I made an internship in Halkbank in 2008 and participated informative programs in Turkish Competition Authority and Undersecretariat of Treasury. In these trainings, I had the chance to know the working environment in these institutions and I have an impression that they do the same stuff everyday. I think that such a routine is not suitable for me. I know that I will have a kind of routine in academic life also but I think that working in an academic environment will be much more exciting because I can do research most of the time, learn many different topics and work in a variety of subject areas. Therefore, I have chosen to continue my education and pursue an academic career.
As you can see from my transcript, I took several statistics and econometrics classes and these classes attracted me to study econometrics deeply. Due to this reason, I studied about the econometric modelling of work accidents in Turkey in my seminar class. Especially, I want to expand my knowledge in econometrics and study econometric modelling. After preparing my seminar project, I began to be interested in labor economics and microeconomic issues. Besides econometrics, I want to deepen my knowledge in these topics also. The MA Program in Economics at Bogazici University is based on econometrics and microeconomics courses generally so I think that I can improve my abilities in my interest areas within the scope of this program.
I have been thought by very good lecturers at METU and I have taken a wide range of must and elective courses so I think that I have a strong background. Although my grades in the first and second year do not reflect this, I significantly increased my grades after the third year with hard work. By looking my strong background and the improvement of my performance I believe that I will be successful in the MA Program. I am a hard working and determined person and I believe that the MA Program of Bogazici University contribute my academic aims significantly.