When I was eight-years old, I once said, “When I grow up, I want to be a stockbroker.” I vividly remember my parents’ surprised reactions because this was very different than what they wanted to hear. They told me that I did not know what I was talking about. My parents wanted me to choose the career path of a doctor or a lawyer. Not knowing the true responsibilities of a stockbroker nor understanding the numbers and graphs, I watched my father invest in stocks daily and was fascinated by the rapid movements of the numbers in the stock market. When I first arrived to Vanderbilt, I was still unclear about my career path. I knew I was interested in business/finance, but I knew that my parents’ dreams were for me to pursue the law/pre-med career paths. My parents added, “Vanderbilt doesn’t even have a business major, so the direction is clear for you.” Persistent to follow my dreams, I decided that I wanted to become an Economics/HOD major and tie the field of business/finance by shaping the major around my interests. When I learned how to register classes on YES, I searched keywords that interested me: management, marketing, entrepreneurship, financial, strategy. I found classes that interested me in the Managerial Studies Department and it gave me hope to still fulfill my passions and interests without a Business major. It was not …show more content…
The Vanderbilt Managerial Studies department provided the Bloomberg Terminal as a resource and the first time that I have ever seen a Bloomberg Terminal was at the Managerial Studies office. It has never occured to me that I would be working at Bloomberg LP, where I like to think of it as the center of financial technology and language. Because of the Managerial Studies department, I feel empowered to pursue my passions in finance and business and I feel prepared and supported to get out of my comfort