by Aiesha Khyla Dela Cruz, BSA 1-4

To enter a premiere university in the country like the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is enough to be a huge prospect to an incoming freshman. The thing is, to enter such a university with a quota course like Accounting is a golden opportunity.

One might ask: “Why did you take Accounting as your course?

Many would reply like this:

Wala lang. Trip ko lang.

Balita ko kasi may thrill daw sa course na ‘to.” People have always liked to take and risk a challenge for themselves. They measure to what extent can their capabilities reach to. As what College of Accountancy and Economics Dean Dr. Honorata M. Pagaduan had said, we have to deal in working under pressure.

Madaming job opportunities kasi when I graduate.” It’s true that when you graduate with a degree in Accounting, employers will rush to get you hired, and you earn some big amount too.

In my case, I had chosen Accounting because it was recommended to me. I had been reluctant at first to choose this because: first, I disliked Math (especially Geometry) since I was in high school; second, I have no background in accounting at all; third, I had to go with this despite that I wanted to take Political Science, which is not offered in PLM.

Despite those things, I went on. Even without knowledge of accounting, I knew I had to move forward. At first, I was confused about this course and even asked myself: “Do you really want this course?” I even thought of shifting, but I forced myself not to. And I will never regret that I chose the right decision.

Even when classes had been on-going for few days, I kept asking myself what was my reason why I took this course. It cannot be for no reason at all, that it was just for fun. I knew deep inside that Accounting, as a course, has its own charm.

Eventually, I grew to like this as a student of the said course. I knew the essence of how important time is for everybody, that it should not be “all work and no play”. The course helped many of us to spend time wisely to avoid inconveniences, and take pleasure in the simplest things we could do. Accounting teaches you many things besides time management and setting up proper priorities.

Whatever the reason may be that caused you to choose this course, consider yourself to be one of the luckiest persons in the university. Not everyone who has chosen this course has passed, but you did. You have beaten the odds and entered here. All you have to do is study hard and enjoy life to the fullest.




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