacation, but I'm definitely making the best out of it.
I'm still working in admissions during the week and working at home during the weekends. Unfortunately I have not been able to save up that much money because I keep going out to dinner during the week in Boston. I really need to start saving some money so I can have some spending money next year.
I have plans to go to a few concerts coming up. August 1st I'm traveling down to Foxwoods to see David Cook with my friend Lindsay. Then August 6th I'm traveling down to the Comcast Center in Hartford to see O.A.R. and Matt Nathanson with a bunch of friends from work back in Connecticut. September 11th I'm seeing Kings of Leon at the Comcast Center in Massachusetts and then the next day I'm seeing Rascal Flatts at the same theater. I'm really excited to see all of these concerts. Unfortunately I haven't been able to golf that much with the terrible weather but I'm playing Thursday with a few friends from Suffolk. I'm not sure if I'll be playing for the team this year because I have so much on my plate already with my Ambassador position, teaching assistant and school. I really want to play but I know I need to find an internship soon too.
I'm 39 days away from turning 21 and I can't wait. I'm planning a huge party at my place for my friends from home and from Boston. Since most of my friends won't be 21, I rather have them all be at my place than go out to a bar with only a few of them.
Well hopefully the weather picks up a little bit.
-CG
I'm still working in admissions during the week and working at home during the weekends. Unfortunately I have not been able to save up that much money because I keep going out to dinner during the week in Boston. I really need to start saving some money so I can have some spending money next year.
I have plans to go to a few concerts coming up. August 1st I'm traveling down to Foxwoods to see David Cook with my friend Lindsay. Then August 6th I'm traveling down to the Comcast Center in Hartford to see O.A.R. and Matt Nathanson with a bunch of friends from work back in Connecticut. September 11th I'm seeing Kings of Leon at the Comcast Center in Massachusetts and then the next day I'm seeing Rascal Flatts at the same theater. I'm really excited to see all of these concerts. Unfortunately I haven't been able to golf that much with the terrible weather but I'm playing Thursday with a few friends from Suffolk. I'm not sure if I'll be playing for the team this year because I have so much on my plate already with my Ambassador position, teaching assistant and school. I really want to play but I know I need to find an internship soon too.
I'm 39 days away from turning 21 and I can't wait. I'm planning a huge party at my place for my friends from home and from Boston. Since most of my friends won't be 21, I rather have them all be at my place than go out to a bar with only a few of them.
Well hopefully the weather picks up a little bit.
-CG
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
First Day Back
Today is the first day back in the admissions office after a few weeks off. It's good to see some familiar faces and catch up over the past few weeks. So far my summer vacation has been pretty good with no complaints. I've been relaxing a lot and just doing a whole lot of nothing. When its nice outside I'll go out and play catch or throw the frisbee with friends. When it rains, and unfortunately we've had a good amount of rain lately, I'll watch a movie or something.
My summer class started last week and it seems pretty interested for science. I'm not a total science fan so I wasn't exactly looking forward to it, but it seems interesting enough to hold my attention for a few weeks. Unfortunately I had homework assigned after the first class so last night I spent about an hour doing some minor research. I never thought I'd have to be doing homework during summer vacation.
I've been going home on the weekends to work at the bar back home I've been working at for the past two years. Its nice to have a little break from the city every now and then. I like working there too because I've been there so long and know everyone that its really laid back.
So far on my summer vacation I've gone to a Red Sox game and a Third Eye Blind concert. Both were amazing and I had a great time. I went to the Red Sox game with Allison and the concert with my friend Melissa. I can't wait for summer concerts. Getting there early to BBQ all day is definitely a huge part of a summer concert. I'm definitely seeing Rascal Flatts later this summer, I've seen them almost every summer for the past few years.
I really have beach fever right now and want to go soon. I bought a new skimboard for the year and really can't wait to hit a wave with the new board. I'm definitely going to be making some beach trips in the near future.
That's it for now, I don't have much to say.
-CG
My summer class started last week and it seems pretty interested for science. I'm not a total science fan so I wasn't exactly looking forward to it, but it seems interesting enough to hold my attention for a few weeks. Unfortunately I had homework assigned after the first class so last night I spent about an hour doing some minor research. I never thought I'd have to be doing homework during summer vacation.
I've been going home on the weekends to work at the bar back home I've been working at for the past two years. Its nice to have a little break from the city every now and then. I like working there too because I've been there so long and know everyone that its really laid back.
So far on my summer vacation I've gone to a Red Sox game and a Third Eye Blind concert. Both were amazing and I had a great time. I went to the Red Sox game with Allison and the concert with my friend Melissa. I can't wait for summer concerts. Getting there early to BBQ all day is definitely a huge part of a summer concert. I'm definitely seeing Rascal Flatts later this summer, I've seen them almost every summer for the past few years.
I really have beach fever right now and want to go soon. I bought a new skimboard for the year and really can't wait to hit a wave with the new board. I'm definitely going to be making some beach trips in the near future.
That's it for now, I don't have much to say.
-CG
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