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butler blue · 01-28-2007, 04:30 AM

Profile:

Gre: 800 Q, 650 V, 6.0 A
GPA: Overall: 3.99, Econ: 4.0, Math: 4.0
Classes:
Math: Calc I through III (A's), Linear Algebra (A), Analysis I (A), Differential Equations (A), Probability & Statistics I and II (A's), Topology (A), Topics in Game Theory (A), Discrete Math I and II (A's), Modern Algebra (A), Analysis II (in progress)
Econ: Intro (A), Int Micro (A), Int Macro (A), International Econ (A), Econometrics (A), Comparative Economic Systems (A), Environmental and Natural Resource Econ (A), Math Econ (in progress)
Other: A programming course...
Type of Undergrad: Basically a liberal arts college; good but not elite
Research Experience: Summer research program within my university producing a paper about Doha's potential impact on China; Senior thesis on the political economy of foreign aid donation
Teaching Experience: Lots of tutoring econ and math but no TA'ing
LORs: One from the econ prof (Ph.D. from Pitt) who advised both of my research projects; one from another econ prof (Ph.D. UCLA); one from my real analysis prof (Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology). All of them were very high on me and know me well, but the economists are not well-known or well-published.
SoP & Interests: Talked about my interest in research, reasons for applying to the Ph.D., particular interest in working in development policy institutions, and reasons why I was interested in their department.
Other: American citizen

Admissions Decisions (The ordering by preference is very rough...)
Harvard - ?
Yale - ?
Berkeley - ?
Maryland - ?
Johns Hopkins - ?
Columbia - ?
Brown - ?
UCLA - ?
Georgetown - ?
UC Santa Cruz - ?
Indiana - ?
Virginia - ?

01-28-2007, 04:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
butler blue Within my grasp! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 438	Profile: Gre: 800 Q, 650 V, 6.0 A GPA: Overall: 3.99, Econ: 4.0, Math: 4.0 Classes: Math: Calc I through III (A's), Linear Algebra (A), Analysis I (A), Differential Equations (A), Probability & Statistics I and II (A's), Topology (A), Topics in Game Theory (A), Discrete Math I and II (A's), Modern Algebra (A), Analysis II (in progress) Econ: Intro (A), Int Micro (A), Int Macro (A), International Econ (A), Econometrics (A), Comparative Economic Systems (A), Environmental and Natural Resource Econ (A), Math Econ (in progress) Other: A programming course... Type of Undergrad: Basically a liberal arts college; good but not elite Research Experience: Summer research program within my university producing a paper about Doha's potential impact on China; Senior thesis on the political economy of foreign aid donation Teaching Experience: Lots of tutoring econ and math but no TA'ing LORs: One from the econ prof (Ph.D. from Pitt) who advised both of my research projects; one from another econ prof (Ph.D. UCLA); one from my real analysis prof (Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology). All of them were very high on me and know me well, but the economists are not well-known or well-published. SoP & Interests: Talked about my interest in research, reasons for applying to the Ph.D., particular interest in working in development policy institutions, and reasons why I was interested in their department. Other: American citizen Admissions Decisions (The ordering by preference is very rough...) Harvard - ? Yale - ? Berkeley - ? Maryland - ? Johns Hopkins - ? Columbia - ? Brown - ? UCLA - ? Georgetown - ? UC Santa Cruz - ? Indiana - ? Virginia - ? Last edited by butler blue : 02-04-2007 at 08:32 PM.