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My Educational Goals Essay

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As a lifetime student of Nooksack Valley High School, I’ve been raised to hold my educational achievements and goals to the highest of standards. Over the years I’ve been very selective in choosing an educational route that would allow to be successful and satisfied in life. I’d always wanted to go to college and be the first in my family to graduate with a four-year degree, I just wanted to ensure that I was knowledgeable of all my options that impacted finances and my education in its entirety. My thought processing is analyzing all my available options became very clear to me in the beginning of my sophomore year, when I discovered accounting. I fell in love with the class, and the though processing involved in the subject. My organization …show more content…

Attending Whatcom has deepened my passion for accounting in several ways and continues to do so. After graduating high school, I plan on attending Whatcom again in the fall to finish up my associates degree in the accounting program, then transfer over to Western Washington University where I plan on one day obtaining my master’s degree in accounting. A secondary motivation behind my desire to pursue an education in accounting is my new for my new career working at Brim Tractor and the accounting administrative assistant. This job has infinite potential in moving up with in the company, has been rather impressed with my hard work and dedication toward this field of study and has been encouraging to go as far as I can in my post high school education. I can invasion myself working for a small business working independently as their accountant, or for a large corporation focusing on book work and data

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