CSTEP (Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program) is a New York state-wide program that helps minority and economically-disadvantaged students who are interested in careers related to the science,
technology, engineering, medicine, or licensed professional fields.
Since last year, I have transferred to the Gabelli School of
Business and changed my major to accounting, but CSTEP is still an extremely
helpful resource. It introduced me to an organization, INROADS,
which places students into internships with well-known companies in corporate
America. I am currently in the process of waiting for interviews from companies
like the Big 4 accounting firms for a multi-summer, paid internship!
On Saturday, October 26, CSTEP held a Career and
Professional Development Summit at the Rose Hill Campus. This event was titled
“Dream It, Learn It, Be It,” and the day was filled with three different
sessions to help students with their career choices, to hear real life stories
of successful people who were in our shoes at one point, and to become motivated
to continue our studies.
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| Keynote Speaker, Dr. Adam Aponte |
The highlight of the event for me was the “Learn It” section.
This was an opportunity to ask Fordham and CSTEP alumni, who are currently in
the field we are studying, questions. I got to attend a session about the
accounting field with alumni Carolina Polanco and Victor Santos. They told us
about their personal experiences studying accounting at Fordham and how they
got the careers they are in now. I am very lucky to be a part of CSTEP, as it
has many different opportunities for me as both a student and soon to be
professional.
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| CSTEP students in a "Learn it" Session |
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