I want to be an accountant

After 23 years I have finally decided that I want to be an accountant. Today I found out what I got on one of my course works and it was a 2:2. When I saw it I was in denial. I even said to myself. To be honest that is the highest grade I have gotten as a piece of coursework.

Then I started crying when I woke after having a dream that I got 71 marks overall. That fact hurt me the most. I think I will have to accept that I could get a 2:2 as a degree. I worked hard with everything this year, I didn't sleep. I forced myself to do work. I was sick because of it. I had headaches but I still forced it. I gained a ton of weight and I still forced myself to do the work. I did so much and I pushed myself beyond anything and.....

If I still come out of this with a 2:2 then I have decided that I will still push on to become an accountant.

I will apply to smaller firms and hopefully, I can get something and at the same time I will look to gain some experience at an accounting firm in the city or surrounding areas so I can have relevant work experience under my belt.

When I get a job I will become a qualified accountant and then I can move to a bigger firm. I will work there for 5 to 10 years. With the dream of gaining enough experience to become a partner either at that big firm or at the big four.

I can't see myself doing anything else at the point. I know this is going to be hard and how I have put myself at a poor standing but I will work hard in anything I have. This is the only thing that I have ever done and achieved on my own. I see people crying on singing shows or at Olympics because they want it so bad or they are fighting for their dream and to me I am crying because I want to be an accountant.

I struggled at the internship and I struggled in my final year but I pushed through every single day until the very end. It wasn't all for nothing.