Sophomore year in high school was the first time in my life where I had a teacher who truly made a profound impact on my academic career. He was my first ever accounting teacher, and he not only taught what would go on to be my favorite class of my high school experience, but he also inspired me to pursue the career path that I have chosen here at Iowa; Accounting.
Although I excelled in my first accounting course, my academic career in accounting has been anything but easy. My first semester in the program was something that I was not entirely ready for and because of this, I truly struggled. Accounting is not an easy subject matter to learn. It takes hard work and determination, and even then it can be difficult for …show more content…
As a student who realizes that we only have one chance at life, I have made it my goal to get the most out of my education as I possible can. In order to do this, my plan is to complete my masters here at the University of Iowa. Iowa gives me the opportunity to continue learning from a fantastic faculty in order to broaden my knowledge in the accounting and management information systems fields even further. In addition to my studies, I would also like to become a teaching assistant for the undergraduate accounting program in order to educate and hopefully inspire the next group of accounting majors here at Iowa. Overall I have truly enjoyed my time here at The University of Iowa. This university has provided me with a quality education both in and out of the classroom and has helped to shape me into a person that I am truly proud to have become. I know that Iowa is the best avenue to continue my educational career and because of this I hope that you will allow me to continue my studies at this first class