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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. quantitative economics with math minor from large public university
Undergrad GPA: 3.8/4
Type of Grad: M.S. Statistics from same school
Grad GPA: None yet
GRE: 800Q/700V/5.5AW
Math/Stats Courses: Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Number Theory and Cryptology, Probability and Statistics, "Intro to Abstract math" (proof-writing basically) and Calculus of course...Grades not as high as I'd like but they're much better in the upper division classes
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Empirical Methods, Math for Economists (Fall)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate micro and macro theory, game theory, asymmetric information, econometrics, electives in public economics mostly (A's in everything)
Letters of Recommendation: Three econ professors from Berkeley, SD, and Stanford (hopefully), possibly a math prof from Urbana-Champaign
Research Experience: Seems that I have been forever working as an RA...plus a summer at the Fed (we seem to be well represented here...)
Teaching Experience: tutor for intermediate micro theory class through university
Research Interests: micro, game theory, public economics, behavioral
Concerns: oh boy. everything really.
Applying to: a lot of reaches, apparently. yikes. the dream schools right now are MIT and Caltech
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