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Originally Posted by econyun
How many real analysis courses are expected to take normally to get in top 10?
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I don't know, but I'm sure the marginal benefit of taking each additional real analysis course beyond the first one decreases. I think the majority of econ applicants take only one.
The algebra you've taken is abstract algebra which is basically not used in economics (other than set theory and the math logic stuff, which are seen in most proof-based math classes). I think there're better classes to take than Algebra 4. When I asked my econ professor for a recommendation, the first question he asked was, "Did you take Topology?" So I guess that must be a useful class. Other than topology, you can choose to take applied math classes like Optimization/Linear Programming, Numerical Analysis. If you're interested in computational finance, you should take Numerical Analysis and at least one computer science class. I see that you've already taken graduate game theory and a bunch of probability and stats, so probably not much is left for you to take...
Seriously, you're in great shape as far as the math is concerned. You're good even if you wanna go for a PhD in math. College education in Canada is really impressive. You guys actually learn stuff. We have to take a lot of general education crap in the States. I feel lucky that I won't have to compete with you.