rachel0801 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Hi fellow PhD applicants, I am applying to PhD Econ programs this year (all in Europe) if things go well, i will start next fall, and i am now contacting my professors (who i have not talk to for 2 years) to ask them to be my reference. I have been working at the IMF as an RA for 2 years but some schools insist that get only academic letters though IMF is really a research-oriented institution.... (while other schools are a bit more flexible as long as it can demonstrate my ability to do research and succeed in the program). So, if i am interested in Macro, is it ok to ask a professor who i took microeconometrics with to be my reference? or would it carry less weight? I already asked on Macro-professor, but the second professor that comes to my mind is this micro-professor because i did well in her class, and it's still "econometrics"... Happy to hear opinions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubrus Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Don't worry about the fields, just get the strongest letter possible from the most senior, well-known people. Look for letter writers that are pushy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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