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Jhai · 01-28-2007, 03:04 AM

Profile:

Gre: 800 Q, 690 V, 5.0 A
GPA: Overall: 3.70 (3 full semesters, since I'm graduating after 3.5 years), Econ: 3.63 (10 classes), Math: 3.77 (9 classes). Also have a 3.51 from community college classes taken while in high school.
Classes:
Math: Calc I through III (taken while in high school, mix of A's & C's), Linear Algebra (A), Analysis (A-), Differential Equations (B+), Operations Research I (A), Operations Research II (A-), Probability & Statistics I (A), currently in Probability and Statistics II
Econ: Intro (A), Int Micro (B-), Int Macro (A-), Quantitative Analysis (A-), Math Econ (A), International Finance (B+), Nobel Laureates & Their Work (A), International Econ (A), Game Theory (A-), Econometrics (A-), Advanced Micro (A)
Other: Advanced Logic (A-) - it was pretty proof-intensive
Type of Undergrad: top 50 liberal arts college
Research Experience: two summers of research (at undergrad in international finance and at Georgia State in urban), plus a big project in Econometrics, which will be my senior thesis this semester (on H-1B applications)
Teaching Experience: 3 years of tutoring econ, math, and logic classes at undergrad. Also TAed a freshman seminar on ethics & leadership, which was taught by the chair of the econ department
LORs: Three from econ profs at my undergrad (head of the dept from Southern Methodist, assistant prof from Minnesota, and assistant prof from Stanford) plus a new math professor from U of Indiana. I expect (and in some cases know) them to be very, very strong, but none of the professors do much research since they're at a teaching college.
SoP & Interests: I think it was a pretty well written SoP, with the last paragraph customized for each school (mentioning professors, strong research groups, facilities, etc). Said I was interested in the overlap of development, labor, and international, with different emphasis depending on the school's strengths.
Other: I'm a female American, which might help a tad, and I'm a California resident which might help a bit with the UCs (I'd cost less to fund for the first year). Applying as a senior in college.

Admissions Decisions
Stanford - ?
Stanford GSB - ?
UC Berkeley - ?
UCSD - ?
UCLA - ?
Duke - ?
John Hopkins - ?
UC Santa Cruz - ?
Georgetown - ?
UC Davis - ?

01-28-2007, 03:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jhai Within my grasp! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Greencastle, IN Posts: 312	Profile: Gre: 800 Q, 690 V, 5.0 A GPA: Overall: 3.70 (3 full semesters, since I'm graduating after 3.5 years), Econ: 3.63 (10 classes), Math: 3.77 (9 classes). Also have a 3.51 from community college classes taken while in high school. Classes: Math: Calc I through III (taken while in high school, mix of A's & C's), Linear Algebra (A), Analysis (A-), Differential Equations (B+), Operations Research I (A), Operations Research II (A-), Probability & Statistics I (A), currently in Probability and Statistics II Econ: Intro (A), Int Micro (B-), Int Macro (A-), Quantitative Analysis (A-), Math Econ (A), International Finance (B+), Nobel Laureates & Their Work (A), International Econ (A), Game Theory (A-), Econometrics (A-), Advanced Micro (A) Other: Advanced Logic (A-) - it was pretty proof-intensive Type of Undergrad: top 50 liberal arts college Research Experience: two summers of research (at undergrad in international finance and at Georgia State in urban), plus a big project in Econometrics, which will be my senior thesis this semester (on H-1B applications) Teaching Experience: 3 years of tutoring econ, math, and logic classes at undergrad. Also TAed a freshman seminar on ethics & leadership, which was taught by the chair of the econ department LORs: Three from econ profs at my undergrad (head of the dept from Southern Methodist, assistant prof from Minnesota, and assistant prof from Stanford) plus a new math professor from U of Indiana. I expect (and in some cases know) them to be very, very strong, but none of the professors do much research since they're at a teaching college. SoP & Interests: I think it was a pretty well written SoP, with the last paragraph customized for each school (mentioning professors, strong research groups, facilities, etc). Said I was interested in the overlap of development, labor, and international, with different emphasis depending on the school's strengths. Other: I'm a female American, which might help a tad, and I'm a California resident which might help a bit with the UCs (I'd cost less to fund for the first year). Applying as a senior in college. Admissions Decisions Stanford - ? Stanford GSB - ? UC Berkeley - ? UCSD - ? UCLA - ? Duke - ? John Hopkins - ? UC Santa Cruz - ? Georgetown - ? UC Davis - ? Last edited by Jhai : 01-28-2007 at 05:23 AM.