Biographical

My name is Ethan Fesperman and I am a sophomore here at Lenior-Rhyne University, and I am majoring in finance. Last year as a freshman, I started out as a pre-medical science major. But after a couple biology classes and a few average grades, I switched to finance. I had previously taken a business and an accounting class, which I enjoyed, so I switched my major last spring. I am originally from Statesville, North Carolina, which is just 20 minutes away. I have lived there all my life and I attended West Iredell high school.

While in high school I did take one computer class when I was a sophomore. The class covered the basics of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. I have not taken a computer class since and rarely do I use Excel, but I have used Word and Powerpoint since, on a regular basis. My goal for this course, other than passing it because it is required, is becoming more familiar with and more proficient at using Microsoft Excel. Since I am in the finance field, I believe a proficient understanding of Microsoft Excel is a necessity. Also I hope to learn the other ins and outs of the computer, which I am not familiar with. Because I am sure there is a lot. 

I have not played any sports since high school, but I do currently have a job at a local golf course. Because of the cold weather, I only work on weekends, so it shouldn't have any impact on my schedule for the next month or so. But as we progress into spring, I usually start working on  Wednesday and Friday afternoons around one or two, so I would only be available during the morning hours. If anything of importance came up, I can easily change my work schedule. School is of most importance and always comes first.

Some of my hobbies and interests are baseball and golf. I played baseball throughout my life, until the 11th grade. Then I switched over to golf. I was able to get a job at River Oaks golf course, which was the golf course my high school team used and it is about 15 minutes away from campus. It's a pretty awesome job and it comes with great perks, like free golf. Even though I am done playing baseball, I am still a big fan of the sport and my favorite team is the Boston Red Sox. And no, I am not a bandwagon fan because of their recent World Series success, but I have actually been a fan since I was young, around age 7 or 8. I am also a fan of Chelsea Football Club, also known as soccer. That is pretty much all.