Biography: Roxanne Ha is a third year Business Economics major and a Professional Writing and Accounting minor from Los Angeles. She is passionate about creative writing and giving back to her community, which has led to her joining The Writer’s Den, an on-campus student organization that offers creative writing workshops to students across campus as well as students in local elementary, middle, and high schools, and VITA where she helps low-income taxpayers file their income tax returns. In the upcoming school year, she will serve as the Vice President of The Writer’s Den, working to organize weekly meetings and create weekly email newsletters about social and volunteering events. She is also in Bruin Women in Business, Beta Alpha Psi, BruinLife, and Business in Entertainment Association. In her free time, she enjoys reading horror novels, baking, dancing, and traveling.

 

Future Plans: Roxanne’s future career plan is to pursue a career in public accounting, specifically in audit, after graduating in 2025 and continue expanding her knowledge in learning about different industries, such as the TMT, nonprofit, finance, and consulting industries. As she is constantly curious about new opportunities to grow her career, Roxanne plans to prepare for and take the CPA exam to equip her with the credentials needed to explore other roles that might appeal to her later down the road, such as working within industry accounting or in finance. She hopes to stay connected with her mentors and professionals from various firms to gain a wider understanding of potential career paths for her.  

 

What this scholarship means to me: I am so humbled and grateful to be awarded the UCLA Professor Harry Simons Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Accounting. It means more than anyone knows to be recognized for my hard work and to receive support to pursue my career goals, and I am incredibly thankful to the donors of this scholarship as well as to Professor Harry Simons. Throughout this year, I have continuously pushed myself to step outside my comfort zone and challenged myself to grow through difficult coursework and reach out to peers and professionals to learn more about their roles and backgrounds. To me, this award is an acknowledgement of my efforts, struggles, and ambition. This scholarship will help me pursue more of my career goals by providing me with funds to invest my time into extracurricular programs and courses that can supplement my CPA education requirements, such as equipping me with additional training and Excel courses that would be useful to bring to my future career. Thank you again for rewarding me with the Professor Harry Simons Endowed Scholarship.