Student Voice

Subject I have taken: I am studying commerce, which consists of two separate subjects: accounting and economics.

Why am I studying this subject: I am studying both commerce subjects as I am genuinely interested in them and have been ever since I started high school. Year 9 business studies is what sparked my interest in commerce and over the years this interest has grown. As a result I am now planning on pursuing a career in commerce and law at Auckland university.

What this subject offers me: These subjects have built me a strong foundation that I can base my future studies on, as they are giving me the knowledge to evaluate and calculate financial information, and have given me an insight on how to objectively see economic situations that I can provide reports and research around. I have improved many of my skills and have gained tremendous knowledge of the economical and financial world around us.

What I love about this subject: I love how supportive this department is, over the past four years I have been constantly supported and mentored by the staff of the commerce department to such an extent that I tend to go to them for non topic related queries too. I like how organised and time efficient our classes are, we complete all our internal related subjects by term 2, giving us plenty of time to learn and revise for exams. All the teachers in this department are very helpful by making the subjects easy to understand, and go out of their way to provide us students with all the resources to make even the most challenging of topics easier.