I graduated in 2009 from San Francisco State University with a BA degree in Economics. I did my upper division General Education work as well as all my upper division Major work at SFSU.

SFSU has a strong Economics department with a wonderful faculty and I was privileged to study there. 

The highlights of my major coursework are:
Comprehensive Macro and Micro Economic Theory (Econ 301 & 302)
Public Policy Analysis (Public Finance, Econ 505)
International Macro Economic Theory (International Economics, Econ 600 now called 611)
Municipal Public Policy, City Planning and Urban Economics (Urban Economics, Dynamics of American Cities, Homelessness and Public Policy)
Extensive Statistical Analysis Theory and Practice via MS Excel (Statistical Methods and Interpretations I & II, Econ 311 & 312)
Industrial Organization Theory (Econ 520)
Environmental Economics (Econ 550)

The highlight of the Econ program was the Senior Seminar (Econ 690), which tasks students to produce a series of relatively comprehensive analytical papers.

I am highly capable in quantitative analysis, yet my true strength lies in qualitative analysis of open systems and identifying interdependent causality. I am extremely analytical. I also keep well informed on social and economic issues through independent research and contribute to the field via my socio-economic editorial web log.

I transferred to SFSU from Santa Barbara City College where I completed my lower division requirements and completed an AA. 

I started college as a Physics major but found that I enjoyed behavioral sciences and theoretical work more. However, before switching majors I took numerous lower division classes in hard sciences (Physics and Chemistry) and math (College Algebra, Trigonometry, Statistics, Analytic Geometry and Calculus).

Through my education I feel I have gained the ability to learn efficiently. I can take on a subject that I know very little about and through research and critical analysis become somewhat of an expert in a fairly short time. The ability to learn is innate in all of us but can be cultivated and refined into the praxis of meta-learning. Meta-learning involves quickly finding then assimilating new material, conceptualizing it and then being able to recognize the patterns and mechanics that drive the concepts. I have found this skill to be invaluable as the collective knowledge base has grown to staggering proportions. It is imperative to be able to adapt and respond to keep up as fields of study have become increasingly diverse and complex.