pandora Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Type of Undergrad: Bsc in Economics by a Top School in an european country with some history in placements in top schools Undergrad GPA: 3.85 (Top 3%) Type of Grad: Msc in Economics in the same school Grad GPA: 4.0 (Best Student over the 3 previous years) GRE: Q - 170 | V - 161 | AW - 3.5 (terrible do you think it may hurt?) Math Courses: Calculus I/II (A/A), Linear Algebra (A), Graduate Math I (A), Graduate Math II (A), Statistics (B), Data Treatment (A) - Basically it goes up to dynamic programming and differential equations. Econ Courses (grad-level): Environmental Policies, Game Theory II, Game Theory III, Industrial Organization, Labour Economics, Growth and Fluctuations, Macroeconomic Theory, Econometrics, Time Series, Microeconometrics - All Taken with A. Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Principles of Microeconomics, P. Macroeconomics, Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Policies, Microeconomic Policies, Game Theory all with A. Development Economics, Seminar in Current European Issues and Finance with B. Other Courses: Letters of Recommendation: One is with my advisor in the masters thesis (I took maximum grade in the thesis). We work together, we co-author an article in a minor publication, and have plans to co-author a working paper with another american economist. The second was the director of my masters. The last is a another professor. The first and the second are top 5% in Ideas. Research Experience: I have two articles published in a minor publication, and two working papers forthcoming. Teaching Experience: 2 Years in the field of Microeconomics. Research Interests: Industrial organization SOP: Should be about my empriical drive, and the attempt to explore microdata to enlarge knowledge in those fields. But I am still in the air. Concerns: GRE low AW Other: Applying to: Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, Standford, Yale, Minnesota, Columbia, NYU, Chicago, Northwestern, U Penn, Princeton, UCLA, Michigan, Duke, Boston U. Where do you thing is going to be the in/outs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandora Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Hi guys, could you please provide some guidance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chateauheart Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I think you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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