>> So I went to Villanova University.
Villanova class of 2005.
My undergraduate degree is in accountancy.
So when you talk about the undergraduate degree was, you said, neatly packaged.
It kind of neatly packages you to transition into the --
into a the working world; into an accounting profession.
I also actually received a minor in French.
Which was something that I personally wanted to have, to sort of round me out as an individual.
Now obviously accounting is, a you know, rather disciplined science if you will.
And I thought having, you know, a minor degree in a liberal arts would be --
would suit me well for either international travel,
or just to make me more of a well-rounded person.
So graduated in 2005.
Major in accountancy; minor in French.
And I started with PWC just after graduation.
Actually taking a step back, I actually interned between my junior and senior year.
And accepted an offer going into my senior year.
So another great thing about the accounting profession, if you have a job locked
down before your first day of senior year --
>> Yeah [chuckles].
>> -- it sort of makes senior year a little bit more enjoyable.
So I actually had a job going into senior year, which was great.
>> That's huge really.
>> Absolutely.
Absolutely.
So you have a job with a reputable firm going
into senior year makes senior year a little bit more, like I said,
enjoyable and relaxing, when all --
>> Did you keep your grades [chuckles] -- keep your grades up?
>> Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Dean's a [inaudible] right?
No. No. I mean you obviously need to maintain your grades steady, or else, you know,
you run your risk of your employers saying, well you know,
if you can't take senior year seriously, how are you going to take a profession seriously.
>> Sure.
>> So yes, I mean there's the expectation that you're going to keep your grades up.
But just from -- I recall when I was in school just having a lot of my friends running around.
Getting their resumes locked down.
Looking for jobs, and then sort of seeing that time tick away with, oh wow it's February.
Oh wow it's March.
Oh wow I'm going to be graduated in a couple months and I don't have a job.
I had none of that.
I had a job, you know, months and months before I graduated.
So that was a tremendous relief, and you know, like I said made --
it made senior year certainly more relaxed than a lot of my buddies.
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