{"id":34389,"date":"2023-09-23T07:17:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T07:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/why-are-you-interested-in-applying-to-the-department-of-economics-bachelor-of-arts-program-what-are-your-personal-educational-and-or-career-goals-and-how-do-you-expect-to-further-those-b\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T07:17:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T07:17:15","slug":"why-are-you-interested-in-applying-to-the-department-of-economics-bachelor-of-arts-program-what-are-your-personal-educational-and-or-career-goals-and-how-do-you-expect-to-further-those-b","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/why-are-you-interested-in-applying-to-the-department-of-economics-bachelor-of-arts-program-what-are-your-personal-educational-and-or-career-goals-and-how-do-you-expect-to-further-those-b\/","title":{"rendered":"* Why are you interested in applying to the Department of Economics\u2019 Bachelor of Arts program? What are your personal, educational, and\/or career goals and how do you expect to further those by studying economics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Write a personal statement to discuss some or all of the following that pertains to you:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span>Why are you interested in applying to the Department of Economics Bachelor of Arts program? What are your personal, educational, and\/or career goals and how do you expect to further those by studying economics?<\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span>Describe an experience where your background, identity, or interests have helped to shape your educational goals. ( I am a first-generation student, from a low-income family, who immigrated from Vietnam to the US, and had opportunity to study in the US)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span>If you have faced a hardship, setback, or challenge, how did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? 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