Welcome to the MAcc Program

We started out the MAcc program with a week-long orientation to introduce us to the program and meet all of our classmates. We got to hear from professors and MAcc alum about what to expect from our upcoming year. We also got to hear about all the career services offered and even had a networking reception. I think everyone would agree that the highlight of our week was when we went to Summit Vision. Summit Vision is a high ropes course that specializes in teamwork. There we did various team building exercises both on and off the ground. It was a great way to get to know some of our classmates!

The following week, we hit the ground running in our classes. The class structure here in the MAcc program is a little different than most. Instead of two long semesters (one in the fall and one in the spring) we have four smaller seven-week semesters (two in the fall and two in the spring). So we started classes in August and come October we take our finals and start all new classes. During the first two seven-week semesters we have two required courses, then the rest of the classes we take for the whole program are elective-based classes. The MAcc curriculum gives us a lot of freedom to take the classes that are interesting to us. Also with the shorter semesters it allows us to take a lot more classes than traditional semesters do.

The first week of classes was also Welcome Week here at Ohio State. There were various events put on by Ohio State and Fisher College of Business to welcome you and help you get involved during your time here. They even put on a free Miguel concert for all students! The first weeks here I have also been able to explore Columbus and see how amazing it is. There is always something going on, including a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert that a fellow MAcc student and I were able to get cheap tickets to!