Is this a good opening statement for a college application essay?

My Opening statement is:
I have more news apps on my iPhone than social media.

The question is this:

If you were to choose one question or problem to investigate during your undergraduate years at George Mason, what would it be? Why are you interested in the topic, what research do you wish to conduct during your studies concerning this, and what do you hope to gain from your inquiry?

I want to explain that I'm a politics nerd and that I've always been intrigued by different cultures and governments.

It's not really strong, is it? You're writing to an audience of older professional people. We don't give a flying about social media apps and we generally read a paper that's made out of paper. What it says to me is "hi, I'm an IT geek who wants to impress you with the number of apps I have on my special Apple phone". Sorry, but I'd try again and I'd go down a very different path.