Profile Evaluation !!

**hecka88** · 10-09-2010, 01:48 AM

PROFILE

Type of Undergrad: B.S. in Mathematics and Finance, Minor in Economics from a large public school in Midwest, overall top 80 by USNEWS
Undergrad GPA: overall 3.77 (cum laude)
Type of Grad: MSc in Economics from LSE
Grad GPA: none from LSE, completed one PhD Econometric in Undergrad B+
GRE: 800Q 360V 3.5AWA (will take again this month, hoping for 400+V and 4 AWA)
Math Courses: Cal 1-3 AAA, Cal 4 A-, Liner Algebra A+, Differential Equations 1-2 AA, Probability Theory 1-2 A+A, PDE 1 A, Numerical Analysis 1 A, Real Analysis 1 A, Honor Real Analysis 1 B-(sigh…), Complex Variable A and Intro to Statistical Theory A
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Econometrics 1 B+
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro to Micro, Intro to Macro, Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Development Economics, Soviet Economy all A/A+
Other Courses: intro to programming, java, some finance and accounting courses, and some physics and astrophysics courses as GE.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 finance assistant professor (WUSTL) and 1 math full professor (NYU), maybe 1 from LSE
Research Experience: senior honor thesis on executive compensation, research assistant for one summer
Teaching Experience: TA for one semester for an honor business technology class
Research Interests: Monetary Policy, International Trade, and Development Econ

Applying for:
Yale, Stanford, Chicago, Northwestern, UPenn, Columbia, UCB, UCLA, Michigan, Duke, Cornell, Wisconsin, NYU, UCSD, Minnesota, and Boston U

What do you guys think? Do I stand good chance to get into top ten schools? Should I apply for more safety schools?

Thanks !!

**tsimonoce** · 10-09-2010, 07:19 AM

i wouldn't say "good chance" but i wouldn't say impossible.

**hecka88** · 10-10-2010, 03:12 AM

thanks for your opinion tsimonoce !!

what about the list ?? should i add more safety ?

**tsimonoce** · 10-10-2010, 04:15 AM

It's up to you. I would be very surprised if you did not get into any of the schools you applied to, though it's not like you have a TON of safeties. However, that's perfectly fine. I'm only applying to 1 or 2 safeties myself.