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What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities - and what you have gained from your involvement.
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<p>Should I start my essay with a blunt, "My intended major is ____"?</p>
<p>It seems kind of simplistic to just start my essay so blandly. But at the same time, I want to answer the question...</p>
<p>PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION! This essay (and another I've not yet started) is due in 26 hours!!! D:</p>
<p>If it's a short essay, like 50 or 100 words, I would say just get to the point to save words and opt for, "My intended major is ______." But if it's a longer one, I would try to start it more creatively. Just MHO.</p>
<p>starting with a personal anecdote works pretty well i believe, i dont think you'd wanna start off so bluntly, might not display your creativity.</p>
<p>Can you tell me if you think this is good so far?:</p>
<p>What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the subject developed and describe any experience you have had in the field - such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities - and what you have gained from your involvement.</p>
<p>There have been many proposed ways to divide all of mankind into two, “be-all, end-all” groups. The standard template for the axiom goes, “There are those who __<strong><em>, and those who _</em></strong>_.” I believe one applicable, though certainly not definitive, incarnation can follow such that there are those for whom picking a college major is an easy choice, and those for whom picking a college major ignites an identity crisis. Those who belong to the latter group are likely there because they have a passion for a spectrum of subjects that collectively transcend the academic scope of any singular college major. For each of us, then, it is not a matter of what we are interested in, so much as how we plan to use our educational background to then facilitate an even greater pursuit of our full range of ambitions. My interests span a number of academic areas of focus, but I plan to use a major in business economics to build the foundation from which I can then grow. If I were to consolidate the entirety of my personal interests into a single word, the “world” would have to suffice. I started with an interest in the cultural heritages of the world, and it was not long before this interest in the world’s cultures led to an even deeper interest in the lifeblood of all cultures – the people themselves. Eventually this interest in the sociological and demographical elements of the world’s peoples entered a new level of interest – the relational dynamics kindled by peoples born of different cultures coming into contact with each other. I then met a new love interest of mine – international relations. I was fascinated by the divide between Chinese and Western opinions regarding Tibet’s relationship to China. I was excited by the speculative implications of Russia attacking Georgia; then, by the whispers of a reemergence of a Cold War mentality; then, of Western media reassessing its potentially premature labeling of one country as a big, militant bully orchestrating imperialism and the other country as a small, democratic country fighting for freedom. But preceding all of this, slowly taking form as a spark of interest before progressively maturing into a full-fledged passion, was the subject of the global economy.</p>