Study Abroad Category
Summer Plans
May. 6, 2011—As the school year draws to a close and summer gets ready to start, I’m looking forward to my summer plans. While I’ll be spending most of the summer in St. Louis working as a tour guide at the St. Louis Gateway Arch (come and visit me!), I’m especially excited for my upcoming trip to...
Vanderbilt 2017
Mar. 25, 2011—This Wednesday I formally accepted the Vanderbilt Law and Economics PhD/JD Program offer. This program is 6 years, so I’ll be a Vanderbilt 2017 graduate! I think it’s appropriate now to post some snippets from my personal statement (for law) and economics (statements of purpose). (You may not recall but I applied to law schools...
Adventures Abroad
Dec. 21, 2010—In light of my recent trip abroad to Honduras, I wanted to share some of the other abroad opportunities available. Here at Vanderbilt, we have a very popular study abroad program. Students can study abroad during the summer, fall semester, spring semester, or during the month of May (our Maymesters). Because of leadership positions on...
Study Abroad at LSE!
Aug. 13, 2010—Ever since the beginning of my sophomore year, I’ve wanted to attend the London School of Economics. I’m very happy and blessed that I was able to take the course Public Finance course this past July. Structure We had 12 lectures (10am-1pm almost everyday) by Professor Jonathan Leape, who was incredibly articulate, humble, and an...
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,...