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Old 01-04-2008, 10:25 PM   #57 (permalink)
crutchboy3
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Undergrad: Top 20 Private US University
Undergrad GPA: 3.77/4.0
Major: Double Major in Honors Mathematics and Economics
GRE: 800Q, 600V, 5.0 AW
Math Courses: Honors Calculus I-IV (A,A,A,A), Honors Linear Algebra I-II (B+,A-), Intro to Probability (A), Honors Algebra III (A), Honors Analysis I (A-), Graduate Topology I (A-), Graduate Optimization (A), Galois Theory (B+), Measure Theory (B), Functional Analysis (B+), Number Theory (A)
Econ Courses: Principles of Micro/Macro (A,A), Intermediate Micro/Macro (A,A), Econometrics (A), Game Theory (A), Graduate Micro I (A), Graduate Probability and Stats (A)
Letters of Recommendation: 3 from economists, 2 well known and one younger less well knonw professor
Research Experience: Summer Mathematics REU at William and Mary, RA for professor for past 2 years, Summer Fellowship for Undergrad Thesis work, Undergraduate Thesis (Theory Paper)
Teaching Experience: TA for intermediate micro
Research Interests: Micro theory and game theory, specifically mechanism design

Weaknesses: A bit low on some math grades, but these are all in graduate level courses, and the B's came while studying abroad in a rigorous math program in Hungary.

Applying to: Upenn, Caltech, Wisconsin, Yale, Columbia, Duke, Chicago, Northwestern, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, NYU, Stanford, Illinois
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