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verio16 · 2009 April 3rd, 05:11 PM

Type of Undergrad: BA (Honours) Economics from University of Delhi, India

Undergrad GPA: The university does not have a GPA system. My aggregate over 3 years is 72.4% (60% is 1st division, the highest grade), roughly in the top 5 percentile(out of around 1000 students) in the university and ranked 3rd in college

GRE: Q800, V610, AWA 4.5

Math Courses:
Linear Algebra,multi variate Calculus, Constrained optimization(covered in a single course titled Mathematical methods for economics)

Reference books -Knut Sydsaeter and Peter J. Hammond, Mathematics for Economic Analysis and Alpha C. Chiang, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics

Statistics
Distribution, probability, regression,hypothesis testing (covered under statistical methods for economics)

Reference books - P.H. Karmel and M. Polasek, Applied Statistics for Economists and M.R. Spiegel, Theory and Problems of Statistics

Also had an Econometrics paper
A.S. Goldberger (1998), Introductory Econometrics

Econ Courses: Principles of economics, Micro, Advanced Micro (game theory), macro, development theory, money, public economics, economy state and society, other courses specific to the Indian Economy

Other Courses: Formal Logic (Others of hardly any importance)

Letters of Recommendation: From my college professors, but i doubt any of them are internationally recognised (potentially a serious hurdle)

Research Experience: Worked as an intern with an NGO for 2 months, was RA for a paper that later got published. Worked for 6 months in the research wing of Watson Wyatt Worldwide(consultancy).

Teaching Experience: NIL

Research Interests: Macroeconomic modelling

Other: Good bunch of extracurricular s (I dont really know if it matters though)

Results

Acceptances: Warwick (Msc), Bocconi (Msc, $$), Tilburg (Msc, $?)
Pending: Tinbergen, Paris school of economics, UCL

What would you have done differently? should have taken the GRE earlier. Missed a lot of deadlines and sent in hurriedly assembled application.
Would have been more careful about being on good terms with my professors during my unergrad.

2009 April 3rd, 05:11 PM	#29 (permalink)
verio16 I JUST got here. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 26	Type of Undergrad: BA (Honours) Economics from University of Delhi, India Undergrad GPA: The university does not have a GPA system. My aggregate over 3 years is 72.4% (60% is 1st division, the highest grade), roughly in the top 5 percentile(out of around 1000 students) in the university and ranked 3rd in college GRE: Q800, V610, AWA 4.5 Math Courses: Linear Algebra,multi variate Calculus, Constrained optimization(covered in a single course titled Mathematical methods for economics) Reference books -Knut Sydsaeter and Peter J. Hammond, Mathematics for Economic Analysis and Alpha C. Chiang, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics Statistics Distribution, probability, regression,hypothesis testing (covered under statistical methods for economics) Reference books - P.H. Karmel and M. Polasek, Applied Statistics for Economists and M.R. Spiegel, Theory and Problems of Statistics Also had an Econometrics paper A.S. Goldberger (1998), Introductory Econometrics Econ Courses: Principles of economics, Micro, Advanced Micro (game theory), macro, development theory, money, public economics, economy state and society, other courses specific to the Indian Economy Other Courses: Formal Logic (Others of hardly any importance) Letters of Recommendation: From my college professors, but i doubt any of them are internationally recognised (potentially a serious hurdle) Research Experience: Worked as an intern with an NGO for 2 months, was RA for a paper that later got published. Worked for 6 months in the research wing of Watson Wyatt Worldwide(consultancy). Teaching Experience: NIL Research Interests: Macroeconomic modelling Other: Good bunch of extracurricular s (I dont really know if it matters though) Results Acceptances: Warwick (Msc), Bocconi (Msc, $$), Tilburg (Msc, $?) Pending: Tinbergen, Paris school of economics, UCL What would you have done differently? should have taken the GRE earlier. Missed a lot of deadlines and sent in hurriedly assembled application. Would have been more careful about being on good terms with my professors during my unergrad.