An Early College Profile Evaluation & Advice

[HuskyEcon]

Major: Economics

Minors: Computer Science and Mathematics

Term: Sophomore - Honors Program

 

Major GPA: 3.67

Cum GPA: 3.43

Target GPA: 3.6

 

Economics Courses

Intro Macro/Micro: 4 on AP Exam

Intermediate Microeconomics: A

Intermediate Microeconomics: B+

Graduate Health Economics: Expected A-

 

Mathematics Courses

Honors Calulus I: C

Calulus II: Expected A-

 

Computer Science

Intro to CS: A-

Intro to Principle Programming: C-

Discrete Systems: W (Will retake)

 

Other

 

Intro to Statistics: A-

Economic Geography: A

 

 

So I am making this thread early on to gauge my profile for applying into a PhD program in two years. I am also open to getting an MA prior (even abroad) and a low ranked PhD program (I want to be an Economist in the private sector, not interested in a research professor appointment)

 

How crazy am I?

[HuskyEcon]

Bumped

[NbY]

Hard to tell without knowing the specifics of your current undergrad institution. I would say that if you get As in your Adv Macro/Micro/Econometrics classes and a good score in Real Analysis, then you can definitely get into some PhD program. Again, hard to tell since you are only starting your undergrad education.

[kqtqhd]

(I want to be an Economist in the private sector, not interested in a research professor appointment)

 

How crazy am I?

 

I don't understand why you would want to pursue a PhD if you want to go work in industry. There are already plenty of opportunities for those with just a Masters degree.

[chateauheart]

^Agreed. OP should turn this into a thread about whether he should do a PhD.

 

Please include your argument for why you want to do a PhD to place in the private sector, and we can decide if your argument is just wrong (probably the case), or if you're somehow being very creative.