I am applying for admission into the MA program in economics at McGill University, because I want to prepare myself for a rigorous study in PhD economics program. My short-term and mid-term objectives are to gain admission into and pass all requirements of the graduate program. In the long-run, I plan to be hired as a faculty member by the research oriented university in USA or Canada.
My academic background consists of a four-year undergraduate education (major in international economics) and a two-year graduate education (major in finance). During my undergraduate program, I passed courses on calculus, intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, statistics, and econometrics. Within my graduate program I passed applied statistics, business research methods, modeling and decision analysis, and managerial economics. My GPA in bachelor’s degree program was 4.62/5.00, and my GPA in the master’s degree program was 86/100 (%).
While studying at Khazar University, I submitted one master’s thesis entitled “Financial sector reform: impact on banking industry in Azerbaijan”. This thesis was due to meet my graduate course requirements; it was supervised by Professor M. Nuriyev, who is now a Vice-Chancellor at Khazar University. I was advised by Professor Nuriyev to include into my research work the analysis of empirical data and several mathematical lemmas. At that time, I gained rough understanding of research work nature and purpose. In the following paragraphs, I will describe critical developments in my academic background, introduce my research interests and reveal my career plans linked to the present admission effort.
In 2012, I took GRE with 161 quantitative reasoning and 152 verbal reasoning section scores. During 2013 fall semester, I was taking two courses on mathematics for economists and econometrics. These courses helped me understand Lagrangian function (equality constraint), Kuhn-Tucker conditions (inequality constraint), Cobb-Douglas production function, Jacobian and Hessian matrix determinants (concavity and convexity tests), integrating factors for ODEs, Leontief’s input-output model as well as simple and multiple linear regression models, estimation of statistical significance (hypothesis tests), jointly significant and insignificant variables, time series models (ARMA). In fall semester of this year, I was offered/accepted teaching position and instructed two cohorts of undergraduate students (68 students) on calculus (single-variable and multivariable topics) at Khazar University.
Within the area of economics, I have become interested in microeconomics, econometric modelling and forecasting. I want to explore economic relationships among various market agents and gain an opportunity to write my master’s project on the similar topic. Although, I am equipped with optimization techniques and may conduct empirical study, I would like to study micro and macroeconomics, econometrics and time series modelling at advanced level.
Russel Ogden’s topic in the early 1990s for his MA thesis at Simon Fraser University (SFU) helped to start up his long involvement with controversy. By deciding to conduct research on assisted suicide among people living with HIV/AIDS), Ogden became involved in a contentious moral and political debate. As he continued his research, he soon encountered a second controversial issue – academic freedom. Later, in early 2015, a third area of controversy happened, this one about his status with his employer.
Throughout my educational career I have always excelled in the classroom. I recently graduated high school, being in the top three percent of my class, all while being a captain in the varsity football team and working full time. My high school GPA was a 4.0, and I received many awards, including First Team All-State for academics. Currently, I have a 3.5 GPA at UTA, while working part time and being involved in various school organizations. Academics are very important for me because it represents a better, more financially stable
Throughout my career at WHS, I have maintained nearly perfect grades and worked hard to excel – not just to earn an A, but to fully understand the material. I have taken every advanced course offered to me and more. I have taken 7 AP tests and earned 7 5’s. I scored nearly perfect on the SAT (superscore of 2380), nearly perfect on the ACT (raw score of 35.25), and have pushed myself by taking AP courses over the summer and performing well in ACP classes. The rigor of my classes has allowed me to earn a GPA of almost 4.6, and I’m still ready for more.
To do so, I will attend the law enforcement program at BOCES, a vocational school connected to the school in which I attend. And post high school, I intend apply to the State University of New York of Canton. While attending SUNY Canton, I’ll earn an AAS in criminal justice. The acceptance rate at SUNY Canton is 87%, thus I won’t have to worry about getting rejected. SUNY Canton’s high acceptance rate, however, is overshadowed with it’s incredibly low graduation rate, which is 32%. Since I’m a relatively competent student, I’ll be able to dodge the bullet on SUNY Canton’s low graduation rate and therefore continue to hop down my road to
I have the academic background to be able to perform successfully in this program, and the ambition to do so. Throughout my high school career, I have taken only the most rigorous and demanding classes. As of now, I have a 4.44 weighted academic GPA, and have scored in the 99th percentile for both the SAT and PSAT. I am a very active student in each of my classes, as well as a fast learner. I am an excellent student not only in the classroom, but also in athletics, in my working life, and in
My GPA is low; about a 2.7. I have been to many different high schools. I have not been academically successful. However, I do fairly well on standardized tests ACT 30 and SAT M660 V640.
I should address my first attempt at college, specifically the year I spent at GSU. My academic performance was abysmal, and my overall GPA still somewhat reflects it. I worked very hard to graduate from high school a year early. This was probably a
I believe the quantitative skills that I practiced and honed from my past experiences could bring me unique perspective for my graduate studies. At Princeton University’s Master in Finance program, I would like to further gain financial knowledge and skills, and ultimately prepare myself for the long-term challenge in my future career of financial analytics.
Modules I am taking include Economics For Business, Financial Reporting, Management accounting and polio analysis. It includes other modules relating to marketing, finance, and management which expands my knowledge beyond accounting and finance and allow me the opportunity to look at financial market from multiple perspectives. One of my favorite subjects is Economics for Business and I got 70% in overall. I am also attracted by the charm of programming and able to solve some mathematical problems according to programming. During the study of financial modelling, I tried to find an easier way to calculate some investment models and pictured some K line graph by programming. I also got high marks in coursework of financial modeling (82) and corporate finance (90). To be excellent in investing in the stock market, real estates and other fields, I aspire to carry on my graduate study in the field of accounting and finance to make rational investment decisions. The Quantitative management and portfolio analysis enhance my comprehension of accounting principles and the investment strategies. This will contribute towards my further study of accounting and finance. I successfully completed Year 1 of my BA (Hons) Economics course with an aggregate mark of 62%. This year, I am expecting that I can achieve a 2.1 class
Finance is a field that had always fascinated me right from my undergraduate college days. What make me interested in this particular field of study are the art of finance and the complexity of investment market which would allow me to employ my personal skills, such as analytical and communication skills, along with my personal characteristics such as dedication and compassion for what I do. As one of the most important sector in the world, I believe it would provide me with a broad range of career options.
Tragakes, E. (2012). Economics for the IB diploma (2nd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Master of Science in Finance is exactly what I am looking for. On one hand, I may narrow the gap between my current knowledge and what the risk management career requires through CUHK’s well-designed curriculums in a year. On the other hand, a master’s degree can add credibility to our capability and demonstrate competence straightforward. In addition, CUHK is renowned excellence in the Hong Kong and global market gives her students an advantage in building social networks and personal brands. Therefore, I am applying for the full time MSc in Finance Program in CUHK. I hope that I can be a better professional in the financial world under CUHK’s comprehensive training, and I believe that I will be a great contributor to the CUHK community as a self-driven learner and
As the world has recently passed through the global financial crisis that begun in 2008 in the USA with the banks’ collapsing, analysts are giving different opinions and making new economic hypothesizes about the origin of, as well as the process of different countries escaped from the crisis. Among all these new “theories”, the case of Islamic banks is interesting in terms of its nature and consequences. In my essay, I will try to highlight the basic principles of the Islamic finance, the reasons of the restriction of interest, the most important tools used by Islamic banks in economic activities and brief explanation of them, and finally my view point of the probable future improvement of the Islamic financial system.
A variety of groups are concerned in bank profitability for various reasons. The bank shareholders would want to know if the value of their investments is high or low. The investors also use current and past performance to predict future price of the banks’ shares traded on the stock exchanged. The management of the bank as trustee of the shareholders is evaluated and compensated on the basis of how well their decisions and planning have contributed to growth in assets and profits of their banks. Employees of bank also are concerned with profits, since their salaries and promotions are frequently tied to the profitability performance of their banks. Depositors use bank performance and profitability as indicators of security for their deposits in the banks. Finally, business community and general public are concerned about their banks’ performance to the extent that their economic prosperity is linked to the success or failure of their banks.
Studying Banking and Finance at University of St.Gallen will help me further increase my proficiency of corporate finance and financial markets. The in-depth research of specific topics, as well as a comprehensive curriculum, is a possibility for me to focus on my topic of interest ...