Humans of USU: accounting major reflects on past school year

The Utah Statesman interviewed Mercedes Garcia, a junior in accounting from Logan, Utah.

Utah Statesman: What made you want to study accounting?

Mercedes Garcia: Some high school classes I took. I’ve always been pretty good at math so that helps.

US: What is your favorite part about accounting?

MG: Usually because it’s not mostly the same thing, it’s different. It’s auditing, it’s income tax and it just always varies.

US: Out of all your classes this semester, which has been your favorite?

MG: I think corporate finance just because the professor is pretty awesome, and he makes it so we understand everything pretty much. He’s just really cool, so that’s probably why it was really interesting to me.

US: Do you have a final exam that you are stressing out about?

MG: Yeah, probably my income tax final just because this time it’s over four chapters, and it’s just a lot of reading and material.

US: What are some things that you do to help you study?

MG: Probably group studies, they help a lot. And then I just usually Skype my friends, and we try to figure out problems together.

US: If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

MG: Probably just a second brain or something. That way I could just learn everything and graduate with like five majors.

US: What are your summer plans?

MG: Working and planning on some school, just to get ahead a little bit.

US: Are you going on any vacations?

MG: Just Mexico. I’ll be visiting family in Chihuahua. It’s really pretty there.

US: Looking back on the semester, what is something that you have learned, either in school or in life?

MG: Don’t take your time for granted because you just have to keep up on your studying and make sure that you have time for everything — school, family. Don’t leave anything out.

US: What is something that you wish you would have done better this year?

MG: Probably studied a little bit more.

US: It has snowed more in one spring day than it has the entire winter combined. Are you a fan of the snow?

MG: No not really. I’ve lived here all of my life, and I still don’t get used to it. You can’t trust the weather here.