Economics Category
Week Update
Jan. 23, 2011—This week was awesome! It kicked off with me trying out a new church: Green Hills Church, service takes place at Cabana (a nice restaurant on 21st avenue). I went to visit this church with my friend Brian because my usual ride (with my friend Martha) to Grace Community Church was out of town on...
Applications, Applications, Applications
Dec. 3, 2010—For the past two weeks, I’ve been doing applications for law schools and economics schools. My dream is to be able to do both and end up as a professor, whose specialty is economics and law; with these degrees, I’d also be a very powerful public policy consultant. I just finished my batch of law...
Major Changes. Literally.
Sep. 9, 2010—A week ago I met with my new academic advisor for the first time. This summer I changed my major, officially transferring from the College of Arts & Science into the Peabody School. (Vanderbilt has four schools, including the Blair School of Music and School of Engineering). As a first year student I entered Vanderbilt...
Citizenship
Mar. 17, 2010—Many people don’t understand the true value of a U.S. citizenship. Being a U.S. citizen gets you access in some countries without a visa for a certain length of time; it’s also extremely easy to get a visa to most parts of the world. I am currently a citizen of the People’s Republic of China,...
Starting Anew
Jan. 13, 2010—It’s strange that it is the start of a new semester. New books. New notebooks. New professors. New classmates. New routine. No matter how many semesters I go through, adjustment at the beginning is difficult. It started on January 7th when I returned for resident adviser spring training. I was very excited to see all...