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rollingstone · 09-03-2006, 02:18 AM

Undergrad with a B.S Finance from a top 10 Canadian university

Econ courses: Up to intermediate micro/macro Economics, intro quant methods
Math courses: linear algebra and multi-variable calculus, ordinary/partial differential equations, intro mathematical analysis, intro applied statistics, intro mathematical statistics.

4.0 GPA in all Econ/Math/Finance courses. Overll GPA 3.8
GRE V470/Q800/A4.0
TA experience for two finance courses.

Two strong recs from professors, one famous, one unknown. Third rec from math prof pending.

Far reach: USC, Boston college, U Iowa, Penn state

Serious considering: Rice, Texas A&M, U Toronto (MA Financial Economics), Syracuse, U of Houston

Primary Interests: Econometrics, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics

wondering if i am onvershooting, I also have some back-up MA programs in mind. how realistic are my chances?

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rollingstone Eager! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 60	Another profile for evaluation, less ambitious one though Undergrad with a B.S Finance from a top 10 Canadian university Econ courses: Up to intermediate micro/macro Economics, intro quant methods Math courses: linear algebra and multi-variable calculus, ordinary/partial differential equations, intro mathematical analysis, intro applied statistics, intro mathematical statistics. 4.0 GPA in all Econ/Math/Finance courses. Overll GPA 3.8 GRE V470/Q800/A4.0 TA experience for two finance courses. Two strong recs from professors, one famous, one unknown. Third rec from math prof pending. Far reach: USC, Boston college, U Iowa, Penn state Serious considering: Rice, Texas A&M, U Toronto (MA Financial Economics), Syracuse, U of Houston Primary Interests: Econometrics, Financial Economics, Macroeconomics wondering if i am onvershooting, I also have some back-up MA programs in mind. how realistic are my chances?