PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.S.B.A. Concentration in Economics (The Econ Department at my university is part of the Business School) , Duquesne University (small private school in Pittsburgh)
Undergrad GPA: Currently 4.0, honors thesis and real analysis still awaiting me in the fall.
Type of Grad: n/a
Grad GPA: n/a
GRE: 800Q, 530V, still waiting on
AWA
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra with Diff. Equations, Optimization, undergrad business stats, econometrics, forecasting and applied regression analysis from the Math Department. Also enrolled in real analysis and Probability Theory for this fall.
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate Micro and Macro, Econometrics and Forecasting, Game Theory, Money and Banking. Writing a senior thesis and taking Public Econ in the fall.
Other Courses: Assortment of Business core classes.
Letters of Recommendation: 2 Letters from Econ Profs and 1 from a math prof. I expect letters to be glowing, math professor has taught me for 2 years and I've conducted research for an year together with one of my econ profs. Unfortunately, I do not expect them to have any inside tracks or anything like that.
Research Experience: RA for 2 summers, 1 empirical paper that I would like to submit soon, senior thesis project coming up and I would like to submit it when done too.
Research Interests: Econometrics, Macro, International, Financial
statement of purpose: Haven't written or thought about it honestly.
Concerns: My University is not well known and I have nothing published and especially no theory papers.
Other: Won some scholarships, a small fellowship, some other prizes.
Applying to: Still trying to decide and having a hard time on it. Dream schools include Yale, Chicago, UC San Diego, Berkeley, UPenn. Mid-range schools I like UT Austin as a mid range school (please help with others.)