LOOKING BACK
NOTE TO SELF
Note to Self is a column in which CPA professionals write notes to their college-student selves to give them a glimpse of their future. In this issue, Wendi Unger, CPA, a partner with Baker Tilly US LLP in Milwaukee and a past chair of the WICPA board of directors, writes a letter to her college-student self – after abandoning her dream of becoming a veterinarian and embracing the idea of an accounting career.
Dear Young Wendi, Okay, you thought about being a veterinarian but abandoned the idea when you realized you faint at the sight of blood. That’s okay! There’s a wonderful career ahead of you. You will ace Introductory Accounting and begin to wonder why everyone doesn’t do accounting. It’s so easy! But as the months and
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years go by, you’ll think that “easy” is the last way you would describe it. You’ll think it’s more like “frustrating, complicated and confusing” for a while, but shortly before graduation you’ll change that phrase to “rewarding, invigorating and exciting.” A local accounting firm will offer you a job, and you’ll be so excited to begin a career in accounting.
