SCHOOL: Oklahoma State University
MAJOR: undergraduate ECON (honors) and MATH
GPA: 3.93 overall, 4.0 Econ, 3.8ish Math
GRE: V 530, Q 790,
AWA 5.0
Econ Courses: Intermediate Macro and Micro, Grad Leve Micro, and Math Econ
Math Courses: Calc I-III, DifEq, Linear, Vector Calc, Intro to Modern Algebra, Modern Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Statistics I and II, and Advanced Calc I
Research: Honors Thesis
LOR: thesis advisor (econ), tenured professor (econ), and analysis professor (none of which are well known as far as I know)
Interests: Micro Theory, Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Applied Micro
Applying To: Harvard, Chicago, MIT, Northwestern, NYU, Wisc-Madison, UC-San Diego, Cornell, Virginia, UNC-Chapel Hill, Penn State, UIUC, and Arizona.
I'm hoping to get accepted to either Wisconsin or San Diego but might as well hope that the apparent randomness of admits works in my favor at the top programs
Concerns: My low GRE verbal score and undergraduate institution. Our Econ department does not have a good placement record, but our Math department consistently sends students to top 10 programs for mathematics.
Goals: Possibly work for the World Bank or IMF for a few years but ultimately want to end up in academia.
Other: I think it is funny that the lowest verbal scores (mine included) come from american students.