Fan Zhang
1 University Way
Turlock, CA 90000
Feb. 23, 2022
High School Counselor
123 Main Street,
Turlock, CA 900000
Dear High School Counselor,
It’s been a year since I left high school. Thank you for your guidance while I was there. Per your request,
I’m writing to you about my college major – Finance.
Why I pick Finance as my major
I’m good at numbers. When I was in high school, I always got good grades in my math class. Finance deals a lot with numbers and formulas, so this is a good fit for me. Secondly, the financial world is not just numbers, numbers are just the language of finance. More importantly it’s the people, who are using the numbers. Our professor told us that finance is all about people. I’m a people person, I like to work with people, enjoy communicating with people, so this is a good field for me.
Some of the courses I’m taking
Financial Statement analysis
This is a class teaches you how to analyze a company’s financial statement. F/S are public information for publicly traded companies. This will help investors evaluate a company’s performance, thus lead to decide one should invest in this company or not. Also, learning financial market, interest rate etc. will help a person better manage their personal finance.
Business writing
This is the most beneficial class, not only in business world, but also in our daily lives. It teaches you the writing skills how to better communicate with other, making you look more professional.
Other classes I take this semester are Operational management, Computer information system for business. These classes are very practical, teaches you how real businesses operates, make students ready for the workplace when they graduate.
Job opportunities
Finance major has great job opportunities, financial major graduates can work as financial analyst for stock trading companies, insurance companies, or any company’s finance department. So, it is a huge job market. The salary for finance major is pretty good, and job competition is not as high as some other careers.
In conclusion, if a student likes to work with numbers, enjoys communication with people, finance is a great major to choose.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Best regards,
Fan Zhang
Fzhang6@csustan.edu