Suggestions

[hoyas9488]

I've had a fair amount of changes over the past year and was curious to see what TMers thought about where I'm thinking to apply and if they had any suggestions/advice. I think I should be able to get in somewhere in the 10-20 range but that's what I was hoping you guys could tell me.

FYI, i'm planning on applying to the following: minnesota, michigan, NYU, UCLA, UCSD, wisconsin, brown, duke, maryland, BU, george mason, vanderbilt, ohio state, texas, penn state (these might change, but i thought i'd give some idea of where i'm looking and see what you all thought)

Here goes:

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Top 20 private, weak econ program
Undergrad GPA: 3.91/4.00
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: 780 Q, 600 verbal, 4.5 writing
Math Courses:
-Calc I-III (A,A,A)
-Linear Algebra (A-)
-Probability and Statistics (A)
-Intro to proofs course (B+)
-ODE - will take in upcoming semester but should get an A
-am taking a grad level course that is essentially a real analysis course, should get at least a B+ but hoping for an A
Econ Courses:
-Introductory Econ/Principles of Micro, Principles of Macro (A,A,A)
-Intermediate Micro (A)
-Interm Macro (A)
-Game Theory (A-)
-Econometrics (A)
-Econ Policy (A)

Other Courses: all A's
Letters of Recommendation: 3 well known, all from top 15 institutions; 1 I write my senior honors thesis/had in class, 1 i RAed for awhile with, 1 i just had in class
Research Experience:
-senior honors thesis (will present my own paper at the end of the year) -RAed for faculty member for a year and a half but just basic stuff
-summer internship at public policy think thank
Teaching Experience: grading assistant for principles of micro course, tutored for 2 years
Research Interests: applied micro