Why I Chose Accounting

Mahatma Gandhi said it best when he said to “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” For a while now, I’ve been considering taking a leap, and going back to school to pursue a degree in accounting. After a great deal of thought, I feel like now is the time to start becoming that change I wish to see, and I hope to start here at Colorado State University.

After I graduated high school, I remained in constant work. I was a waitress at Denny’s while I attended school, and had continued doing that for a year after graduation. At the time, I was interested in going to school for nursing. I decided that it would be a good idea to start getting my feet wet in the health industry, which led me to becoming a Medication Technician at a nursing

With that being said, I have a couple of professional goals, and quite a few personal goals. One of my professional goals is to become a Certified Public Accountant. For almost two years now, I have been doing extensive research on the career. I’ve been looking up the schooling I need, talking to local accountants that I know, and obsessing with all the pros and cons to the job. After everything, I have finally made the decision to pursue accounting as a career, and I will strive for that goal until I get it. After I become a CPA, my goal is to further my education and study business. I would like to expand my horizons with accounting, and work towards becoming a Chief Executive Officer in a company of my choice. As far as personal goals, I just want to be able to comfortably take care of my loved ones and I. As I said before, my family means a lot to me. My dad passed away a few years ago, and my mom has had to do a lot on her own. It hasn’t always been easy for her, so I have been helping her financially throughout the years, but I would like to do so much more. In the near future, my goal is to help her with a steady income per month that can help her take care of whatever needs she has. I just want to alleviate as much stress for her as possible. I also have been doing a lot of thinking about purchasing a home. I am tired of paying rent, and it would be much nicer putting my hard-earned income into a place I can actually call my own. Lastly, I’ve been dating the man of my dreams for the past year and a half, and I have high hopes on expanding my family. However, I would like to make sure majority of my goals are met before we take that step. That is why getting my degree is extremely important to me. Being able to fulfill my dream of becoming an accountant would put me in a better position mentally and financially. It would give me peace of mind