Fall 2019 Synopsis

Fall 2019 was a drag... but we still lit doe. I haven't been able to post much over the fall semester of my junior year because academics and extracurricular really took all of my time. I was juggling with 4 different classes and 3 clubs. There were times when I couldn't even hit the gym for my usual 2 hours a day. This blog post is more for me to reflect on what occurred during my fall semester rather than just brag about random stuff. Feel free to leave a comment if you think some of it is interesting.

I took a total of 13 credit hours during the fall that consisted of: Managerial Accounting, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Perspectives on Disability, and Principles of Management. Out of these four classes, Managerial Accounting deemed to be the hardest. On my first exam I scored a 50%, but I managed to get 80% on the second and third exam which led me to a C average for that class. The main issue with accounting was the time factor. I consistently ran out of time for the exams because I was always stuck on two or three problems that required endless calculations. Thankfully for Studyedge tutoring, I was able to do hella practice problems and passed the class.

The other three classes were not very difficult because I found myself really passionate about learning the content. For social entrepreneurship, I had an assignment of auditing a B-Corp. My knowledge of a B-Corp was minimal to none until I took this class. I was always aware that nonprofit and for profit businesses were the two main structures in the business world, but there was hybrid between the two which is called B-Corp. From what I took from the assignment, a business can be B-Corp certified if it passes the B-Corp Certification test. Once a business receives a score of 80 or higher on the exam, the business is recognized as a business that meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. I chose Patagonia to audit from their company culture to their innovation initiatives for the environment and society. From what I learned about Patagonia, I can say that I am proud to be a customer there and would not want to stop. If you want to learn more about Patagonia and their great strive to better the world, check out the link: https://bcorporation.net/directory/patagonia-inc

My management class was quite interesting for it gave me a lot of content and ideas for how I would manage my sustainable fish farm one day. My key takeaways from that class would be building a strong Human Resource department, emotional intelligence is very valuable, and cultivating the right culture for the business. I always saw myself as a leader but hardly ever a manager. From management class, I realized that a leader inspires others while a manager administers and direct others. Through some introspection, I know building up my managerial skills would require me working through the ranks of a company for multiple years before I could try to manage my own team. This realization came with a sense of acceptance and humility because my leadership skill came with ease like it was a gift. As for my Social Perspectives on Disability class, I gained even more knowledge on the different models of disability. I also got the chance to work in groups to come up with advocacy plans for University of Florida on making the campus more accessible to students with disability.

This is a two part blog post, the first part focuses on my academics while the second part discusses my extracurricular/ social life.

The image above is every concept/ formula I had to memorize for the the Managerial Accounting final exam!