72-word version: Template
With a Puritan doubt in greed, I initially despised any and every subject related to money. I never deemed myself becoming interested in economics...

 

499-character version (out of 500 character limit): NYU – Economics
With a Puritan doubt in greed, I initially despised any and every subject related to money. I never deemed myself becoming interested in economics as the subject seemed to deal with “capital...”

 

300-word version: UIUC – Economics
...My interest in economics began in my AP Economics course. I chose the course as my advisers and confidants persuaded me that the study of the subject would be enormously beneficial not only academically but also practically despite my reluctant propensity towards economics...

 

449-word version: Cornell & Georgetown- Economics
...My interest in economics began in my AP Economics course. I chose the course as my advisers and confidants persuaded me that the study of the subject would be enormously beneficial not only academically but also practically despite my reluctant propensity towards economics.