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"I did this" Is a characteristic I have. These words are not intended to sound proud, but are a source of motivation for me. I have always tried not to be the best I can but better than the best around me. This might sound cliche, but I ask myself what the purpose of ranking or prize if not to know who has worked the hardest. My interest in economic is a very unusually one because I love do something that has not been done. The field of economics, today, is full of theories that can be right for few decades and wrong the next, not because the theory is wrong, but because the environment has change; with the continuous change in environment, there is abundant opportunity for me develop my ideas and be among the groups that I classify has the "I did this" . University of Chicago is full of unique individuals , but similar to me because we all share the same the " I did this"characteristic. My past experience has not been much help, from a high school in northern part of Nigeria that limits expression, to one that, all together, prevents all forms of diversity. This experience has shaped my idea of what my dream school should be like, a school where different cultures and ideas are not only embraced but can also shape me by expressing the cultural values of an African. A school where an idea would pierce the heart of everyone in class, due to its small size, rather than fade in the crowd of students; I believe University of Chicago is that kind of school.
My motivations to have a degree in economics were two things.First is my lack of understanding of the causes of economic events happening in the world for example: why having one five-hundred thousand note of Zimbabwean dollar can not feed a man for a day .Second is from my father, who always said that getting A in class does not mean it hasn't been done before, but am just among millions of students that have gotten an A . I want achieve something that hasn't been done, that makes me standout and I believe University of Chicago is the place where I my curiosity and love for challenge is matched with great resources and, most importantly, someone to challenge me. A place where I finally can have a chance to pose questions like why an increase in a country's GDP does not translate to economic development for all economic classes or how the improvement in education and economic policy can curb the threat of terrorism around the world. These questions can't be answered without having a state of the art research facility, which University of Chicago provides for students thanks in part to the work of Milton Friedman, who epitomize what it means to challenge existing theories. Milton Friedman did this, but I can do better given the right environment, University of Chicago. In a few years in University of Chicago, I would have achieved something that has been done, rather than just pass through. I would finally be among those that can say "I did this" and passing this challenge to the next students.
"I did this" Is a characteristic I have. These words are not intended to sound proud, but are a source of motivation for me. I have always tried not to be the best I can but better than the best around me. This might sound cliche, but I ask myself what the purpose of ranking or prize if not to know who has worked the hardest. My interest in economic is a very unusually one because I love do something that has not been done. The field of economics, today, is full of theories that can be right for few decades and wrong the next, not because the theory is wrong, but because the environment has change; with the continuous change in environment, there is abundant opportunity for me develop my ideas and be among the groups that I classify has the "I did this" . University of Chicago is full of unique individuals , but similar to me because we all share the same the " I did this"characteristic. My past experience has not been much help, from a high school in northern part of Nigeria that limits expression, to one that, all together, prevents all forms of diversity. This experience has shaped my idea of what my dream school should be like, a school where different cultures and ideas are not only embraced but can also shape me by expressing the cultural values of an African. A school where an idea would pierce the heart of everyone in class, due to its small size, rather than fade in the crowd of students; I believe University of Chicago is that kind of school.
My motivations to have a degree in economics were two things.First is my lack of understanding of the causes of economic events happening in the world for example: why having one five-hundred thousand note of Zimbabwean dollar can not feed a man for a day .Second is from my father, who always said that getting A in class does not mean it hasn't been done before, but am just among millions of students that have gotten an A . I want achieve something that hasn't been done, that makes me standout and I believe University of Chicago is the place where I my curiosity and love for challenge is matched with great resources and, most importantly, someone to challenge me. A place where I finally can have a chance to pose questions like why an increase in a country's GDP does not translate to economic development for all economic classes or how the improvement in education and economic policy can curb the threat of terrorism around the world. These questions can't be answered without having a state of the art research facility, which University of Chicago provides for students thanks in part to the work of Milton Friedman, who epitomize what it means to challenge existing theories. Milton Friedman did this, but I can do better given the right environment, University of Chicago. In a few years in University of Chicago, I would have achieved something that has been done, rather than just pass through. I would finally be among those that can say "I did this" and passing this challenge to the next students.