Profiles and Results 2008

[Streetmage]

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Top 10 Liberal Arts
Undergrad GPA: 3.9 overall, 3.9 Econ major
Type of Grad: n/a.
Grad GPA: n/a.
GRE: 770/610/5.5 (taken as an undergrad, never bothered retaking it).
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Alg, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Math Econ, Stats
Econ Courses: All undergrad required for the major, including econometrics
Letters of Recommendation: 1 undergrad advisor, 2 economists from my consulting firm. All are PhD economists, none extremely well known, but all know my abilities very well and they write convincingly.
Research Experience: undergrad research assistant, 3 years with an economic consulting firm doing applied micro
Teaching Experience: undergrad TA
Research Interests: environmental economics
SOP: stressed research experience, quantitative abilities, and research interests
Other: experience in SAS and Stata programming.

RESULTS:
Acceptances: MSU Ag Econ ($RA), Wisconsin AAE ($RA), Maryland AREC ($RA), Oregon State ARE ($RA), Penn State AERS ($RA), NC State Ag Econ
Waitlists: waitlisted for funding at NC State
Rejections: None
What would you have done differently? Retake GRE. I would have applied to Berkeley or a traditional econ program to get my letter writers off my back about going the ag econ route .

[canadamike]

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA Economics (Honours) from a top Canadian School (though not top in Economics)
Undergrad GPA: With 2 terms left, almost a 3.3 but if you look beyond first year it goes up to over 3.8
GRE: 790Q, 600V, 5.0AWA
Math Courses: Calculus 1, Algebra 1, and I failed Linear Algebra in first year
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): All the core courses plus advanced Econometrics and international economics courses (trade, finance, institutions). 83% Average overall
Other Courses: Philosophy minor
Letters of Recommendation: 2 Econ (1 Assistant Prof, 1 Lecturer) and for Oxford I got a 2nd Assistant Prof
Research Interests: Trade theory, sports economics
SOP: Done and Done
Concerns: Poor first year (poor is an understatement); only a 78% overall; worried my bad first year performance will outshine my grades since
Applying to: LSE, Oxford, UCL, Warwick, Nottingham, Bristol, York

RESULTS:
Acceptances: York (UK), Nottingham, Warwick, UCL
Rejections: LSE
Waiting: Bristol, Oxford

[plumumba]

long-time lurker, first time poster. here goes
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Bachelors, Honours Economics from top-ranked Canadian university
Undergrad GPA: 3.7+/4.0, First Class Honours
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: 800Q, 620V, 6.0AWA
Math Courses: Calc 1 + 2 (exemption given), Calc 3, Intro. Linear Algebra, Linear Algebra, ODEs, Nonlinear Dynamics, Full year Stats (Hons), Full Year Econometrics (Hons)
Econ Courses (Grad-level): Economic History, Complex Systems
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Full year Intermediate Micro (Hons), Full Year Macro (Hons), Full Year Advanced Theory (Hons), Full Year History of Thought (Hons), Full Year Economic Development
Other Courses: Combination of business and politics
Letters of Recommendation: 3 Econ Profs (one from LSE)
Research Experience: None
Teaching Experience: None
Research Interests: Development, Labour, Complex Systems
SOP: 1.5 pages about my academic background, motivation, potential research interests
Concerns: a couple weakish math grades, hopefully offset by top marks in very difficult Metrics taught by two distinguished profs
Applying to: LSE, Duke, UPF, NYU, UofT, UBC (all Masters), Oxford (Econ for Dev.), Harvard MPA/ID
Accepted: UPF
Rejected: None

here's hoping I get an LSE admit...anybody with a prediction on my chances?

[wind up bird]

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[jeeves0923]

:: This is Profiles and Results 2008 and is just for reference. The 2009 version will probably be started in early April. Patience grasshoppers. Patience.. ::