Aleksia Kainovic was born in Chicago. She has Aleksia Kainovic was born in Chicago. She has worked as a tax preparer for the past 5 years at her family's franchise (H&R Block). Her family has been involved in tax preparation for 30+ years. She is an undergrad at American University in Washington DC majoring in Economics. She decided. to go back to school about two years ago. She initially studied accounting, but then she decided to switch to studying economics. Economics was more interesting for her because it was more theoretical and has more applied theory to it, where accounting is so linear. She could see so many more opportunities for herself with a degree in economics. She would not be limited to tax and accounting fields. She could also get involved in data science or economic policy and analysis and will have more career choices. Her family has been involved in tax preparation for 30+ years. She is an undergrad at American University in Washington DC majoring in Economics. She decided to go back to school about two years ago. She initially studied accounting, but then she decided to switch to studying economics. Economics was more interesting for her because it was more theoretical and has more applied theory to it, where accounting is so linear. She could see so many more opportunities for herself with a degree in economics. She would not be limited to tax and accounting fields. She could also get involved in data science or economic policy and analysis and will have more career choices.