Google Day #3 and Presentation

Today After finding a lot of research I decided to ask the internet how to be a stockbroker.

Goal for the Day
-What do you need to be a stockbroker and how can I prepare myself to be one

Even though Wiki Answers is not really a reliable source I found this paragraph which appears to be legitimate.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101112094414AAt2onZ

My Dad works in a brokerage firm and he studied law, and in truth there is no college degree directly associated with Brokerage. This helped me towards picking my degree in something that I find interesting that can somehow aid me in my Stockbroking quest.

"Your college major is not important, (No courses in the Academic world prepares you to be a broker). But since your coming into the world of Finance, some of the more helpful majors would be Finance, Accounting, Economics or Statistics,"

In this Wiki How to be a Stock Broker: http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Stock-Broker

I learned that besides knowing how to trade, you also have to curently be aware of the financial world and expansions all around the world. This means always being aware of the world around you. Watch News, read the newspaper and have friends. 

Something Useful I also found is that in order to be a succesful stock broker you should Take classes to keep up with new developments that apply to brokers and the stock exchange

I also learned that the best  bachelor's degrees for being a stock broker can be; finance, business, economics or accounting will provide you with a good financial education.

This page: http://www.securitiesexam.com/become_stockbroker.html
Informed me of the exams and the fees that you have to pass through in order to become a stockbroker.

Currently Working on Presentation

Google Day # 2

3 Goals for the Day
- Find out which classes can help me have more knowledge on what I want to study.
- Find out what careers I can work in with an economics degree

Made an important choice to study probably business over economics.


1. The class that can help me be knowledgeable in the area of economy are:
- Economics (10th Grade)
- Macro-Economics (11th Grade)
- Micro-Economics (12th Grade)

Useful Link: https://skyward.iscorp.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsedubogotaco/skyportlogin.w
(School courses and grades student access link)

2. With a major in business one can work in banking, consulting, insurance, real estate, brokerage firms, marketing, data management, budgeting, general management, and sales.

I am interested in being a stockbroker so after reading what these websites had to say I found it really usefull.

http://economics.gmu.edu/undergraduate/job-internship/what-can-you-do

http://collegelife.about.com/od/CollegeMajors/a/What-Can-I-Do-With-A-Degree-In-Business.htm

http://talentegg.ca/incubator/2010/09/29/what-can-i-do-with-my-business-degree/

Google Day #1

Topic: College and Careers
Goals for the Day

-Find out what college life is like
-Find out possible careers to follow
-Find out what a college campus looks like

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Additional Questions: 

What universities have better law, or economy majors?

Article Relating To law and Economics: http://paulcollege.unh.edu/node/13830

Article Talks about how law firms value lawyers with economic degrees and how it makes you  become a better lawyer.

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3. College Campuses
http://www.thebestcolleges.org/most-beautiful-campuses/

Shows pictures of college campuses and gives you an overall feel of what the place is like. Gave me some interest in studying in texas where my aunt lives.

2. Possible Careers to follow
http://www.123test.com/professions/

Gives you a number of professions with information about all of them. I am most certain that I will study law or economics.

http://www.careerpath.com/career-tests/career-quiz/

Lets you take a quiz to analyse what you will be good at. I took the quiz, looked at all jobs and possibilities. Receiving the results soon.

1. What is college life like?
 http://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content_magarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleId=10103
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000023.htm

Articles talking about college life, the feeling, the experiences and personal growth you will encounter throughout your college life.

Possible Colleges:

• NYU
• Rice
• Earlham College
• Lafayette College 
• OSU

What I want to do with my life is be a stock broker in Colombia, I am very interested in economics, law, reading and writing, and psychology. So it also gives me the option of taking some psychology and creative writing courses in summer camps and school. The schools listed above would be some of the ones that would most benefit what I seek in professional life.

Naviance Useful Information Chart:

College	NYU	Earlham College	Lafayettee College	OSU
Locationn	New York	Indiana	Pensilvania	Oaklahomaa
Size	Large	Small	Small	Large
Cost	41,000	38,000	40,000	18,000
Major	Economicss	Economicss	Economics	Economics
Average GPA	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5
Average SAT	2030	1700	1932	1655
Average ACT	30	26	28	24

Goals for Next Class:
-Finding out what How I can improve my grade (If needed to) or how to maintain it if necessary.
-Finding out possibilites of getting in.
-Maybe get some college counseling