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1、PersonalStatementAsaseniormajoringinEconomicsatXXX,oneofthetopfouruniversitiesinShanghai,themorerelevantcoursesItake,themoreIamcertainaboutmyfuturecareerasanEconomist.However,IrealizethatwhatIhavelearnedasanundergraduateisfarfromenough.Therefore,itismydreamtopursueagraduateprograminEconomicsatyourun
2、iversity.Ifaccepted,myintendedconcentrationwouldbemicroeconomicsorFinance.MyinterestinEconomicswasignitedinhighschool,whereIwasfirstintroducedtothefundamentaleconomictheoriesinourpoliticsclass.Iwassofascinatedbytheconceptsof‘invisiblehand’,‘Giffen’sParadox’andothersthatIchosethemajorofEconomicsasmyf
3、irstchoicebeforetheUniversityEntranceExamination.Unlikemyclassmates,whosemajorisusuallydecidedbytheirparents,IfollowedthevoiceofmyheartandIamdeterminedtopersistintheend.WithmyeducationatXXX,Iwasnotonlysolidlygroundedinthefundamentals,butalsofoundaverysupportiveenvironment.Luckily,myclassmatesareallv
4、erycapableandself-motivated;wehaveourstudygroupsanddoresearchtogether.Duringmyjunioryear,teamingupwithfourstudents,IdidresearchonthetopicofhowtoeffectivelystimulateChina’seconomybyincreasingthedemandofresidents.Myresponsibilityincludedcollectingdata,reviewingrelevantmagazinesandassistingintheestabli
5、shmentoftheeconomicmodel.Thepaperofourco-effortgotapprovedbyXXXFund—afundofferedbyXXXtopotentialresearchprograms.Ialsoreadalotofclassicaleconomicworks,includingProfessorLarryH.P.Lang’sbookslike‘WhoissavingChina’seconomy’.Throughextensivereadingandgroupresearch,theynotonlyhelpmedevelopgoodstudyhabits
6、andperformwellenoughtogetthescholarship,butalsobroadenmyperspectiveandgivemenewinsightsintothedepthofmyfield.Ididnotlimitmyselftoacademicstudiesattheuniversity.Forexample,Ididhometutoringforastudentfromotheruniversityformicroeconomicsandhelpedherpasstheexam.Shesaidsomehowlearningfromme,itiseasierfor
7、hertounderstandallthecomplicatedgraphsandformulas.IvolunteeredtoserveattheseventhAcademyofSocialSciencesacademicannualmeetingwiththethemeofEconomicPerformance.Thatwasagreatopportunityformetolearntheun
