Interview with Metu-Econ Students
Gülnihal Tüzün
( METU Economics B . S . 2016 )
Short Bio :
I was born Nevşehir , in August 1993 . Then we moved to Antalya . We have been living in Antalya with my mother , father and my sister who graduated from Akdeniz University School of Medicine this year for 21 years . Having graduated from Levent Aydın Anatolian High School as a second -top ranked student , I moved to Ankara and my 5 -year Ankara life has begun with METU Economics Department . Of these 5 year period , I have lived in Tilburg , in the Netherlands for six months as an Erasm us Mobility Programme . This September , I will start Koc University Economics masters programme in İstanbul . It is very uncertain in which city and country I will live after two years time yet quite exciting . Since I am quite accustomed to moving and living far from my family , every new city seems a new , different world bringing new challenges and beauties at the same time . I hope it will continue without serious hardships and well from now on as it was .
Oğuzhan Erdoğan
( METU Economics B . S . 2016 )
Short Bio :
Born in Ankara , Turkey in 1993 , I completed my primary and elementary education at Mimar Kemal School . Having been qualified for the high school entrance examination s , I won a place at Ankara Mamak Tuzlucayir Anatolian High School where I choose the ‘ Equally Weighted ’ branch , which mostly includes courses on math and literature . This branch leads many of the students to prefer social sciences for their later studies . Having successfully co mpleted the high school , I took the university ent rance examinat ions and chose METU ’ s Department of Economics so as to continue my bachelor degree . In 2016 , I finally finished my bachelor in Economics . Right now , I am planning to go to USA to begin my doctoral studies
Dear Oğuzhan and Gülnihal , first of all , welcome . We would like to interview with you as two of our successful graduates of 2016 , thank you for accepting our invitation .
Initially , congratulations , both of you are placed among the most successful students of our department . In your opinion , what is the biggest secret behind your success ?
Gülnihal : Thank you . First of all I think that there is no secret , because university is not a place to get through with tactics , tips and picks like high school life and its examinations , in my opinion .
The biggest source of my success in my department is love a nd loving of my discipline . I think that for achievement and its maintenance highly depend on this key point . I would maybe be again successful in a department that I do not like but pursuing this success would be way much harder . That is why loving and g etting warmer to my department at the very first semester is the most crucial thing in that sense . After loving the thing you do , taking it serious and spending time on it come within , thus leading to spontaneous achievement and process by the time and effort pass by .
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