You just graduated!

Congratulation! You just graduated from CEGEP! You spent two years studying Literature at Maisonneuve College and you hated every bit of it. Now it's time to decide your next step. Where will you go next? You are accepted in Education at UQAM, but one of your friends graduated from Ahuntsic College and the Paralegal Technology program she did seems incredible. You could also take some time off since you are not sure about any of those programs. The choice is so hard! What are you going to do?

Choice 1 : Education

Choice 2 : Paralegal Technology

Choice 3 : Take a sabbatical

Paralegal Technology.

Going back to CEGEP is easy. You've always been a quick learner and your hard work is paying off: You are a straight A student and proud of it. Your teacher believes in you and tells you about an internship in a big law firm downtown. She thinks you should apply. Having this internship would be an incredible opportunity. You really want to apply even if it comes with a lot of challenges. It can be very hard to balance both work and school. On one hand, it's a great opportunity to get a foot in the door. On another, you are a bit worried it'll affect your grades, and it's not really in the field you want. What should you do?

Choice 1 : Apply for the internship

Choice 2 : Do not apply for the internship.

Education.

University is okay. You quickly make a lot of friends, and they make it so much fun to study. You're still not sure you like your program, but at least they make it bearable. They tell you about a huge party at the HEC this weekend and you know HEC students know how to party. You also have a paper due next week and you want the best grade possible since you've been procrastinating a lot (hey, it's not your fault! There was a cool modern-feminist-Marxist exhibit on campus - or something like that) What are you going to choose?

Choice 1 : Go to the HEC party

Choice 2 : Stay home with your cat

Sabbatical.

Taking time off was the right call. You needed time to get back on your feet and find something that is academically worthwhile. You still don't know what is your purpose, and you're eager to find your path too. Your current job at the supermarket is not giving you any feeling of fulfillment and you know you're lacking something. On your way to work, your cross path with representatives in the subway who works for the community center nearby. They're recruiting volunteers to help in the community. You take a brochure and continue your route, but you can't get the idea out of your head. You decide to give it a go. What volunteer-program will you choose?

Choice 1 : Volunteer for an organisation that raises awareness on loneliness in the elderly

Choice 2 : Volunteer for Breakfast Club of Canada

Go to the HEC party.

This party is incredible! You meet a guy and you both get along so well. You are also both very intoxicated, and he tells you about this business he just started. The idea is great, but he's missing the staff. He basically developed a website where students pay teachers or other qualified students to do their homework for them. To make it short, you get paid a small fortune to do someone else's work in your field of expertise. He asks you if you want to be involved in the company. He thinks your knowledge in education and academic would be really helpful. If the website works, you could make more than $4000 a month, which is better than your current dead-end job at the supermarket. What will you do?

Choice 1 : Sign straight away!

Choice 2 : Decline, but take the guy's number just in case you change your mind

Apply for the internship.

Congratulation! You were selected. You are now officially an intern for a big renown law firm. The internship is very demanding and you try your hardest to balance both school and work. It definitely affected your grades a bit, but the experience you get out of it is definitely worth it. Commercial law was not really what you expect but you're good at it and everyone in the office appreciates your good work. The end of your academic training is coming to an end and you have to figure out what you'll do. The office offers you a permanent job and a premium wage, but you kinda want to try University. Commercial law is not that fun, you do a lot of contracts and never actually interacts with people. You miss the human touch. What will you do?

Choice 1 : Apply for the Law program at UdeM.

Choice 2 : Accept the permanent position.

Stay home with your cat.

You didn't feel like going to a party tonight and you try to catch up on your homework. Though, you have trouble concentrating and you end up watching TV and eating junk. You feel depressed. You see your friends' Instagram stories and you realize how meaningless this all is. You don't like your program, your grades are bad, you don't have any real relationship that goes beyond partying or studying, your cat hates you, your boyfriend broke up with you last summer (everyone knows you're still stalking him on social media)... You've been feeling down for a while now, and in the middle of a "90 days fiancé" episode, it hits you. You need action, you need a new life... you need to do Occupation Double.

Choice 1 : This is clearly the only reasonable option in this case - YES, APPLY!

Volunteer for an organisation that helps raise awareness on loneliness in the elderly.

You've never really spent much time with elders, but you like the feeling of fulfillment you get every time you leave the retirement home where you now work. You've been volunteering for a couple of weeks now, and everything is going fine. Except that one of the nurses is making you uncomfortable. He's been making inappropriate sexual "jokes" about you, seized every opportunity to have physical contact with you (shoulder, waist, hair, etc) and has been texting you sexual and graphic content almost every day. He keeps repeating he's a good guy and that he knows you want him. You hate him and his flirtation - if you can even call it like that. At this point, it shares more similarities with sexual harassment than flirt. You tell him to stop, that it's in no way funny or even appropriate, but he doesn't seem to care. You dread crossing him in the hallway and you almost feel unsafe. One day, when you are alone in the break room, he corners you and tries to kiss you against your will. You are petrified, you can't deal with this any longer. You need to do something.

Choice 1 : Quit and say nothing.

Choice 2 : Denounce the perpetrator.

Sign straight away.

There's no way you'd miss an opportunity like that and drunk-you is really excited about this additional income opportunity. That said, the next morning, sober-you is worried. You remember signing a contract... But what was it about? You check your emails, and fortunately the contract was sent to you earlier this morning. Sober-you can't believe it. You signed a contract that ties you for a minimum of 2 years with a minimal registration fee of $3000 per year. How could you do that to yourself? How can you solve this?

Choice 1 : Ask the legal aid offered on campus

Volunteer for Breakfast Club of Canada.

Working with kids is amazing and you love it a lot. They bring joy to your day and you feel like you're making a real difference in their lives. You have an impact on disadvantaged kids and you know they'll forever remember you. The more you think about it, the more you realize how passionate you are about your volunteering experience. It's giving you a sense of purpose and making you realize that it might be your path. Working with the kids and being a role model really inspires you to be better and you want to continue working with children. Congratulation, you found your career goal! You now know that Education is what you want to study.

Choice 1 : Go study Education

Take the guy's number and think about it.

According to some friends, you really dodged a bullet here. This guy is well-known in the HEC community, and he's a scammer. You throw his number away and focus on your goal. This misfortune helped you get your drive to work back and even your teachers can see it. School is hard, but you give your 100% and you finally graduate with honors. You quickly find a vacant position in a preschool nearby and kids are adorable. You love the Science class you teach, and more often than not you find yourself happy to come to work. Life is finally great, you move out of your parent's house and get one of your own where you even do math tutoring on the weekend. Congratulations! You made all the right choices!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?

Do not apply for the internship.

You didn't want to risk anything and you played it safe. Someone else got the internship but it's okay, you have bigger plans and you know your future holds more. You are very confident about yourself and your grades are just the way they've always been: perfect. You accumulate A's and you are unstoppable. Penalty scale for a triple murder? you can do it. Case law research in an hour? Easy peasy! Draft divorce papers? You could do it IN YOUR SLEEP. It's without any surprise that you receive a full scholarship to go to the Udem to study law. But do you want to do it? You're already so good at what you do, why would you risk it? But at the same time, why would you not try? Come on, it's law school!

Choice 1 : Apply at McGill.

Choice 2 : Find a paralegal job.

Ask the on-campus legal aid.

This is NOT looking good. The campus attorney isn't confident about that. The one who made that contract knew what he was doing and it's rock-solid. The fact that you were drunk can definitely invalidate your contract, but only if it's proven that you were in a total incapacity of making informed decisions... which can be hard to prove. Not impossible, but definitely hard. It would also take a lot of time since it's in small claims court, and you might end up spending more money in legal fees than what you'd have to pay for your contract. You'll have to respect the contract and give HEC-guy $3000. You don't have enough money to pay this AND pay for next semester. What can you do?

Choice 1 : Drop out.

Choice 2 : Take a loan.

Apply for the Law program at UdeM.

You turn down the permanent position and apply to UdeM. Sadly, you let your grades deteriorate a bit, and they weren't good enough to get you into law school. You are crushed, depressed and feel stupid. You told everyone you were going to university. Your colleagues are gossiping about you. After all, THEY made it into law school. Fortunately, your boss is a sweetheart and feels genuinely sorry for you. She reassures you, telling you that you're far from being a failure. You are one of the best paralegals she's ever met, you work thoroughly and are devoted to your job. She can't give you your job back since she already hired someone else, but she finds a vacant position in another department. You are done with commercial law! You are now into criminal and commercial law. It's mostly fiscal fraud and tax evasion but it gives you the thrill and the mood boost you need. Everything is going perfectly fine until you meet him. David. He is sexy, sweet, and also super guilty of money laundering (and yes - he's one of your clients!). You've been secretly seeing him for the last couple of months and never in your entire life you've felt stronger feelings for someone. He wants you to elope and get new identities. Are you going to go with him?

Choice 1 : Of course! It's clearly your destiny!

Choice 2 : How about "no"?

Apply for Occupation Double: Brazil.

You are officially one of the candidates for the new Occupation Double: Brazil! It's finally happening, you're starting a new life. You meet cool people, and things are going great with your love interest... Until you are quickly eliminated and have to come back home. You are back on your couch with your hateful cat, scrolling through your Instagram feed, watching your ex-friends get wasted and wishing you'd done things differently. Back to square one!

Choice 1 : Back to the beginning

Love comes first.

Off you go! You elope with David (who's now called Edmund) and no one ever hears about you ever again! You never thought your life could end up like this, but you've never been happier. Who knew dating a criminal would be so fulfilling? Congratulation, you've reach the end without ruining your life (... until the police finds you)!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?

Stay here.

You decide to stay here and not sink with David. His plan was crazy stupid and you're better than this. You don't know how, but word got out that you are dating a client - who is also a criminal. Everyone is talking about it. Apparently, Madeline, the receptionist, saw you and David kissing goodbye at the airport when she picked her granddaughter up. Now that old bat can't stop talking about it, and you are called in the HR representative's office. They want to report you, make sure you never work in the legal field ever again. What you did was unprofessional, and the police is actively looking for David, which means you are now involved in a criminal case. How could you even think about doing something so reckless? You cry all the way back to your desk... to pack your things. You are now fired, single, and sad. Maybe you should have gone with David after all...

Choice 1 : Start over

Take a loan.

You take a student loan with your local bank to help you respect the contract and stay at school too. The website is not paying as much as promised, but it's really not that bad. With your part-time job and your loan, you're okay to pay for your next tuition (but you remain very poor, don't be too happy) You get to graduate just in time! You find a job in a quiet high school and you teach modern history. You love your class and working with teenagers challenges you every day and you love it. You're always improving yourself and you make amazing connections with your students. You're well-known for your dynamic approach and your silly jokes. Your life is perfect the way it is. Congratulation on this amazing life!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?

Drop out.

You are so angry at yourself. Luckily, the website pays just enough for you to survive. All this story with attorneys and contract and everything makes you realize that you're still very much interested in the Paralegal Technology program. You also want to learn more about law to protect yourself. This situation was very bad, but maybe not THAT bad. You're now wiser and more sure about yourself. Are you ready to start CEGEP again?

Choice 1 : Start the Paralegal Technology program

Quit and say nothing.

You finally gave your resignation to the volunteering program. You feel ashamed and sad. You really wanted to have the strength to denounce the nurse but you couldn't and it's okay. You regret a bit, you don't know if the perpetrator made other victims or if you made the right choice. You are shaken up and you need time to recover from this. You promise yourself that you'll do whatever it takes to protect and defend people who went through the same thing you did. The next morning, you apply for the Paralegal Technology program at Ahuntsic College. Maybe from there, you'll get to achieve your goal.

Choice 1 : Go to Ahuntsic and try to be a lawyer

Denounce the perpetrator.

That's it! That's enough! You are not going to tolerate this situation any longer. You denounce the nurse to the retirement home manager. The manager says she's never had any trouble with that nurse and no one ever complained about anything like that before. She's surprised, and asks you to make a list of witnesses, and write down all the incidents with dates and hours. The problem is that there were mostly no witnesses, and you're unsure about every date and time. You try to track down all the incidents but there were so many! The manager suggests that you might be making this up to cause drama. AS IF! You feel so let down and angry at her. Why doesn't she believe you? This is so unfair! You feel unprotected and unsafe and decide to quit the volunteering program. You take all of your anger home and decide to do something about it. You need to be able to defend victims and make a difference in their lives. You now know that you want to be a lawyer.

Choice 1 : Start the Paralegal Technology program

Accept the permanent position.

You accept the permanent position and you are now a part of the research team. Your job is basically to make elaborate research to give attorneys so that they know how precedents can impact their case. You get along with your team and you are happy in your job. You do a lot of overtime to prove your devotion to your new job and your efforts have been noticed by your superiors. You are quickly promoted and because of your previous internship, you are qualified for a premium wage. After saving and working hard, you can now buy the fancy condominium you always wanted downtown. You are really proud of your good work. Sure, you never thought you'd make a career in commercial law, but you have an amazing work environment, you make good money and you are happy. You wouldn't change a thing about your life. Congratulation!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?

Apply at McGill.

You are accepted! Your hard work paid off, but you now have to work even harder. Law is laborious, but you know that with determination, you can accomplish whatever you want. You lose your sleep, your social-life, your whole world is Law, Law, Law, and Law. You spend all of your time inside your books. You basically live and breath Law, but this isn't very different from your paralegal formation. You enjoy the depth of what you learn and your brain is closer to a machine than to an organ. You pass the bar easily and you have to choose your field. You're very interested in family mediation, which is helping people who have a disagreement or, for example, separate without involving the court or a judge. It usually remains more peaceful - or at least both parties try to. You like the human touch and the help you can provide in difficult times. There's also the criminal field. Yes, you'd have to defend criminals, but also provide an adequate defense for people who need it. Nothing is all black and white and that's what you love about criminal law. It's also very unpredictable and you love the thrill. What's your choice?

Choice 1 : Family Mediation.

Choice 2 : Criminal.

Find a paralegal job.

You find a nice job at a notary firm. You're very happy with it at first. You have the drive of work and the motivation, but more often than not, you don't enjoy your days at the office. It's getting quite repetitive: write draft act, be on your computer, lunch, read a lot, write a lot, repeat. You are also a bit confused. You see a lot of people and you have to handle so many moods. Some clients are here to open or close a will, they are mourning. Some of them are getting married, they're happy. Some of them are moving, selling, trading houses. You find it exhausting and a bit boring. You try your best, see if other firms fit you better but you have to admit that maybe this is not the right job for you. You need more action. Maybe you should have done that internship, at least you would have known! You check all the options and you could either go to university and be an attorney (that'd give you the thrill!) or try Education.

Choice 1 : Education.

Choice 2 : Apply at McGill.

Family Mediation.

Life is good, you're a good mediator. Having to deal with fights all day long is exhausting and gives you a bittersweet perception of love. You have trouble seeing divorce and separation all day long not affect your personal life. You see the ugly side of love and it keeps you from meeting people. One day, during a conference about child support, you are seated next to an attorney from another district. She makes you laugh all conference long and at the end, she asks you on a date. And just like that, in the blink of an eye, you are officially dating, moving together and expecting your first child. A couple years have passed and you feel blessed. You leave the mediation branch and recycle yourself in civil law. You still deal with fights, but you're not constantly in the middle of it and your heart and mind are thankful for that. You realize that choices can really impact your life more than you could have ever guessed. Who would have known that a Cegep program could lead you exactly to that moment? Congratulations on the beautiful life you built!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?

Criminal.

You love, love, love the criminal field. Every day is full of surprise and you never get tired of your job, even if you work your ass off. You join a small but very competent firm. You know they deal a lot with organized crime and you witness a bunch of stuff you definitely can't unsee and would probably put YOU in legal trouble. One day, they finally let you defend one of the "mafia" guy. You've proven yourself many times, and they trust you completely. You have a big trial coming up and you know it's gonna be nasty. You better win or else you honestly don't know what's going to happen to you. Today is the day you receive the verdict. Finger crossed, you can hardly breathe while the jury speaks: Guilty! Your client is going to jail for a very long time. You did everything you could but it wasn't enough and now you're in trouble. Being a criminal attorney was fun until you messed with the wrong people. At the end of the trial, a detective approach you: As a lawyer, you have a non-disclosure agreement. But what you've witnessed outside of the trial could be significant for a case the police is working on. They offer you witness protection in exchange for your confession. It's your call.

Choice 1 : Accept the deal.

Choice 2 : You're not a snitch.

Don't talk about what you saw.

The only rule you should NEVER break with organized crime is "no snitching". You tell the detective off and go back to the office. Your boss calls you in his office. Someone heard you talk to the detective. The mafioso you represented is very impressed with how you handled it. He respects that but he still wants you out. You're totally okay with this and a bit relieved. You are now a prosecution lawyer, which means you defend victims instead of criminals. You still love your job and you get to be on the "good side". It's safer! Sometimes, you think about your misadventure sometimes and you laugh it out. You're more than happy with your new life and your husband too! Congratulation, you managed to make all the right choices!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?

Accept the deal.

You tell them everything you know. The witness protection program relocates you in a very small town in the UK. You're even allowed to teach criminal law for the local college. You slowly adapt to your new life, getting used to your new name, new place, new world. It's not what you expected but it's better than being dead. Plus it's temporary. The squad you worked with were about to take the organisation down. Witness Protection thinks you might be here for a year or two, top. You miss your old life a bit, but you tough it out. All you have to do is wait and stay safe. You find it funny though, how life unravels, and how you can never predict anything. You smile to yourself, knowing this will be an amazing story to tell your grand-kids one day. Congratulations, you're half happy and not dead!

Choice 1 : Do you want to start over?