Learning Experiences 1

Learning Experiences 1

The first month or so of my sophomore year has brought many learning experiences. First off, I was accepted into the Neeley Fellows program this past summer. That in itself was a big deal for me and has directly contributed to my education and experiences.

Neeley Fellows has put me in advanced business classes that are both challenging and interesting. The first one I want to discuss is Fundamentals of Accounting I. Accounting is something that I thought I would never enjoy. My dad and brother are both CPA’s and accounting had always turned me off. I never thought I wanted to look at numbers and financial statements all day.

Since starting accounting this semester, I have learned how much I actually enjoy it. I think it’s an incredibly interesting field of study and my experience in class has been extremely positive. I now think I want to major in accounting and pursue a career in that direction. My learning experiences in that class have directly impacted my thoughts on a future career.

What I want to do for a career in the future has been a learning experience for my whole life. I’ve never really known what I want to do, but this first month has really put me in a good direction. I am glad that I got to take accounting this semester because it has pointed me in a solid career direction.

Part of being a Neeley Fellow requires me to be a member of the Honors College. Because of that, I am taking this class, Literature and Civilizations II. I really had no clue what to expect with this class but it too has been very positive. The concept of humor and laughter has never really crossed my mind. I have found this discussion the most interesting part of the class thus far.

One of the cooler learning experiences I have had with Lit & Civ is learning about how humor works with people. I have never thought about the deeper meanings behind humor, how it works, how it manifests itself, etc. The different theories behind humor have been extremely interesting to learn about. I now sometimes think about different theories as I laugh in real time. Learning about humor has actually opened me up to a whole new subject that I have never even thought about, and I find all new knowledge I learn useful. You can never stop learning.

The third and final major learning experience I had in this first month of school was having to drop a calculus class. I had enrolled in Applied Calculus and thought I would do fine. Unfortunately, I had not taken the pre-requisite for the class and struggled mightily. I am not a math guy in general so I really had a hard time. Having to drop that class and go from 15 to 12 hours was disappointing. I learned that I need to plan things out better in the future. Fortunately, this drop will not set me back all that far and I’m still on the right track to achieve all of my academic goals.

Overall, these first two months of school have been great. I like all of my classes and I am learning a variety of subjects. I hope to continue this throughout the semester and hopefully get some good grades as well.