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econtennis · 2009 July 2nd, 08:08 AM

Type of Undergrad: Small LAC, Economics and History Major

Undergrad GPA: 3.7 overall, 3.84 in economics

GRE: 780Q, 550V, 5.0A

Math Courses:

-taken at small community college - (Calc II (A), Linear Algebra (A),

-taken at large private top 25 econ - Calc III (B), Differential Equations (B+), Probability with Stochastic Processes (A-)

-taken at small LAC - Econ Stats (A)

Econ Courses: Int Micro (A-), Economics and the Law (A), Urban and Regional Economics (A-), Managerial Economics (B+), Social Issues Public Policy (A), Economic History (A), Econometrics (A-), Economics of Sports (A-), Int Macro (A)

-Also have a senior thesis focused on the environmental regulation and policy, which is what I want my research to focus on.

Letters of Recommendation: 1 BC, 1 Yale, not very well known but should be good letters.

Research Experience: None.

Teaching Experience: None.

I'm currently looking into NC State, U Wisc Madison, UCSB, U Colorado Boulder, UCSD, BC, Johns Hopkins, Clemson, U Delaware, U Florida, Florida State, and Maryland. Any thoughts, suggestions, questions, or random doodling's are more than welcome.

Cheers!

2009 July 2nd, 08:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
econtennis I JUST got here. Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4	What tier of schools should I aim for? top 50 possible? Thanks! Type of Undergrad: Small LAC, Economics and History Major Undergrad GPA: 3.7 overall, 3.84 in economics GRE: 780Q, 550V, 5.0A Math Courses: -taken at small community college - (Calc II (A), Linear Algebra (A), -taken at large private top 25 econ - Calc III (B), Differential Equations (B+), Probability with Stochastic Processes (A-) -taken at small LAC - Econ Stats (A) Econ Courses: Int Micro (A-), Economics and the Law (A), Urban and Regional Economics (A-), Managerial Economics (B+), Social Issues Public Policy (A), Economic History (A), Econometrics (A-), Economics of Sports (A-), Int Macro (A) -Also have a senior thesis focused on the environmental regulation and policy, which is what I want my research to focus on. Letters of Recommendation: 1 BC, 1 Yale, not very well known but should be good letters. Research Experience: None. Teaching Experience: None. I'm currently looking into NC State, U Wisc Madison, UCSB, U Colorado Boulder, UCSD, BC, Johns Hopkins, Clemson, U Delaware, U Florida, Florida State, and Maryland. Any thoughts, suggestions, questions, or random doodling's are more than welcome. Cheers!