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As a USG eMajor collection of courses focused on preparing students for high-demand careers, FinTech is a shortened term for Financial Technology. What makes FinTech particularly important for students in Georgia is that the Atlanta area is the national capital for the financial payment and transactions industry. Of all of the millions of electronic payment transactions occurring each day in the United States, more than 70 percent are handled by companies in Georgia. Among the more than 200 companies in Georgia’s so-called “Transaction Alley” are CashApp, Kabbage, Equifax, BitPay, Greenlight, Paymentus, and Patientco.  Endless Possibilities These rapidly-growing companies work behind the scenes in most of our lives to make electronic transactions and payments possible and secure. Someone working for these companies may typically have an interest in traditional business or technology-related fields, but companies also need creative types who understand the language to market produc...

Time is the most important resource in your life and in your academic path to success. Yet, in spite of our best intentions, the midpoint of a semester often brings angst. Studying for an exam in one class competes with the completion of papers and projects due in others. And then come the distractions. Whether it is getting off task, environmental noise, or unrelated worries, it seems that everything is taking longer than you had hoped. There are a multitude of articles on time management, and books on the subject represent a multi-million dollar industry. What is important to realize is that a strategy that works for one person may not work at all for another. Following are some of the most time-tested strategies. Becoming significantly more successful doesn’t require doing them all. Know Thyself. As mentioned before, a time management strategy that works for one person may not work for another. Think about your personality, your strengths, your weaknesses and when you’ve been most s...