Julia McGee
BSc (Honours in Economics) 2019

I believe that the ability of economic theory to be applied to such a diverse range of topics is one of the greatest strengths of economics as a field of study
I came to 国民彩票 because the Architecture program appealed to me. It only took me about a month to realize that this path I had envisioned for myself was actually not well suited for me, leaving me in an undeclared Bachelor of Arts with no clear idea what I wanted to do. Some friends I made were Commerce majors; thinking a minor might appeal to me, I took one of the requirements to fulfill this in the winter semester, Principles of Macroeconomics. Immediately I was hooked.
I started planning my classes with the intention of completing an Honours thesis, which lead me to take a variety of Economics and Statistics courses, my favourites of which were International Finance and Monetary Policy. These classes helped me to realize my areas of interest which eventually helped in research regarding my thesis and choosing which schools to apply to for a Masters. I also particularly enjoyed the independent research required in several courses; beginning with simple regression analysis in Econometrics I and culminating with the Honours thesis. I put a lot of effort into these projects, and was proud to be the recipient of the Honours Thesis prize this year for my work regarding the effect