Excellent Exel

Prior to this class, Excel had always been a program that was difficult for me to navigate. I had dabbled with using it in my senior year in high school, yet I knew very little about the features and “quick tips” of the program. For instance, I never knew about locking cells, absolute cell preference, or even that my graphs and charts could be “special copied” to a Powerpoint presentation in its original Excel format. The knowledge that I gained about Excel throughout the past few weeks has been very beneficial in other aspects of my college career. Over spring break I organized an Excel spreadsheet containing all my financial aid information so that I could budget for next year and organize my scholarships. Using the formula for a running balance was very helpful because by the end of the sheet, I could calculate exactly how much more money I needed to pay for the rest of the year and see all my calculations in a clear and organized manner.
In the future I hope to become an anesthesiologist. I know that Excel will be a vital resource for bookkeeping and organizing of any office, especially a doctor’s office which has to keep organized the information of hundreds or even thousands of patients. Before I reach that point, I am certain that I will use Excel throughout the next three years of my college career. Undoubtedly in my classes like Chemistry and Physics where there is often a large amount of data collected in labs and often many calculations that need to be made, Excel and the skills I learned will come in handy. I am so glad that we have worked with Excel so much because this program offers a lot of different features that are very helpful and make organization a lot easier.