College Entry Essay

My first couple weeks at The University of Alabama have certainly been a unique experience. I threw myself into the Southern culture by deciding to rush a sorority. In Connecticut, sororities are a fun activity that a few people join, and rush is a two, maybe three day process. Here, rush and sororities are a whole different ballgame. Door songs are easily the scariest thing on the planet. Recently a video of a door song from a different college went viral with captions comparing them to horror movies, and I know that it’s just a joke but I can see where they are coming from. Having hundreds of girls scream at you while you have to just stand there and smile is quite terrifying.
During rush I also experienced another major difference
My primary goal is to get into the University Scholars program. With both a bachelor’s and master’s in Finance I hope that I will stand out to potential employers because investment banking is an extremely competitive field. Typically big banks hire graduates from Ivy League schools, but I’m hoping that an advanced degree will help me get my foot in the door. Also, while getting my master’s degree I would have the opportunity to specialize in Financial Engineering, which would prepare me to work in an investment market. Additionally, I want to join the Culverhouse Investment Management Group. Members of this group have gotten jobs at J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs to name a few, and that’s where I want to work when I graduate. In addition to helping me get a job when I graduate, being a member of this group will give me practical experience for the future. Also being a member of this group would give me the chance to see if I really am interested in investment banking. If it turns out I do not like it, it would be better to know now than to get a job and then realize that it is not the right fit for me.
In addition to majoring in Finance, I hope to minor in Computer Science. Computers have been a passion of mine since I got my first MacBook in the third grade. Ever since then I’ve always looked for news puzzles to solve and more ways to challenge myself. After taking a Computer