Baruch college was my first choice when I was applying to college, because Baruch has the best business majors. Choosing a major to study in college was an important decision. I used almost one year to think about it and finally chose to study accounting. The first part time job that I took in high school was promoting popcorn in a mall. Before I started to work, I had to count the beginning number of bags of popcorn. Every end of day, I had to count the ending number of bags. We had six flavors of popcorn, and we sold small and large sizes. By multiplying the bags that I sold to the price per bag, I got the total sales per day. By subtracting the total sales from principal which is 100 dollar, I got the net income. I record all these data on the bill which was an excel form. That was my first time contact with basic knowledge on accounting. Through this part time job, I learned how to organize data into a bill and manage skills.

I also enjoyed the time to do calculations. Some people may think working with numbers is boring, but I think numbers are so amazing. Numbers are universal. Whatever languages you speak, numbers are the same in the different countries. Numbers build a close relationship between people who speak different languages. As an English leaner, my English was poor in my first year in the United States. I struggled with my English class, because there were some unfamiliar vocabulary and hard grammar. However, I did a good job in my math class. I felt familiar with numbers and those math symbols. My English improved a lot by reading more and writing more in these years. Now, I use my English as a beneficial tool to help me better understand the accounting problems. Dealing with the accounting problems, my logical capability got improved. My goal is to become a bilingual accountant. I hope in the future I can use my knowledge and ability to help more Chinese immigrants, who do not speak English as well, to solve their tax problem.