Type of Undergrad: Queen's University, Canada (Top 40, depending on where you check.)
Undergrad GPA: After conversion, 3.75/4.0: Econ 4.0/4.0, math 3.7/4.0
GRE: 790Q, 530V, 5.5 AW
Math Courses: Calc I-III, probability, statistics, abstract algebra, differential equations, analysis I, stochastic models in operations research
Econ Courses: Standard package in the 300/400 levels, Grad math econ, Grad Financial Theory, Grad Cost benefit analysis.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 JHU, 1 BU, and one fairly extensively published and quite influential finance prof. Funny, his alma mater is not one anyone would think would be big, but he's made a name for himself, at least so he says (ANU)
Research Experience: RA for one term for Prof with JHU PhD. Worked on a paper to be published in a year.
Teaching Experience: private tutoring for 7 years.
Research Interests: Financial Economics, Micro Theory
SOP: Standard.
Other: Male, 21 years.
RESULTS:
Attending: Queen's University, M.A Econ
Acceptances: Queen's MA ($$), UBC MA (no $), LSE F&E MSc (No $),
Rejections: Northwestern, UPenn, UCSD, Cornell
What I would have done differently: I would have started taking math earlier, but from someone who didn't like math in high school, things changed around fast enough for me. With my fall marks in graduate courses, the RAship this summer, and stronger letters from the same people, I expect things will look up next year. I did, after all, get past the first few rounds of rejections @ NWU, and almost all of them at Cornell.