Three Possible Futures

I always wonder about my future, but
honestly I never made any specific plans. In fact, as a first-year student in university,
I have reached the point where it is the time for me to decide what I truly
want to do in the future. When I started this investigation, I mapped out three
possible futures. Although I am still uncertain about my future, it has helped
me get a general idea about where I’m going.

**Accountant:**

Becoming an accountant is my first possible
future. As my mother is an accountant, I have started to know some basic
accounting knowledge since I was in middle school. Therefore, I applied for
Rotman Commerce at U of T. The first step is to complete my undergraduate
degree at U of T with a relatively high GPA. Then I will make great efforts to
pass CPA exam and try to find a stable job in Canada. After two years of
working, I will probably apply for immigration and become a Canadian citizen.
It would be nice if I could have a decent job in Toronto and own a house here
because Toronto is such a big city with lots of opportunities. This plan is
currently the most realistic and possible one because it is the natural outcome
of where I am at right now. The only challenge is to pass CPA exam because it
is considered extremely difficult. However, I am confident that I can make it
with sufficient efforts.

**Start**
**my own business:**

My second possible future is to start my
own business in China. Growing up, I never like being charged by others.
Therefore, one of my dreams has always been becoming my own boss and I also
think it is cool to be a female boss because it requires lots of courage,
independence and intelligence. To achieve this dream, the first thing I need to
do is to specialize in Management in Rotman Commerce. Although I like Toronto, I’m
not used to the extremely cold weather here. As a result, I might go back to my
hometown Shanghai to start my own business if I don’t want to stay in Toronto.
Since Shanghai is a great city with enormous potential and all of my family and
friends are in Shanghai, it would be challenging but still feasible. The cons
of this plan is that the knowledge I learn in all the business cources at
Rotman is based on Canadian business background, therefore, I will have to
adjust to Chinese business background when I go back. However, since I’m
familiar with the current situations and ongoing events in China, it will be
quite easy to make the adjustment.

**Tennis**
**Coach:**

My last possible future is the most
unrealistic one but I would absolutely enjoy it. I have been playing tennis
since I was 8. I have won several competitions among youth group when I was in
Shanghai. If I want to achieve this goal, I will have to take more tennis
courses and be trained to be a tennis coach. Although tennis is an increasingly
popular sport both in China and Canada, it won’t be an optimal plan because it
won’t help me make as much money as the first two plans. Besides, my parents
would like me to be successful in other fields rather than being a tennis coach
since they have paid a large amount of tuition for me to study at U of T. My
family is very traditional, so I fully understand that they will think being a
tennis coach is not as successful as being an accountant and I want them to be
proud of me. It is most likely that I will only continue playing tennis as an
interest, not a way to make a living.