let ter s fro m t h e q u al i f ied p r o fe s so r s b o t h i n
Mat h a nd Eco n Dep ar t me n t s, wh i c h al so
co n tr ib u ted to m y s t at u s to b e ad mi t ted .
I nc l u sio n o f t he p r o j ec ts wi t h o r i g i na l id e a s
p r ep ared fo r t h e u nd e r gr ad co ur se s i n a cad e mi c
CV t h at i s s ub mi t ted to U S u ni v er si tie s i s
ano t her c hara ct eri st ic le ad i n g to m y ad mi s s io n.
I ad v i se s t ud e n t s p la n n i n g to ap p l y to ma s ter s
p r o gr a ms i n e co no mi cs ab r o ad to p ur s ue t he
act i vi tie s s i mi lar to t h o se I ha ve d o n e . Ap art
fr o m t h e m, sco r i n g 1 0 0 o r h i g her a t T OE F L, 1 6 5
o r hi g h er at q u a nt ita ti ve se ct io n a nd 3 .5 o r
hi g h er a t a nal yt i cal wr it in g sec tio n o f G RE wi l l
b e i mp o r ta n t facto r s wh ic h i ncr e a se t he c ha nc e
o f ge tti n g a ccep ta n ce. Mo r eo v er ; t h e y ma y
d ev elo p t he ir co mp u ter s ki ll s b y f o c u si n g o n
d ata a nal ys i s p ro gr a m s s uc h as Ma tl ab , St ata ,
Ev ie ws , SP S S a nd R; a n d also t he y ma y wo r k o n
T ext p ro gr a m, LAT E X.
Did yo u ha ve ti me to sp end fo r so c ia l act i vi ti es
wh i le yo u wer e st ud yi n g h er e? I s t he r e a n y
st ud e nt c l ub t ha t yo u a r e a me mb er o f o r d o yo u
ha v e a n y ho b b y?
G ül n iha l : Ye s, I c o u ld sp e nd a gr eat a mo u nt o f
ti me o n m y e x tra - c ur r i c ul ar a ct i vie s a nd I a m
ver y g l ad to ha ve d o ne t ha t. I h a ve wo r k ed a nd
p ar ti cip ated i n MET U S co u t s ( O DT Ü İ z ci
Gr ub u) a nd ha ve b ee n o n t he B o ard o f Dir ec to rs
and E xe c ut i ve Co m mi tt e e fo r t hre e ye ar s. Al so ,
I wa s i n An ka ra Ko ş u yo r / Ko ş u Kad ı nı ( An k ar a
is R u n n i n g & R u n ni n g W o me n ) a nd p ar ti cip ate d
in ma n y r u n n i n g e v e nt s in T ur ke y.
O ğ uz ha n: D ur i n g t he ti me wh e n I wa s a t
En g li s h P rep ara to r y Sc ho o l, I had b ee n
att e nd i n g to ac ti v it ie s o f M ET U T ur ki s h
Fo l k lo ri c So ci et y. Atte n d in g s uc h a co m mu n i t y
allo wed me to me et n e w p eo p le. D ur i n g m y
b ac helo r st ud ie s, I freq ue n tl y we n t to An k ar a
An ı ttep e Sp o rt s Ce n ter to re la x m y b o d y b o t h
me n ta ll y a nd p h ys i ca ll y, wh ic h he lp ed to red uc e
str es s a nd re fre s h ed me a n y t i me I wa s
ex h a us ted . W h il e s t ud yi n g a t t he Dep ar t me n t, I
mo st l y at te nd ed t he se mi n ar s p r es e nt ed b y t he
MET U So ci et y o f E co no mi c s. I a m ma i nl y
in ter es ted i n b o o k s a nd d o cu me n t ari es r ela ted to
th e Seco n d W o rld W ar a nd I u s ual l y li ke re ad i n g
th e b o o k s re lat ed to t he b io grap h ie s o f fa mo u s
sc ho lar s a nd p o li ti ca l fi g ure s.
Fi n all y, we wo u ld l i ke t o t ha n k b o t h o f yo u a nd
wi s h a co nt i n ued s uc ce s s.
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