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The MAN · 2009 March 30th, 07:43 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Bachelors at an unranked non-PhD state school
Undergrad GPA: 3.4
Type of Grad: none
Grad GPA: n/a
GRE: 800 Q, 560 V, 4.0 AWA
Math Courses: Calc 1 and 2
Econ Courses: All the prerequisites, Environ. Econ, Econometrics 1 and 2, Law and Econ, Telecom Econ, and a bunch of others
Other Courses: Computer Programming in C++, Physics
Letters of Recommendation: Three letters from instructors at unranked state school
Research Experience: None
Teaching Experience: Some tutoring experience
Research Interests: Public econ, environ. econ, tech. econ
statement of purpose: Pretty standard statement of purpose talking about why I want to pursue econ grad school, details on why I am a good candidate, and details on why I like the particular school.
Other:

RESULTS:
Acceptances: NIU, U. of Delaware, UNM, Colorado State, Nevada-Reno, IUPUI, and Illinois State
Waitlists: none
Rejections: USF and Oregon
Pending: none

What would you have done differently? I would have taken more math classes as an undergrad. I'm planning on going for a masters and picking up some missing math classes before applying to PhD programs.

2009 March 30th, 07:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
The MAN Eager! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 30	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Bachelors at an unranked non-PhD state school Undergrad GPA: 3.4 Type of Grad: none Grad GPA: n/a GRE: 800 Q, 560 V, 4.0 AWA Math Courses: Calc 1 and 2 Econ Courses: All the prerequisites, Environ. Econ, Econometrics 1 and 2, Law and Econ, Telecom Econ, and a bunch of others Other Courses: Computer Programming in C++, Physics Letters of Recommendation: Three letters from instructors at unranked state school Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: Some tutoring experience Research Interests: Public econ, environ. econ, tech. econ statement of purpose: Pretty standard statement of purpose talking about why I want to pursue econ grad school, details on why I am a good candidate, and details on why I like the particular school. Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: NIU, U. of Delaware, UNM, Colorado State, Nevada-Reno, IUPUI, and Illinois State Waitlists: none Rejections: USF and Oregon Pending: none What would you have done differently? I would have taken more math classes as an undergrad. I'm planning on going for a masters and picking up some missing math classes before applying to PhD programs. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Going to: IlStU ($) Accepted: Colo State, UNM, UNR ($$), IUPUI, NIU, and Delaware Rejected: South Florida and Oregon Last edited by The MAN : 2009 March 31st at 03:11 PM. Reason: heard back from school on waiting list.