What I've learned from Excel

I definitely learned many things from Excel. First of all, the major thing is that I learned how to use the new Excel (the one from Office 2007). I learned where to locate all the buttons, and how to use them in better ways. Secondly, learning Excel was really helpful because before this class, I had almost completely forgotten how to write the formulas. I had forgotten that I had to write the equal sign first and later write the actaul equation. I also had forgotten (or simply didn't even know) that there were many functions such as SUM, AVERAGE, Standard Deviation, etc.
Spending so much time learning Excel was also useful because it made me think. What I mean by this is that not only did I not know how exactly to write the formulas, but I didn't even know what particular equation I actually had to use for several different things. Going through all the examples reminded me that I have to think about what I really need to find and when I figured that out, I write the formula accordingly.

For my time in college, since I am a sophomore, I know I will continue to use Excel in my classes, especially since I am business major, and Excel is a good tool for many things that can help with organization in the business world, mostly when it comes to economic issues and basically everything that has to do with numbers.

After college, I wouldn't be surprised if I keep on using Excel. I don't really think I'll use it for my home finances (or maybe, who knows) but I know I'll definitely use it to handle accounts for my business.