Profile:
Gre: 770 Q, 560 V, 5.0 A
GPA: Overall: 3.47, Econ: 3.85, Math: 3.57
Classes:
Math: Calc II through IV (B's), Linear Algebra (B), Matrix Theory (A), Analysis I(Advanced Calc I) (A), Differential Equations (B+), Mathematical Statistics I through III (A's), Statistical Computing in R (A), Mathematical Modeling and Optimization (A-), Analysis II (Current), Topology (Current)
Econ: Micro principles (A), Macro Principles (A), Intermed. Micro (A), Intermediate Macro (A), Advanced Micro (A-) Advanced Macro (A-), Econ Stats (A-), Econometrics (A-), Public Finance (A-), Game Theory (A), Financial Economics (Australian Study abroad, Distinction), Money and Banking (Australian Study Abroad, Distinction), International Trade & Finance (Australian Study Abroad, Distinction), Health Care Economics (A),
Enviromental Economics (Current)
Other: None
Type of Undergrad: Mid-sized Public University.
Research Experience: One year RA for Economics Professor, mostly on internal rates of return to higher education in India; 6 month RA for Higher Education Think Tank, looking at effects of student aid on tuition rates, effects of higher education appropriations on long-run economic growth.
Teaching Experience: Math Center Tutor, Econ Tutor, Supplemental Instruction (SI) for micro and macro principles.
LORs: One from the econ prof (Ph.D. from Florida State) who taught me Public Finance and Econometrics, also was Faculty Advisor for Econ Honors Society(I am secretary/treasurer); one from another econ prof (Ph.D. Rochester) who taught me Econ Stats, Game Theory(indep. study) and Health Care Economics; one from my stats prof (Ph.D. Bowling Green State University). All of them thought very highly of me. None were famous.
SoP & Interests: Addressed the issue with my low GPA, highlighted my RA work, mentioned my low income background and it's effects of my determination, outlined the growth of my interest in Economics & Law and/or Econometrics(depending on what school I was applying to)
Other: American citizen
Admissions Decisions (Alphabetical)
Boston College-?
Brown U-?
Duke-?
Florida State-?
George Mason-?
MIT-?
NYU-?
U Washington-?
UC Berkley-?
UC-SD-?
UI-UC-?
UVA-?
Vanderbilt (new Law & Econ Program)-?
Wisconsin-?
WUSTL-?