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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I chose business as my major




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               with an emphasis in accounting





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    to be prepared for a                                                                                                       in finance






                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              -Joel Ohman


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    "\ started collecting cards when



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I  was  young,  and  I  was  always




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    . <?-* '        told they were worth something,
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                                                                                                                                                       %                                                                                            them. At the end  of last school



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    year,  I  was  bored  and  began                                                                                                                           I

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    searching ebay for sports cards.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I  noticed  that some cards were selling for a



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    lot of money, so I decided to register and start



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    bidding.  I  later  began  selling.  My  business



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    classes have played an important role in my
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    on-line business.  I  have a good understand­



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ing about buying, selling, and advertising for



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    maximum  profits.  I  think  I  have  gained  the



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    upper hand on my Ebay competition!"






















                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     “As  a  business


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     major,  one  of my



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     required  courses


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     is  Organizational



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Behavior.  I  enjoy


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    the class because



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     it  is  the  psycho­


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     logical  aspect  of



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     business,  and  it


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    shows  why  deci­



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    sions are made by


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    organizations and



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     managers,”  said


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Robert Finlay.




























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