Personal Statement
It was the financial crisis in 2008 that sparked my ever-increasing interest in economics and politics. As I got older and learned about the causes of the financial crisis, I began to question how and why only few experts were able to predict the crisis, causing my initial curiosity and determination to further pursue these subjects.
What fascinates me most about economics is its ability to be applied to the real world. The knowledge I obtain in my economics class allows me to actively engage in current affairs. Learning about exchange rates and trade has fostered my understanding of and interest in cross-border flows and interactions between countries, which I hope to extend at university. Reading The Economist and the …show more content…
My interest in this relation has been fostered through studying the effect of political ideology on economic policies during the Cold War in history class. My understanding of the important role of economic aspects in political disputes and international relations during that time period was fostered by the reading of the chapter by Maier about the world economy in “The Cambridge History of the Cold War”. Furthermore, growing up in the former epicentre of the Cold War, Berlin that used to be disjointedly governed by two ideologically diverging governments and economic systems makes this multifaceted course more appealing to …show more content…
I was elected Student Council vice-president and thusly gained insight into how governments function and acquired leadership and communication skills. Correspondingly, I have been captain of my hockey and my school’s soccer teams. Participating in a public speaking workshop has helped me formulate and effectively present reasoned arguments. Being involved in the school newspaper allows me to pursue my interests in politics and economics by writing articles about topics including the European refugee crisis, the Scottish and Catalan referenda, and declining oil
It was the financial crisis in 2008 that sparked my ever-increasing interest in economics and politics. As I got older and learned about the causes of the financial crisis, I began to question how and why only few experts were able to predict the crisis, causing my initial curiosity and determination to further pursue these subjects.
What fascinates me most about economics is its ability to be applied to the real world. The knowledge I obtain in my economics class allows me to actively engage in current affairs. Learning about exchange rates and trade has fostered my understanding of and interest in cross-border flows and interactions between countries, which I hope to extend at university. Reading The Economist and the …show more content…
My interest in this relation has been fostered through studying the effect of political ideology on economic policies during the Cold War in history class. My understanding of the important role of economic aspects in political disputes and international relations during that time period was fostered by the reading of the chapter by Maier about the world economy in “The Cambridge History of the Cold War”. Furthermore, growing up in the former epicentre of the Cold War, Berlin that used to be disjointedly governed by two ideologically diverging governments and economic systems makes this multifaceted course more appealing to …show more content…
I was elected Student Council vice-president and thusly gained insight into how governments function and acquired leadership and communication skills. Correspondingly, I have been captain of my hockey and my school’s soccer teams. Participating in a public speaking workshop has helped me formulate and effectively present reasoned arguments. Being involved in the school newspaper allows me to pursue my interests in politics and economics by writing articles about topics including the European refugee crisis, the Scottish and Catalan referenda, and declining oil