U of M, a world renowned university that excels all around in academics, from economics and business to science and engineering, offers me the chance to develop the necessary cross functional expertise through a broad based education. Unlike other university, U of M remains affordable and accessible while providing Ivy League level of education.
More importantly, U of M’s distinguished Business and Computer Science programs will provide me with the necessary tools to develop real world expertise in FinTech, and a large network of similarly motivated classmates to team up with, to make my dream a reality. I choose University of Michigan as my primary college destination because of the educational opportunity offered by the School of Information. Utilizing the model of management information system, I hope to pursue my career in technology centric business, particularly that of FinTech. While my academic interests lie in the areas of economics, finance and policy, I believe that the use of technology will make a positive difference in the lives of people. I would be interested in pursuing opportunities that lie at the cross section of these fields.
My interest in FinTech is inspired by my grandmother who has been generous in making loans to the “unbanked” female entrepreneurs in her town, in the poor, rural northeast of Thailand, for
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This has inspired me to develop lending models and policies to provide low cost financial services to the unbanked poor in my childhood home of rural Southeast Asia. While poverty plagues many of these areas, I realize that adoption of financial technology could greatly expand the banked population and open the doors to all kinds of opportunities in their