Cal Poly SLO · Accounting & Finance

Marcus
Wong

What'd I Miss?

Raised in the Bay and shaped on the Central Coast, I've learned to be comfortable not having everything figured out. Three principles guide my life: be intentional, stay present, and take the next step.

Outside academics, you'll find me playing sports, learning about nutrition, or volunteering in my community.

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I've never been the most talented person in the room.

In high school, I was grinding ranked games and getting outplayed by people who were just better. I chased Emerald in League of Legends and Elite in Fortnite. There was always a gap. Others got there in a year. It took me five. Five years of losing, demoting, climbing back up, and doing it again. I eventually hit Emerald. Not quickly. Not impressively. Just eventually.

Senior year, I joined cross country. Most of the team had been running for years. I got dropped in early workouts and finished near the back that season. I kept showing up. By the end of the year, my times had dropped. I wasn't leading the team, but I wasn't trailing it either. I had closed the gap.

I'm still in rooms where I'm far from the most talented. But I'm staying long enough to change my position.

League of Legends · Ranked History
S2024 S1Emerald 40
S2023 S2Platinum 10
S2023 S1Platinum 41
S2022Gold 273
S2021Gold 465
S2020Bronze 146
Fortnite · Rank History (Peaks)
CH5S4Elite
CH5S3Platinum 3
CH5S2Platinum 3
CH5S1Elite
CH4OGElite
CH4S4Platinum 2
CH4S3Platinum 2
CH4S2Gold 2
Cross Country · Race Results
2.74 Miles
5221:31.0BVAL Mt. Hamilton #1
5820:49.0BVAL Mt. Hamilton #2
4320:22.0 PBBVAL Mt. Hamilton #4
2.78 Miles
13719:23.9 PBLowell Invitational
5000 Meters
4921:19.4 PBTerry Ward Invitational
Misty mountain landscape
Seat at the Table

The first time I hosted a Financial Accounting tutoring session, I felt something familiar.

Not because I had mastered everything, but because I remembered what it felt like to be lost.

I knew that feeling — from physics, from calculus, from years of grinding ranked while others climbed faster. I was never the quickest to understand. I just stayed with things longer than most.

So when students came in stuck on journal entries or adjustments, I didn't change their process. I adapted to it. Sometimes I'd give them the answer and have them work backwards. Other times we'd stay conceptual — no numbers, just logic — until it clicked.

Break it apart. Close the gap. Do it again.

Different seat. Same pattern.

Connecting the Dots
01
Prototype Vehicles Laboratory

Guiding the inventors of the next Elonmobile.

I entered the electric vehicle project at a critical crossroad. Leadership was shifting, and it was a chance to reset expectations. My focus hasn't been the product itself, but the culture around it — more engaged meetings, clearer direction, and shared ownership across the team.

Restructuring can stall momentum, but we're using it to raise the bar.

02
Cal Poly Accounting Club

Crunching numbers is my cardio.

A year ago, I was the underclassman trying to figure out recruiting timelines, resume formats, and what "networking" was supposed to look like. Now I run workshops and host panels for students in that same position.

The challenge isn't just information — it's access and confidence. So we make it tangible: coffee chats, alumni panels, open Q&A.

My next event is a firm tour in the Bay Area, giving students a closer look at where they want to build their careers.

03
University Housing

You've heard it. I've seen it. Probably.

I'm usually the first person students see when something goes wrong — lost keys, bad roommates, typical horrors of campus housing. We're transitioning from quarters to semesters, and the policies keep changing, so no two shifts look the same.

Most of the job is simple: listen first, fix what I can, and be honest about what I can't.

Beyond

Beyond the Books

The moments that don't fit on a CV — but shape who I am.

Connect

If any of this resonated, I'd love to hear your story too.

Always open to new conversations, opportunities, and connections.