Undergraduate / My Love for Law and Economics - USC Writing supplement [4]

Hi, all.
It would be a great help if anyone should read and comment on my writing. To be honest, I am quite hesitant of putting my work online and letting strangers read it, but my friend convinced me that it would not be such a bad idea. (Please feel free to say be harsh and just cut right to the core). So here it goes...

Describe your academic interests and how you plan to pursue them at USC. Please feel free to address your first- and second-choice major selections (250 word limit).

I have had a growing passion for Economics ever since my first introductory class in grade 9. I love how basic concepts can be explained and understood in real-life examples, and how hypothesis like price elasticity of demand and monopoly shape the world as we know it today. The fact that proper, preconceived policies could change the course of history-as in the case of the Great Depression-and impact the lives of so many people fascinates me entirely. My passion for this has prompted me to take Higher Level Economics in IB and to write my Extended Essay on this subject, concerning food security in Indonesia. I have also developed an interest in Law-how it affects the lives of people and equates everyone. Although I hate to admit the cliché-inspired interest, it was sparked by my persistent watching of the TV shows "Body of Proof" and "Castle". The status of the law in Indonesia being almost non-existent, I would love to learn everything about it. My interest in the law has seen me spending countless of summer days on my laptop reading case after case of different types of lawsuits. USC attracted me due to its availability of the interdisciplinary program which will allow different subjects to be studied at the same time. The fact that I would not have to give up the love of one subject for another excites me completely. I have been utterly attracted to the Law, History, and Culture Major available at the Dornsife College, which seems to combine all of the subjects I love. The availability of Economics as a minor, specifically the Law and Political Economy track, has been the nail in the coffin for my attraction to USC.