Growing up in the poorest areas of Shanghai with just my mom who earned minimal wage, I knew better than most people how important money is and how difficult life can be without it. But what I never understood was how while the majority of the Chinese, and the world population rest remained dirt poor, the top one percent continued to accumulate massive amounts of wealth. This prevalent economic inequality made me think about the possible factors and hidden forces that manipulated the distribution of wealth in human society. To better understand the issues of wealth distribution and to explore the causes for certain economic phenomenons in today's society, I want to pursue an economics degree at the New York University Stern School of Business.
The global aspects of Stern, the myriads of internship and career opportunities provided by Stern, and the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are all very attractive and useful in helping me achieving my goal. Stern, located in one of the most globalized cities in the world, offers its students with many study abroad programs. With many chances to enroll in foreign schools and immerse myself in other cultures, I will surely develop stronger leadership skills and establish important connections by joining programs ranging from the one week long International Studies Program to the semester long Stern International Business Exchange Program and the NYU Office of Global Programs. I also look forward to taking advantage of the Wassermann Center for Career Development, which grants me access to thousands of top firms in New York City and around the world. But to me, the most appealing part of Stern is the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In order to have a full and clear understanding of economics, of how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed, I must experience the actual processes of producing, distributing and consuming the goods and services. Thus the Berkley Center is an unique feature of Stern that will tremendously boost my knowledge of economics by letting me run a business of my choice.
The global aspects of Stern, the myriads of internship and career opportunities provided by Stern, and the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are all very attractive and useful in helping me achieving my goal. Stern, located in one of the most globalized cities in the world, offers its students with many study abroad programs. With many chances to enroll in foreign schools and immerse myself in other cultures, I will surely develop stronger leadership skills and establish important connections by joining programs ranging from the one week long International Studies Program to the semester long Stern International Business Exchange Program and the NYU Office of Global Programs. I also look forward to taking advantage of the Wassermann Center for Career Development, which grants me access to thousands of top firms in New York City and around the world. But to me, the most appealing part of Stern is the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. In order to have a full and clear understanding of economics, of how goods and services are produced, distributed, and consumed, I must experience the actual processes of producing, distributing and consuming the goods and services. Thus the Berkley Center is an unique feature of Stern that will tremendously boost my knowledge of economics by letting me run a business of my choice.
