That experience also helped me understand the importance of sound economic and financial forecasting and the intimate connection between politics and economics at virtually every conceivable level. Having already had the chance to study economics at the college level, I have greatly appreciated its logical rigor and the technical processes involved in accounting for unknown variables throughout the realm of business management and financial planning. As a business student majoring in Accounting, I have been intrigued by the intersection of business and the complex mathematical tools used to model and explain everyday phenomena in meaningful quantifiable terms. I realize that as the world of modern business (in particular) becomes increasingly globalized, the complexity of business...

Ultimately, I hope to fulfill a degree in ____ that will allow me to establish a professionally and personally fulfilling career in contemporary business management and finance. I a confident that a degree from the University of Virginia, School of Commerce will go a long way toward enabling me to establish that career and I am hopeful that the admissions committee will afford me that opportunity based on my current academic record, my vocational history, and my personal commitment to the field.