Yiran Zhang, '12

Major: Managerial Economics
Minors: German and Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Language(s) studied at Union: Spanish and German
Hometown: Suzhou, China

Achievements:

Dean's List (2009-2012)
Member of the International Economics Honor Society (Omicron Delta Epsilon)
Member of the German Honorary Society (Delta Phi Alpha) Davis United World College Scholar
HR Assistant at Earth Recycle (Mexico, 2009)
Research Intern at The Nature Conservancy (Washington, DC, 2010)
Global Wealth Management Intern at Merrill Lynch (Albany, 2011)
Summer Analyst at Ipsos Business Consulting (Shanghai, 2011)
Accepted to Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany (M.A. International Business)

Terms Abroad/Away:
Term abroad in Germany (Spring 2011)
Political Science term in Washington, DC ( Spring 2010),
Mini term in Argentina (Winter 2009)

Clubs or student organizations:

Spanish Club
German Club
World Around You (International Students Club)
Economics Club
Student Recital (piano)
Tutor at the Economics Support Center
Volunteer Tax Preparer at Union Vita Site

Yiran Zhang

In Heidelberg, Germany during the term abroad (2011)

Economics Honors thesis: "The Endogeneity of the Optimum Currency Area: Business Cycles Correlation, Trade Intensity, Intra-Industry Trade, and Trade Pattern in the European Monetary Union"

Statement: “At Union, I feel very fortunate to be able to study economics while not giving up my passion for languages. I took advantage of many study abroad programs to explore foreign countries and use my language skills to connect with the local people. Learning languages is not only obtaining a tool of communication, but more importantly, the experience of studying foreign languages has introduced me to many different ways of thinking. The combination of economics and foreign languages gave me a broad yet profound knowledge base that helps me to be a well-rounded person for my future career goal, which is to work in the business development division of an international company. Coming from China, having stayed in Costa Rica for two years and the US for four years, I am looking forward to living in a major European city.”