As Thanksgiving rolls around, I think we all need to take some time out of our busy/stressful lives and remember what we are grateful for. You should think about what you are thankful for every day, but sometimes we get caught up in the shuffle and forget to do so.
In the spirit of the holiday, I will tell you five (of many) things that I am thankful for.
1. Family and Friends: The clichéd response, however, an important thing to be thankful for. I don’t know where I would be without my wonderful family and friends. I am loving all of my new (and old) MPA friends and I feel so blessed to have them in my life.
2. McCombs: Did anyone see the tower in orange last week and wonder why? It was in honor of the Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools: 2012 edition. McCombs ranked No. 1 for “Best Professors!” Next class, tell a business Professor “Thank you.”
3. Laughter: Considering I have mentioned laughter in 2 of my 2 blog posts thus far, it is probably clear that it is one of my favorite things. Never discount the importance of laughing everyday.
4. Obstacles: I know, I know, I’m being cliché again. This time of the semester, obstacles are almost inevitable (bad grades, stress of last minute essay writing, cramming for exams, etc.) Every obstacle is merely that, an obstacle.
Overcoming an obstacle is more rewarding than if it had never existed. I’ve heard a lot of 3rd-years struggling with the higher caliber of MPA courses, but this is just an obstacle of the mind. It may be necessary to sharpen your study habits, but that is something you can do.
5. Accounting standards: Considering I have just begun my first MPA course that deals with accounting standards, I have yet to really divulge into the codification. Thus, you will have to take my opinion with a grain of salt. In your first semester as an MPA, you will take ACC 356, Financial Accounting Concepts and Research. Professor McInnis structures the class so that we are exposed to a business problem (much like a mini-case) and then the multiple ways to go about solving it. For example, in different situations, revenue is recognized or not recognized depending on the specific circumstances. Without the codification, various corporations would recognize the SAME TYPE of revenue in different ways and for different amounts. As a future CPA, just the idea of no standardization is stressful to say the least.
Maybe I got off on a tangent, but I’ll tell you one more thing you should not take for granted- that you are in the number one accounting program in the nation. That alone is something to be thankful for.
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