Introduction
I am Jaspreet Singh from India. I’m currently pursuing a full-time post-graduation certificate program (Global Business Management) at Conestoga college. As usual, before coming to study in Canada I faced a lot of ups and downs which I will share in this report. There are various decisions that I took in my entire life but the hardest decision was whether I continue my studies in Canada or not. I devoted a lot of time to decide about this because this is one of the vital parts of my life so here is my decision-making model describing my situation.
Identifying the Problem
After completing my graduation in Business Administration, I was very confused about my future as I wanted to serve an institution as an accountant but can’t find any job are too many struggles. After four months after my graduation, I got a job at HDFC Bank as a junior credit manager (JCM). After working for 4-5 months there I come to know that there is no scope for growth so I planned to study abroad and that was the turning point in my life. This is a crucial part of my life so I had to be careful before taking this decision. Studying abroad is not easy as there are too many problems faced including homesickness, financial problems, program selection, country selection, etc. I had to take my decision by keeping all these problems in mind.
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Gathering Information
I started gathering some information about my plan to study abroad. There are some problems that I need to keep in mind while making my final decision. I research the study abroad requirements online and come to know that there are some requirements that are to be fulfilled to study abroad. These requirements are different for different countries. But there is a requirement for IELTS in every country. Most of my friends suggested I come to Canada as it is a welcoming country. Apart from my friends, my brother is also studying in Canada and he also suggested I come here and gave me some options to select from. To collect more information, I attended some seminars in which college associates met students who are willing to come study abroad. There I heard about Conestoga college, which I find a reputed college among others. The associates told me about the campuses and the study criteria which includes a lot of practical knowledge.
Generating Options
I need to select some alternatives within which I can decide and overcome the problems. There are alternatives with critical categories which includes:
- Countries: In the beginning, I had 4 countries in my mind within which I had to make decisions (United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia).
- Geographic: Location is also one of the major parts to select. As if I select Australia, I need to select one city and search for colleges in that city and if I select Canada, then firstly I need to select a province and then the city in it which had colleges with good reputations.
- College: After selecting the city I need to search for the colleges in that city. As I said Canada is my first priority so I figure out some colleges such as Centennial College, Conestoga College, Seneca college, etc.
- Programs: As I completed my graduation in Business Administration so I had a great interest in business lines and my dream programs are International Business Management, Human Resource Management, and Global Business Management.
The following table will explain my weightage for my decision criteria:
Decisions
Weightage
Countries 30%
- Geographic 25%
- Colleges 35%
- Programs 10%
Analyzing the situation and Selecting the best option
After analyzing my situation and the options available to me I started figuring out the best option. From the above options, I selected to continue my studies in the province of Ontario, Canada. After selecting Ontario I’m a little confused about selecting the college as there are too many good colleges in Ontario. Then I started my research over the internet and started collecting information from my friends (in Canada) who helped me to select Conestoga college over all other colleges due to its good infrastructure and friendly faculty members. At last, I select Global Business Management at Conestoga college as this program is having all of my desired courses which I want to study.
Implementing the Plan
Now as I had selected the correct options, it was time for the implementation. Firstly, I have to prepare for my IELTS as it is the gateway to my dreams. After 20 days of training, I cracked IELTS and entered the race of going to study abroad. I visited some consultancy agencies to process my application for a student visa. I provide them with all my past qualification certificates and apply for the offer letter from Conestoga college. Within 20-25 days my offer letter arrived and I deposited my fees online and get received my payments. Next to it, I opened my GIC account in Scotia Bank and I’m all ready to apply for my visa. Within 22 days my visa gets approved and I did a little shopping and booked my air ticket to Canada. My uncle is living in Brampton city and he came to receive me at the airport. I was living with them for 15 days and the whole family helped me a lot to start my new life here. It was too challenging to find accommodation near my college as there is no one known to me in that area. My cousin helped me to find accommodation in Waterloo city, which I like the most. Finally, I attended my orientation and starts my studies here. It’s almost 3 months since my studies get started and I have almost completed my first semester. I personally liked this experience as this is a peaceful country and people are welcoming.
Evaluating & Learning from Decision
Overall it was an amazing experience as my dreams come true and I’m studying at Conestoga College, Canada. I like this country as it is a multicultural country with the people properly following rules and regulations. Moreover, I like the transportation services (GRT) here and people are so helpful that you never feel homesick. It’s only 3 months since I’m here and I learned so many new things like skating, preparing food, and a lot more which are added to my experience list. I think this was the most important decision in my life and had become a turning point in my life as I’m living a quality life here in Canada. This assignment remembers the struggles I had made during this decision and help me to take good decisions in the future which turns out to be a good thing for me.
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