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Other than that, I keep telling everyone to look forward to 1B. It’s an amazing term and you’re gonna meet a lot of incredible people. You have a bright future (all 400 of you)! Good luck and we’re here if you need anything

- Adnan and Richard

Navigating Through 1B

Events

A ton of events are just around the corner so you should stay on your toes and be prepared.

Here are a few examples:

• DECA Provincials
• Chartered for Finance
• Information Sessions

Pick and choose what you’re interested in, but attend something! Unless you are Jean Wu, it's challenging to do everything at once.

• Kinda cliché but I can’t emphasize this enough
• A lot of the personal growth you experience during your time at university is outside of all your academics, extra-curriculars, events etc.
• In retrospect, I have no clue what mark I got on my Mike’s Bikes Report or AFM 101 Final, but I do remember all the new friendships and memories made throughout the year

Note: Academics still come first

Academics

• Always the priority
• Stay on top of your schoolwork
• You know yourself best — prioritize
• Different style courses than 1A (i.e. SPCOM 111, AFM 121)
• Cannot rely on high school knowledge

AFM 102- Managerial Accounting

ECON 102- Macroeconomics

• Significant focus on costing for internal decision making
• Much of what you learn is non-GAAP, don't get confused!
• Be sure to do the readings and problems, I got a little buried under in this course because there's quite a bit of content
• PowerPoints posted on Learn are (in our opinion) much more concise and useful than the textbook
• Connect > LYRYX because it tells you if your answer is right or wrong before you submit (unless they changed that)
• Try to understand the concepts instead of just getting 100% on the Connect problems :)

STAT 231- Statistics and Sampling

• More application than ECON 101
• Major topics include GDP, Unemployment, Inflation, Bonds, and Fiscal and Monetary Policy
• Utilize resources such as the following:
• https://www.khanacademy.org/
• Students Offering Support exam-aid sessions
• Study guide is always helpful since there are only so many questions the professors have in their exam bank
• In my opinion, more interesting than microeconomics because you get a taste of the major roles of the government and the Bank of Canada

AFM 121- Financial Markets

• Delve into the world of data organization and analysis
• Very similar to Grade 12 Data Management if you took it, but don't worry if you didn't
• Significant time spent on describing data (i.e. mean, median, standard deviation, outliers), probability (Bayes' Rule, Venn diagrams), distribution, regression, stem and leaf plots (LOL)
• Course concepts helped us during our summer internships

I'm picturing everyone naked but I still feel nervous...

• A little daunting because a lot of you probably don't know much about finance
• Get comfortable with Excel so that you can excel on quizzes

Check this out:

http://www.wallstreetprep.com/blog/excel_resources.php

SPCOM 111- Speech Communication

• Spend time understanding the Time Value of Money because it's a recurring theme through the course and onwards
• Complete all readings and pay attention in class because there are weekly quizzes
• There will probably be a final group presentation, so get comfortable working with your team (this is where our good friends Hackman and Tuckman return haha)

Fig 1: Bell curves all day

• Don't fret if you aren't comfortable with public speaking or simply fear non-accounting/mathematical courses
• I loved the course because the small class size allows you to form a cohesive culture within your section and engage in a lot more discussion than you would in any other course
• Helped me develop confidence, critical thinking, and communication skills
• You will record your speeches and be able to clearly see where you can improve
• Figure out how to stay calm before a speech — this skill will help you with interviews along the road as well
• Try to make the most out of the course rather than always worrying about grading
• Interesting team case study at the end of the course
• Opportunity to apply AFM course concepts

Congrats!

Just when you thought you were done, there's the dreadful follow up

• I usually followed up with an email a day or two after each event
• Since people probably get swamped with emails from SAF students, sometimes you’ll get a reply sometimes you won’t. Don't get discouraged!
• Try to keep the email conversation going but don’t force it to continue
• If their reply is short, be happy they responded, and if there's nothing else to talk about, just reply and say thanks!
• I was told by a lot of people to write a in your follow up email to maintain a spark
• Only do this if it is genuine. Try to get your questions answered in person
• a little bit about each conversation after the event

so that you can reference the conversation in your email

• People will probably compare response emails with each other
• No point over-analyzing. Makes no difference if your

friend got a "LOL!" in their email and you didn't

• Best way to get better at mingling is to step outside your comfort zone and practice!
• Goal is pretty much to make some friends
• Be genuine — most important piece of advice, often overlooked by students. Don’t try to impress others by being someone you’re not because the recruiters will see right through you
• Large circles at times, typically around lead recruiters and executives
• Keep in mind that every relationship is valuable. We liked to start off every event by talking to the less crowded people, and then bounce around between others afterward
• Especially in the beginning, if you don't know any recruiters, try politely asking a co-op friend to personally introduce you to them
• Be polite - If you're in a circle, make space for a friend if they're trying to get in! If you enter a circle but someone else is talking, wait for an opening or a pause to jump in and introduce yourself. I’d actually listen to the conversation and try to add on to the topic. Then I’d say something like “I never had the chance to introduce myself, I’m Adnan”. Aww yeee, all of a sudden you have their attention and introduced yourself in a memorable manner
• Smile! Smiling is contagious and when I talk to you all, I like it when you're smiling haha! No need to smile the whole time (especially if someone talks about something sad), but good times are when you introduce yourself, when you leave, and when someone responds to your questions
• Speaking of questions, you don’t need to always come up with intelligent questions before events. Ask what you actually care about!
• Bonus points from Richard if what you actually care about is intelligent :P

You've made it through your first term at the

You may or may not have accomplished your goals. Either way, learn from what went well and what didn't to make 1B even more spectacular!

Follow this journey for our on how to navigate through 1B. A lot of this wisdom was imparted to us by Oni, Faizan, and Rida who were last year’s BoAs. Special shout out to Vitu, Talha, Dinesh, Varun, Tarini, and Dean as well!

So much to do,

so little time

"My professional skepticism senses are tingling!"

- Every recruiter, when you lie

"Kawaii anime eyes are not optional"

- Only applies when speaking to Richard

Look out for each other!

• Don’t ever try to make anyone look bad at an event and always look out for your peers
• You’d be surprised by how much upper year students notice and remember the little gestures a lot of you have done
• We need to succeed as as a whole, not just as individuals. Our reputation and employer-presence isn’t developed by one or two strong students, but rather the entire community
• Make each other look good at these events
• If you buddy up, you can brag about each other hehe. It worked pretty well for us! It'll also make you feel more at ease and take some pressure off you
• Try not to pair up with too many people

• If you aren’t on LinkedIn already, get on that!
• Connect with us and other professionals you know
• Great tool to follow up with after events
• LinkedIn is the best way for you to indirectly show people why you’re a chill person with some good experiences and all
• https://www.dropbox.com/s/jq5p8ynbpnwe76y/Adnan%20Khan-%20LinkedIn%20Presentation.pptx
• They get to see your face again. I meet a couple people with the same name at every event and it’s impossible to remember which one was which, so this tool helps for that as well
• After a few events, recruiters might scope your profile

on Linkedin. Keep it up-to-date!

(or wingwoman)