After two years of studying at Utah State University, I have nearly completed all of my general education requirements as well as my prerequisite coursework for admittance into the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. This spring, I will have completed MIS 2200, the last course on my checklist before acceptance to the school. I recently submitted my application and pending my status in MIS at semester’s end, I will be notified in May in regards to the status of my application. Due to the experiences I had in high school in regards to my involvement with DECA, a national high school marketing club, and the fact that my father also graduated from Utah State with a degree in marketing, I’ve known for quite some time that this was the right path for me.
High school was a great period of my life. Although I don’t personally believe that the public school system in the Salt Lake valley adequately prepares individuals for the next step of higher education, I do believe that social and life experiences at that stage of a person’s adolescence have an influence on the decisions and career paths that are necessary to choose in college. My involvement with DECA, and enrollment in multiple marketing classes at Alta High School directly influenced my decision when picking a major. Marketing caught my interest very quickly and I learned so much through the leadership conferences and state/national competitions that I attended.
My father was a graduate from Utah State University. As early as I can remember, my dad always wanted me to attend his alma mater and he constantly dressed me in aggie apparel. He graduated with a degree in marketing and has spent his career traveling and working with individuals across the nation and in other countries selling incentive travel. I’ve always admired my dad’s job and would like to follow closely in his career-footsteps. This fact was yet another reason that I chose to come to Utah State and apply to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.
The month of May will be upon us in a short matter of time. I can only look forward and count down the days until I am contacted with the status of my application. I hope that I will succeed in the school of business and be well on my way to accomplishing my post-graduation goals.
