G'day, beautiful people.
Hey everyone,
Graduated in accounting from a non-target in Canada (how many target schools are there in Canada anyway) in 2012. Got hooked onto finance when I landed my first gig in back office. Left that job and currently working in a small CPA firm.
I'd always considered myself to be average and an average life is what I have manifested so far. But what's the point of living average?
I have a learned a lot from the WSO community and I am here to learn some more and give back.
There's long journey ahead and I intend to make it.
I'm here to push myself until I evolve. From accountant to banker, from chimp to human.
Cheers
Canada and our entire school system sucks. I would know.
From Canada as well eh
Canada sucks eh?? Let me guess, with that name either you're a former Queen's Commie or an Ivey kid. I envy both those groups right now. Would sell my future babies to be at Queen's or Ivey this fall.
Eh, if I knew then what I know now, things would be different. Ivey was too expensive for my working class family even with OSAP. But I'm not making excuses.
But yeah, our system sucks, depending on which system we compare it with.
The closest comparison I could make of our university system is to the No Child Left Behind Act. So fucking dumb.
Agreed, you should probably drop out.
Why are you encouraging me to drop out?
Well, your posts keep popping up everywhere and you keep mentioning your shitty school situation and thinking about dropping out. So if this is having such a negative effect on your life, and you perceive uni/college to have no added value to you, then why waste your time and effort? Drop out.
Well the negative consequences I'm facing are all because I didn't choose to plagiarize a paper for a course. Those who did, got away with it + got SA offers for the summer and are on track to graduating on time. But I took an F in that course while my peers all passed...for handing in a paper they were too fcuking dumb/apathetic to do on their own. So I get held back at school + during recruiting to deal with it...how fucking twisted does that sound. I'm getting held back for not being okay with academic dishonesty but those that are - are in fucking Toronto starting their SA positions soon.
And to top it all off, I don't appreciate the passive-aggressive/harassing gender remarks I get from admin/professors/male peers on a daily basis for wanting to pursue high-finance. Was told there are "plenty of other careers" that can make you alot of money. The gender imbalance in the industry was never a factor for me wanting/not wanting to do finance. But my school's making it a whole giant fucking deal like I apparently cared so much about it in the first place.
I do think school would add value to my life. I've just gotten way more than my fair share of tough shit to deal with that I don't want to deal anymore. The long drawn out process at school of grade appeals + getting transcript access is going to be fucking ridiculous. If I'm a bitch, I'll just throw the case to the university senate and get those fuckers pulled from their SA positions - haven't made that move yet. And when I bring up how fucked up it is that profs are okay making such aggressive gender remarks at school to the Equity/Harassment Office, I'm told I don't have a case unless I can "prove it" or "provide documentation".
Such fucked up shit. Even more fucked up that the only thing the VP had to say was: "I'm sorry, life gets tough sometimes". Tell me you wouldn't wanna drop out if you were in my shoes.
If I were in you're shoes, I probably would have done everything possible to pass that test/paper/whatever and get an SA in all honesty. It's understandable that you are pissed, but honestly what can you do? Report a few people and get the faculty/student body on your ass so you don't stand a chance of graduating with grades worth anything? Go apeshit on anybody that treats you differently because you're female? It may be fucked up but the VP is right, you had to choose between (minor) dishonesty and your own integrity. You made a choice, now you have to deal with the consequences as unfair as they may seem. Such is life, and it doesn't end after you graduate. Either accept this and find a way to come out of the situation in a position that is conducive to an acceptable future outcome, or drop out/transfer schools/whatever.
Im so sorry for turning your introduction post into...whatever this is.
That's okay. I'm an outspoken person. I get if you don't want to reply to my last post because I'm obviously bringing up excellent points which are hard to argue with. Thanks for listening though. SB'd you for letting me vent.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic regarding the the quality of your arguments, but they sure are difficult to counter while retaining one's sanity.
Welcome
I understand, Anyway, point is, look into ways to not let it get to you so much.
Stuff happens, in the grand scheme of things. As apathetic as it sounds, it's the reality.
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