cfj br Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I feel a bit lost, do I have chances at reasonably good programs applying now, or should I focus on preparing better for next year taking some extra classes, looking for better recommendations, etc? Grade inflation is not common in Brazil, is that going to help at evaluating my GPA? Still, it looks very bad in stats/econometrics. Not great LORs, probably. My research Interests are in Development. Mainly Regional, Migration, Transport. Also like Public Econ, Inequality, Taxation, Industrial Policy. Would prefer to work at a more social sciences-oriented college/department and more open to “heterodox” approaches, although main focus is on strong mainstream formation. Definetly not aiming at top programs, but also not worth to leave Brazil for something not very good. Looking at the US, so far I’ve liked UCIrvine, CUNY, GWU (mainly for being in DC), New School, American (some heterodox choices). In Europe, UCL, Sussex, Leeds, PSE, Bonn, Tinbergen. These seem to be reachable and fit my goals, am I wrong? Any other suggestions? - GRE: Q-162, V-162, AW-??? - Expected more given math background and 2 weeks of intensive studying. I was very rusty on the beginning (155 at first practice test), so I guess a few more weeks can get me above 165, will try again. I believe a 90th Verbal looks pretty good for a non-native, but that counts little, I guess. - Bachelor degree in Economics at top-10 Brazilian University (2007). GPA: 3.3 - Master’s degree in Economics at top-6 Brazilian University (2013). GPA: 3.1 - Undergrad Math Courses: Calc I (A), Calc II (A), Linear Algebra (B) Math Economics (B) Advanced Topics in Math Economics (A) - Grad Math Courses: Intro to Math Economics (B), Math Economics (B) - Undergrad Econ Courses: Micro I © & II (B), Macro I ©, & II (A), Game Theory (B), Monetary Econ I (A) & II (A), Fin Markets (A), Hist of Econ Thought I (A) e II (A), Development Econ (A), Industrial Econ (B), General Econ History (A), Human Resources Econ (A), Public Econ (A), Public Policy and Econ Planning (A), Pol Econ (Marxist) (B), Agric Econ (B), International Econ I (B) & II ©, National Accounting (B). - Grad Econ Courses: Micro I (B), Macro I (B), Theories on Regional Econ and Dev (B), Econ of Education and Culture (A), Urban and Regional Planning (A), Policy Evaluation (B). - Undergrad Statistics and Econometrics courses: Statistics I (A) & II (B), Economic Statistics ©, Econometrics © - Grad Statistics and Econometrics courses: Intro to statistics (B), Econometrics ©. (that part looks pretty bad, I guess) - Letters of Recommendation: My master’s dissertation advisor and my current boss at research institute, both pretty young, probably won’t have great impact. Wouldn’t assure they are going to be great letters either. - Research Experience: 3 years as researcher at public research institute in Brazil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfj br Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Anyone? Any comment would be very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnabGib Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hello. Sadly, I don't feel I know enough to make an accurate assessment of your profile. If money is not a problem (I assume it isn't, since you're applying to UCL) I can only suggest you add two additional master programs in Europe to your list: Toulouse School of Economics and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. In my experience, neither of them is that selective (this is particularly true in the case of BGSE) and they are great programs overall. Best of luck in any case. I hope somebody else with more knowledge can comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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