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CUM LAUDE
INTERVIEW
Anak Agung Ayu Sita Priadnyani / 2017
Capital Market / 3.88
In your opinion, what does cum laude mean to you?
Cum laude according to its definition can be checked in campus provisions and on Google, hehe. But in the case of my cum laude, it is the form or result of being consistent. The ‘consistent’ here means to give the best academic performance.
Why did you choose Accounting as your study program? what does cum laude mean to you?
Initially, I chose Accounting because I like mathematics and playing with numbers, and because Accounting is related to the social field. On the other hand, compared to other majors in economics, I saw accounting had more job opportunities.
How to study efficiently?
In my opinion, efficient learning is learning to understand the concept of something being studied, not just memorizing.
What habits or methods do you always do to graduate cum laude?
I always tried to balance myself between academic and non-academic activities during college. I focused as much as possible on listening to the lecturer's materials during the class to understand the concept first. Since I am the type to study from night to dawn, I spent my afternoon and evening doing non-academic activities and taking a rest. Then from midnight to dawn, it was the time to re-understand the materials with concepts that I understood in class. Try to take notes or make mind maps to understand better, and repeat or do the exercises given by the lecturer.
After doing an internship and going to work, did the lessons or materials you get during lectures have a significant role in applying in the real world of work?
The basic concepts of accounting are fundamental during an internship. During my training, I took auditing, where we have to understand the basic accounting concepts (because they are related to each particular account to be audited). Indeed, we do not go directly into journaling, but we must have a deep understanding of accounting accounts to detect things that are considered misstatements. Therefore, if we do not understand the basic concepts of accounting from the start, we will be confused about auditing.