At a young age, I knew that I wanted to be a businesswoman. As I grew older and saw my parents struggling with their finances and it was clear to me that I want it to be a financial advisor. My dream is to gain enough knowledge to impact the lives of future civilians to reach their financial goals. Currently, I’m working toward my bachelor degree in finance and a minor on statistics. I plan to obtain my masters degree in finance not only to be better prepared but also to help individuals and businesses grow financially. I am in the Honors Program at the University of Houston-Downtown. I’m very proud to say that this program has taught me the importance of networking, leadership skills, and being a role model. This program has given me the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and meet great professors and students. I have three years being in this program and I have built a great relationship with many students and professors that have helped me in my education. For …show more content…
I never thought that I would be able to have a GPA of 3.5. My first year in college I had to take a math remedial course and that brought my self-esteem down. Many times, I thought to myself that I was not college ready and I blamed it on the poor education I receive growing-up. At that time, I had too much on my plate I worked 40 hours a week, had honor courses, and had issues with math and grammar. To overcome these obstacles, I went to math and writing tutorials almost every day. In an average week, I spent 30 hours working on math and slept 3 to 4 hours a day. As a result, I passed my math remedial courses with an “A”. From this I learned if I put effort into it I can accomplish anything. This gave me the boost to continue in the Honors Program and honestly, I still go to tutorials for any course that I’m having trouble
A global citizen is that who is willing to use its voice and knowledge to make a change. No one would ever be able to make a change in just one day, it is something that takes time and devotion. I’m really interested in diversity and I’m seeking to what is my role is as a world citizen. The fact that I’m searching for an international education is the proof of my desire to establish myself as a global citizen and my interest in the world issues.
If you do nothing, you change nothing. If selected as an honors student, I fully intend to draw on every opportunity available to me through the honors program such as study abroad, research, and internships. Having type one diabetes both motivates and fuels a passion to better communities I am involved with and work with dedication. I will contribute not only my time, but also my personal experiences and motivation to push for innovation and discovery in on-campus research in a variety of different research.
The life I have had so far has taught me a lot about academic and life skills; from when I was about six to the age I am now. I am always learning and happy to learn new things. I might not know what I want right now, but I do know that I want something for my life; I want to go to college, so I could make the future I see happen. As you 're reading this you 're probably asking yourself why? Why does going and graduating college mean so much to her? What makes her different from all the others? Well, to answer all those questions you would have to continue reading as I explain some of the moments in my life, in which they brought me to the conclusion that I have to go to college.
When I hear the word college, I automatically think of books, education, and learning. When I reflect on the reasons why I go to college, the first thing that comes to mind is my mother. The more I think about it, the more I realize the reason why I attend college is to not only learn, but create a path to where I want to head in life. I attend college to seek the best path ahead and work hard in order to give back to the most ambitious woman I know, my mother.
Recently I have been thinking about many different career choices. However, one stands out above the rest. I would like to be a financial advisor for a company such as Edward Jones. I am interested in this field for quite a few reasons. I enjoy working with, talking to, and getting to know people on a more personal level. This job takes a lot of hard work and commitment, but it pays off. My Uncle Doug owns his own Edward Jones office in Maryland. I see how well he has done for himself with this career and all of the opportunities it provides. I chose to research this career because I am very interested in learning more about becoming a financial advisor and to see if this would be a career I would really enjoy.
The career I wish to pursue is that of a stockbroker. I am extremely interested in the trading of stocks and financial holdings so the career of a stockbroker just seems to fit in with my overall plan. Numbers have also always been a fascination of mine and the trends of the economy and long term financial outlooks have often interested me greatly. Stock broking is a risky business that one needs to be prepared for highs and lows if choosing to pursue. You must understand what a stockbroker truly does to even begin to follow this as a life long career.
When I was given the choice to any job that I want to do or research I choose a financial advisor. The reason that I choose a financial advisor is because it has always interested me. The reason that it interested me was because my dad has been a financial advisor for most of his life. This means I have a little better understanding of the job than the person next to me. From what I have heard from my dad it really makes me want to go into this same career. From the information that I know I like the job but, that’s why I did this research to learn more and see if the job would fit me as a person. I hope to find a job that will let me interact with people and not keep me at a desk all day.
The fourth section of this project provided insight into how realistic the idea of being a financial advisor was for me. To find out if this was a suitable job for me I conducted three interviews. I wanted different perspective and decided the first interviewee would be my Mother who knows my strengths and weaknesses. My second interview was with Victoria Travis, a fellow student who is an accounting major at USC and has shared a number of classes with me over the past two years. My last interviewee was Tara Kolsrud, my sister in-law, who is an esteemed accountant who double majored in accounting and finance at Arizona State University.
As a child, have you ever been asked what do you want to be when you grow up? When I was little, all I ever wanted to do was open up my own dance company. I chose to study Business Administration because I love the feeling of being an in professional and sophisticated manner. I really feel as though choosing the business field was the best option I ever made for myself because I’m getting the opportunity to show many people out there how professional I can be and also the skills I have as a person.
Creating and achieving goals are some important things that people want to do in their lives and learn to accomplish or achieve them. The goals can be small, big, long, short, simple, complicated, hard, objective, career, life, educational, professional and it can be for anything such as health, job, work, you, the people that are around you, friends, family, the world, history, culture and advocacy. In order to accomplish or achieve these goals, you need to have a lot of time, effort, proficiency, patience and perseverance. Goals are the ones to be proud of because we are accomplishing them every day you just do not realize it.