Welcome back, future accounting superstars! Grad school is a lot of hard work, but we make sure to have fun as well. The MSA (Master of Accounting Student Association) plans philanthropic, diversity, professional development, and social events throughout the year. It has an eight member executive board that is elected at MAcc orientation each year. MSA members meet at least once a week as a group and have various commitments depending on their positions.
This past weekend, the MSA put on their largest social event of the semester: Semi-formal! We had buses take us to a cool bar in downtown Detroit called Punchbowl Social. It was one of the more interesting bars I’ve been to. We had the upstairs area to ourselves and it had a buffet dinner, shuffleboard, ping pong, pool, bowling lanes, and arcade games. We had a great time singing karaoke! It’s a good thing we’re studying to be accountants, because I’m not sure how many singing gigs our group would get hired for.
Although grad school is a transformative academic experience, it is also a social one! I’ve met so many cool people in these past few months. Ross MAcc students come from all over the country and world. I have classmates from the Midwest, West coast, South, East Coast, China, India, and even one friend from the Bahamas!
Although the University of Michigan is a large school, the MAcc program is part of the Ross School of Business, which is like a separate school with a community of its own. There are about 100 students in the MAcc program and we are broken into two cohorts that take all our core classes together. It’s very easy to meet people in class and through social events like the football tailgates and semi-formal. A good number of my classmates came from very small universities and have been able to settle in here quite well.
Best of luck as you prepare your applications and GO BLUE!
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