Gathering with family around the table for Thanksgiving dinner is a household tradition in the US, and for me it is no different. In the fall of 2014, my cousin returned home to rejoin our family’s Thanksgiving tradition after a three-year hiatus from the US while working for Deutsche Bank in Mumbai, India. Sitting next to Sam and listening to him explain all about his work in developing financial markets left me fascinated by finance and instilled a newfound sense of direction in the complicated college decision process. I became immediately set on attending a college noted for achievement in the field of finance, so that I too could work in the financial industry. Hearing from Sam on his work - underwriting in developing markets - sparked …show more content…
This major combines two fields in which many phenomenal finance related opportunities exist. Furthermore, an innumerable amount of clubs based in economic, financial, and accounting related ideas have allowed me to further my knowledge and understanding of the interdependent respects of the finance and account sectors. At Bentley, my intense passion for delving further into finance has not decreased. Instead, specific club-related opportunities such as the Bentley Investment Group and the Bentley Microfinance Group proved educational as I applied for, and secured leadership positions in both. However, my involvement and subsequent interactions with upperclassmen revealed a deeper divide amongst the student body, compared to finance students elsewhere with whom I have spoken. The motivation for studying finance seems to be different at Bentley. During my time at Bentley and as a result of many conversations, I have come to see more clearly the wide ranging reasons that a student might opt to focus their studies in one area or another, as my naiveté on the subject has vanished. Unfortunately, many of my peers seem to regard actual learning as an easily neglected step towards financial security, rather than one of study, education, self-betterment, and