Question

write a reflective paper summarizing your experience of going to business school to study accounting? Why study accounting, what have you learned, where do you hope to work. How are you going to use what you have learned in business school to apply to the real world?

Reflective and discuss the core Values were exhibited in your work in business school courses and throughout your program of studies in the business school.

Answer 1

It has taken a lot of questioning and effort to determine what career path I would like to pursue. That is an honest answer amidst all of the personal statements describing childhood fascination with numbers or money, and the ensuing inevitability of a career in accounting. I had no idea I wanted to be an accountant when I took admission in ABC business school. First of all, I felt the need to bolster my quantitative academic resume due to my liberal arts background. Secondly, I was seeking a passion. I had always enjoyed reading BusinessWeek and The Economist, mainly to understand how companies operate and succeed by examining financial statements took my interest to a new level. I expect to gain skills and experiences from ABC Business School that will propel my short and long-term goals. I hope to develop an experiential and diverse learning experience and have the opportunity to interact with different groups of people to learn from their business insights and endeavours.

Accounting is the most important part of any successful business. It records all profits, losses, credits, and debts. It tells you the state of the business in numbers, not words. It provides the most vital information you need to understand how your business grows, makes money, where the profit of a business goes, and what your cash flow is. In short, if you do not understand the basic principles of accounting, you cannot run a business, nor can you even hope to help a business grow and profit and I personally believe that accounting is a scientific methodology of recording business transactions which brings transparency, accountablity and control in any organization.

I will open a financial consultancy firm after completing my degree in accounting which render financial services particularly in portfolio management internationally. I want to do so, because I want to pay back to the society by creating emloyment for financial graduates and I will also satisfy my social responsibility urge specially for weaker section of society by education and development which ultimately propel my firm's goodwill among different stakeholders.