Personal Essay for Masters in Economics application

The world is fast becoming a bless place . Cultures , races , beliefs and ideologies are blend together and interact because of the growing advances in communications . In to succeed in this world , one needs to be able to adapt to the various cultural differences as well as be able to maintain a certain sense of individual identity . I also realize however that this is not enough to enable me to become successful in this world . To be successful , one must not only have a good understanding of the world today but must also have

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I am not a greedy or selfish person . I am driven , straightforward and ambitious . I know what I want to be in life and I know how to get what I want . I too have come to love consumerist America and all the creature comforts that it promises to those who can afford them . While I have no intention of becoming a Donald Trump , I do wish for a comfortable life for myself and my family . To be able to provide for my family and to ensure that my children will also have the same opportunities to succeed in life as I have by getting a good education at not only the college level but a Masters degree as well in their chosen professions

I am also a natural leader and believe that my talents should be utilized in making a difference in the community . My work at the Swann Center , which is a center for mentally handicapped kids and my volunteer work at the Carle Hospital in the Emergency Room has also given me a fresh perspective in life . As I mentioned earlier , I am an ambitious person but I also mentioned that I am not selfish and I believe that everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams as well

I also have a strong desire to learn and personally believe that there is no such thing as knowing too much or studying too much . This is why despite that fact that I already possess an undergraduate degree in economics I am also applying for a masters program in economics

I have taken extremely difficult economics classes during my undergraduate studies such as econometrics and public finance but have proudly maintained a 3 .87 cumulative GPA average . Through out my college career I have consistently excelled at economics , academics and have gotten the respect of not only my peers (I Am a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society ) but members of faculty as well for the outstanding projects that I have completed and my overall performance in college

My professional life has , in my humble opinion , been successful as well I have further developed the economic skills that I learned in college and applied what knowledge I have at my work at Mercer Consulting , which is a top 5 consulting firm . During my work at Mercer Consulting , I analyzed statistics pertaining to health benefits and came up with strategies (models...