To Do: Procrastinate
I am a fan of lists, and during finals, I like to make a list of things to do instead of studying. My finals are not until Wednesday, so I have kept busy doing anything besides studying. Below is a...
View ArticleOffice Visits
I spent the past week in Houston for office visits with the Big 4 accounting firms. While I have been to Houston numerous times, I am usually with my mom, and we usually go with one purpose—to shop at...
View ArticleDecision Made!
At the beginning of the semester, I was anxious to start the PPA recruiting process that I had heard about for the previous two years. I was ready for free meals, manicures, and other fun activities,...
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Fall Festivities
The Professional Program for Accounting (PPA) is much more than a dual-degree program that enables students to get their bachelor's and master's in five years, as well as sit for the CPA exam during...
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Goodbye, 2011!
The semester is over, and now, I am at home catching up on sleep, reading books for fun and preparing for the holidays. I cannot believe 2011 is already coming to an end. As the cliché goes, time...
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Home Sweet Houston
Howdy from Houston! At the beginning of January, my roommate and I moved to Houston for our long-awaited audit internships. We packed up our clothes and some necessities (four cereal bowls, a few...
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Houston Happenings
I have completed the fifth week of my internship, and I do not know where the time has gone. I have been learning a lot about the audit process, and when I am not in the audit room, I have had some...
View ArticleSee you later, Corporate World!
Ten weeks of auditing flew by quickly, and my internship is now over. I really enjoyed my internship experience. In fact, I enjoyed it enough to sign a full-time offer, starting fall of 2013. While I...
View ArticleThe final chapter
When I applied to the Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) my junior year, I thought 2013—the year of my graduation—was so far away. Last week, I returned to College Station for the beginning of...
View ArticleSemester update
Studying for the CPA exam has consumed the majority of my time this semester. At the beginning of the month, I took the first section. While I was as prepared as I could have been, I thought it was the...
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