In this world, there are professions that inherently carry with them the ability to give back to society - say for example doctors, teachers and to a certain extent, lawyers. And then there are those that don't really do anything for other human beings (except maybe give them headaches). Being an accountant is one of them.
Now I'm not really a very charitable person but every now and then, I do get these pangs of guilt that remind me that I'm not actively doing anything to help others in need. This is the reason why every time there is a chance for someone to benefit from my being a CPA, I jump at it! Now the MBA program that I'm currently in does not have basic Financial Accounting in its curriculum. However, it does have more advanced finance subjects so if one does not have a business background in college, it could be a challenge to put one's head around the subject. This is why I volunteered to do a basic accounting session with my teammates to help my group better understand basic accounting principles and apply them to our case assignments (nerdy, I know).
The result: my FinMan groupmates became my closest groupmates ever! My experience during this term further reinforced my love for teaching and my dream of becoming a college professor someday. For now, however, I need to work on finishing my master's degree.
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