Undergraduate / Why I chose Economics- Johns Hopkins Supplement [6]

Some say that Math explains the universe. That stars, animals, populations, diseases, and everything else can be modeled by some function of "x". For me, Math has been an optic through which I view the world more clearly. In its most theoretical form, I see Math as the glue that holds together everything that we know. And in its most practical, I consider math to be the most versatile device in man's tool belt of knowledge.

As a subset of Mathematics, Economics has always intrigued me both in its uses and its implications. It is one of the greatest examples of the connections that lie between the social and natural sciences, a fact which had stirred my curiosity from a very early age. Economics takes the hypothetical scribbles that lie on graph paper and presents them in the real world. This is important for me, as I am someone who constantly looks for real, tangible results in my work.

Economics is also something I take very dear to my heart, as I know firsthand the consequences of financial disability. At the dinner table, my parents would always discuss the state of the family business, which had been hit hard by the recession. Even prior, it had never been an ideal source of income, and after, revenue was virtually nonexistent. Still, I was always at my computer, plugging away some graphs into Excel, calculating costs and profits, and helping as best I could with the finances.

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