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Originally Posted by senmaster
thanks antichron..
did you mean 'pretty good grades in several ECON classes'?
and what are 'upper division' math classes.... me, I have hardly any math credits...I guess I'm pushing the bounds in terms of relying on PhD level courses...If I do masters Ill be completing 6 PhD level courses and a 10,000 word mini-thesis before applying to US PhD..is this good enough to apply to top 20?
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Haha. Yeah. I meant econ classes. :-) Upon applying, he had completed (he was on the quarter system):
Lower division math (i.e. Freshman/Sophomore math)
1) Differentiation (Calculus I)
2) Integration (Calculus II)
3) Multivariable Differentiation (Calculus III)
4) Multivariable Integration (Calculus IV)
5) Matrix Algebra
6) Differential Equations
Upper division math (Junior/Senior math)
7) Probability Theory
8) Linear Algebra
Graduate ECON classes (PhD level)
9) Dynamics and Growth Theory
10) Business Cycles
11) Topics in Macroeconomics
12) Theory of the Firm/Consumer
13) Probability and Statistics for Econometrics
If you can manage a class on real analysis while you are doing your master's program, that would be a bonus. His approach was kinda risky, but he got some really good recommendation letters by the professors of his graduate level classes.
I doubt the thesis will have much bearing on your admissions. It is my impression that research done as an undergrad/master's student is not a good indicator of quality of research done later in one's career. (Unless you are Mihai Manea or someone like that: See
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~mmanea/Mihai%20Manea.pdf)
I hope this helps! Good luck with your applications.
