PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. in Math and Econ (double major) from ~top 30 Overall US private university by US News (not known for econ at all, but it is PhD granting)
Undergrad GPA: 3.65/4.0, strong upward trend ~ 3.9 over the past two years
Type of Grad: n/a
Grad GPA: n/a
GRE: have not sat for them yet, will probably do so sometime this summer. i see no reason why i cannot get 790+ Q
Math Courses: Calc I-III (B+, A, A), Linear Algebra (A), Probability Theory (A), Math Stats (A), ODE (A), Real Analysis (A-), Complex Variables (A), Grad Analysis (Fall), General Topology (Fall); Cum GPA of Math: 3.9x
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Micro (Fall)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate Micro (A), Intermediate Macro (A-), Money and Banking (A-), Econ Stats I & II (B, A), Labor (B+), Econometrics (A), I/O (A), Trade (A-); Cum GPA of Econ: 3.7x
Other Courses: Intro to Fin (A), Independent Study on Business Cycle nonparametric analysis (A), Federal Reserve Challenge (A)
Letters of Recommendation: Have not formally asked anyone yet but I intend to ask: Two Full Prof (UNC, Penn State), One Associate Prof (Duke). Of the Two full profs, the UNC one is my major advisor and thesis advisor. I have also graded and done independent study with him. The other full prof (PSU) is the dept. chair. I am and have been working as an RA for the associate prof (NBER fellow, director of grad studies in the dept.). I expect all of these to range from good to outstanding.
Research Experience: RA in Health Econ, Currently working on Sr. Thesis on Monetary Policy rules
Teaching Experience: Tutoring statistics this summer
Research Interests: who knows, but probably leaning towards Micro Theory and I/O theory
statement of purpose: haven't written yet. I guess I should start working on this?
Concerns: Not a spectacular Overall GPA and I come from a lessor known econ dept.
Applying to: Don't really know exactly where yet. I was considering a few from the top ten, ten or so from 10-30, then a few outside the top 30.