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millertime416 · 03-09-2008, 08:08 AM

Type of undergrad: Small private university in Nebraska
Major: Economics with a minor in mathematics
GPA: 4.0
Type of Grad: none
GRE: Q760, V530, AWA 5.0
Math Courses: Calc I-II, Linear Algebra, Diff EQ, Intro to Analysis, Stats
Econ Courses: All that were offered (note: no grad available)
Other Courses: 2 directed independent econometrics courses
Letters of Recommendation: 2 from relatively unknown econ proffs, 1 semi-well known in econ
Research Experience: Two independent research projects, one pending publication
Teaching Experience: Just some tutoring
Research Interests: IO or health economics
SOP: Discussed research I had completed

What I would have done differently: Should have applied more broadly and included more reach schools. Also should have taken more math and made it a major. Practice for GRE.

Results
Acceptances: Iowa ($$), Iowa State ($$), Kansas State ($$), UNL (?)
Waiting list: None
Rejections: None
Pending: Wyoming, WUSTL

Connemara Pony · 03-09-2008, 11:26 AM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA Mathematics and Economics
Undergrad GPA: 1st Class Honours on average (76.5% second year)
Type of Grad:n/a
Grad GPA:n/a
GRE: 780Q, 590V, 5.5 AWA
Math Courses: Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Multivariate Calculus, Discrete Maths, Statistics x2, Probability x 2, Metric Spaces, Topology, Linear Algebra, Groups x 2
Econ Courses:Macro x 2, Micro x 2, Economic Theory, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Quantitative Methods in Economics, Research Methods in Economics, Irish Economy, European Economy, Irish Economic History, Economics of Money and Banking, Economics of Financial Markets.
Other Courses: Contermporary Philosophy, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Contract Law, Irish Legal Systems.
Letters of Recommendation: I think they're good, one is from the head of the maths department, the other is from a well respected Economics professor.
Research Experience:n/a
Teaching Experience:n/a
Research Interests: International Macroeconomics/Finance
SOP: Strong I think, spoke genearally about the interests I have and (on the cambridge app) how Cambridge was the best place for those interests to be pursued.
Other:

RESULTS:
Acceptances: None yet
Waitlists:None Yet
Rejections:None Yet
Pending:Cambridge, UCL

Thesus · 03-09-2008, 05:35 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BSc Econ, minor in math. School does not appear on econphd.net.
Undergrad GPA: 3.97, 4.00 in math/econ
Type of Grad:n/a
Grad GPA:n/a
GRE: 800Q, 770V, 5.5 AWA
Math Courses: Calc I,II,III, Linear Algebra, Vector Calc, Intro Stats, Mathematical Stats, Real Analysis I,II, Integration & Metric Spaces, ODE, Discrete Math
Econ Courses: Micro I,II,III (not very rigourous), Macro I,II,III (ended with Romer), Math Econ I,II, Econometrics I,II, another ten electives or so, honours essay in progress.
Other Courses: nil.
Letters of Recommendation: Used four econ profs and a math prof, depending on school. None of them are well-published or
Research Experience:n/a
Teaching Experience: TA, three semesters.
Research Interests: Growth, economic dynamics.
SOP: Short, succint. Didn't reference names of professors. Briefly discussed interests but admitted I wasn't committed to the field.
Other:

RESULTS:
Acceptances: Rochester(fellowship), UBC(MA,TA)
Waitlists: Minnesota
Rejections: Brown, Yale, Berkeley, Princeton
Pending: Queen's, Toronto

What I would have done differently: I think I should've transferred to a different undergrad after two years. Now unsure whether to do the MA and reapply or head directly south.

almagro · 03-09-2008, 05:38 PM

Type of Undergrad: Economics - Top institution in my country
Type of Grad: M.A. in Economics - Same institution
Grad GPA: 1st
GRE: 800Q/500V/4.5W
Math Courses: 3 Basic courses + 2 Statistics + 2 advanced courses
Econ Courses: 16 during undergrad + 9 during grad
Other Courses: from art to political science
Letters of Recommendation: very strong
Research Experience: undergrad and grad thesis + co-authoring a paper w/prof + RA to 2 professors
Teaching Experience: 9 undergrad courses (some twice)
Research Interests: microeconometrics

RESULTS:
Acceptances: Harvard ($), Stanford ($)
Rejections: MIT
Pending: Princeton and other top-10

representative_agent · 03-10-2008, 08:19 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Economics, ranked 12/189 in my year
Type of Grad: MSc (econ) in Europe
GRE: Q 790, V 580, AW 4.0
Math Courses: Everything my undergrad school had to offer, but no real analysis (didn't have much choice).
Econ Courses (Graduate level): Micro (1+2), Macro (1+2), Econometrics, Incentives, Auction Theory, Several courses in public econ, Growth, ...
Other Courses: Several undergrad statistics courses
Letters of Recommendation: 1 well-known, 3 known in their field, 1 thesis advisor (relatively unknown)
Research Experience: undergrad thesis
Teaching Experience: undergrad macro
Research Interests: game theory, information econ, applied micro
SOP: hard to judge - does anybody read it?

RESULTS:
Acceptances: Chicago ($$), NWU ($$), NYU($$), UPENN($$), UCL($$)
Waitlists: Minnesota

Rejections: Yale, Stanford, MIT, Princeton

Pending: Berkeley

jcash · 03-10-2008, 08:51 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: top ten U.S. liberal arts
Undergrad GPA: 3.95
Type of Grad: none.
GRE: 670V/800Q/6.0AW
Math Courses: real analysis(A+), differential equations (A+), math logic (A), linear algebra and multivariable calculus in high school
Econ Courses: core courses in micro and macro, math econ and econometrics, some electives
Other Courses: lots of random stuff
Letters of Recommendation: 2 good econ ones, but not from well-known professors. 1 from a more well-known professor, but who didn't know me as well. 1 really good one from a political science professor.
Research Experience: Undergrad thesis in philosophy of economics, empirical and theoretical term papers.
Teaching Experience: TA for intermediate macro.
Research Interests: Public finance, econometrics
SOP: talked about possible research interests and what I had worked on
Other: applying for a j.d.-ph.d. Also: I meant to apply to Berkeley, but found out after the fact that I had never finished submitting my online application...oh well...

RESULTS:
Acceptances: Yale, Princeton, Columbia
Waitlists: Harvard
Rejections: MIT
Assumed Rejections: NYU, Chicago

What would you have done differently? Taken a grad level math course

gregobad · 03-10-2008, 09:23 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Research university w/ top 5 econ program
Undergrad GPA: 4.9/5
Type of Grad: none.
GRE: 770V/800Q/5.5AW
Math Courses: calc I & II, differential equations, linear algebra, probability, linear programming / optimization
Econ Courses: intermediate micro and macro, econometrics, game theory, various field courses
Other Courses: Minor in physics
Letters of Recommendation: Two from econ profs, neither of whom are well-known but both know me well (one was my thesis advisor, another my undergrad advisor). One from a manager at my job (econ consulting firm). Pretty sure all three are very strong recs, but the third probably doesn't count for much because it's non-academic.
Research Experience: Was an RA for a summer in a physics lab. Did an undergrad thesis. Worked for 1.5 years doing semi-relevant stuff at an economic consulting firm - I have a lot of experience with Stata, Matlab, other programming languages
Teaching Experience: tutored undergrads in physics and econ
Research Interests: Game theory, political economy, behavioral economics
SOP: talked about possible research interests and what I had worked on

RESULTS:
Acceptances: MIT, Stanford GSB (political economy), Princeton, Caltech, Berkeley, Northwestern, Chicago
Waitlists: Harvard
Rejections: Stanford economics

What would you have done differently? Not much, really. Maybe taken an academic RA job instead of working in economic consulting, and applied for last year instead of this year. Although, there's nothing like having a boring job to motivate you to get back to school.

nergal · 03-10-2008, 10:53 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA in Econ and BS in Math, Double Major in top university in my country
Undergrad GPA: 3.77/4.00 (at the time of application)
Type of Grad: na
Grad GPA: na
GRE: 700V 800Q 5.0AW
Math Courses: Too many :P Highlights: Real Analysis I&II (BA&pending), Complex Analysis I (BB), Calculus of Variations (BA), Mathematics of Finance (graduate math course, AA), Number Theory (CC), Algebra I&II (CB&AA), Differential Equations (AA), Linear Algebra (AA)
Econ Courses: Graduate level Econometrics (AA), Advanced Micro (AA), Public Finance (AA), (Undergrad) Econometrics I&II (AA), Mathematical Statistics I&II (AA), Intermediate Micro and Macro (AA), Game Theory (AA) among other things ...
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: Four LoRs, three from econ professors with whom I studied as RA, and one from a senior math professor. Two of the econ professors are senior and one of them is pretty famous. Submitted three LoRs in each application.
Research Experience: RA for two years in two different projects.
Teaching Experience: TA for Intermediate Micro for one term.
Research Interests: Micro Theory, Game Theory, Political Economy
SOP: Delineated my research interests, talked about my motivation for a phd degree in economics, detailed my research experience

RESULTS:
Acceptances: Caltech ($$), Michigan-Ann Arbor (??), Northwestern ($$), UPenn ($$), Yale ($$)
Waitlists: none
Rejections: Duke, MIT, Stanford
Pending: Princeton, Harvard (most likely rejected)
What would you have done differently?

I would not have taken the elective Number Theory

Maybe would have taken the graduate level Topology course.

One problem with our Math department is that the faculty is really stingy with grades! For instance, I was the second ranked student out of some 100+ people in the Complex Analysis I course and I still got BB. The first guy got BA. No AA to no one, no sirrie. The mean of the cumulative grades was 35 (out of 100). This is just one case among many. I hope one of my professors managed to communicate this issue.

Julius · 03-10-2008, 11:48 PM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad&Grad: BA in Econ and 2 semesters in MA course, Both in the top university in my country (East Asia)
Undergrad GPA: 4.13/4.30
Grad GPA: 4.18/4.30 (At the time of application, 4.10/4.30)
Honors : Top in my graduating class (1/201)
2 Grand prizes in paper contests (one in my school, one nationwide)
GRE: 740V 800Q 4.0AW
Math Courses: Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Analysis, Real Analysis, Topology, Mathematical Statistics, Theory of Statistics 1 & 2 (Grad level) , Probability Theory (Grad level) - All A+ except Probability(A0)

Econ Courses: Bunch of them. Some highlights are: Grad Micro, Grad Macro, Grad Stat in Econ dept, Grad Advanced Micro, Grad Advanced Time series, Game theory, Some finance related courses,... (All A+ except Grad Macro(A0) for aforementioned courses)
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: Four LoRs, three from econ and one from stat. I was ranked on the top(or near the top) in at least one class of each professor. Two of them knows me very well and probably wrote their letters enthusiastically.
Research Experience: RA for a macro paper of my adviser, programming for cointegration analysis and stuff.
Teaching Experience: TA for Econometrics, Statistics and Time Series Econometrics. Instructed regular TA sessions.
Research Interests: Applied Micro, Econometrics
SOP: Devoted a lot of space for my motivation and my preparation.

RESULTS:
Acceptances: MIT, Princeton, U of Chicago, Yale
Waitlists: None
Rejections: Stanford GSB, Harvard(99%), Stanford(99%), Berkeley, NYU(??)
Others: UPenn, NWU - Stopped the review process before decisions.
What would you have done differently?
Maybe more math.

I really appreciate all the supports and infos from fellow TMers and I think this is the best service I can do for the TM next generation

Good luck to everyone!

wednesday · 03-11-2008, 03:33 AM

PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Undergrad GPA: 3.76ish
Type of Grad:
Grad GPA:
GRE: 800/680/4.0
Math Courses: 9 upper division undergrad, 5 grad
Econ Courses: 6 upper div undergrad, 11 grad
Other Courses: misc
Letters of Recommendation: 1 junior guy, 1 senior guy, 1 Nobel laureate
Research Experience: 4 RA gigs, generalizing vNM for my thesis
Teaching Experience: currently teaching intermediate micro
Research Interests: micro theory, finance, PF
SOP: boiler plate
Other:

RESULTS:
Acceptances: MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Yale
Waitlists: None
Rejections: None
Pending: NSF
What would you have done differently? I'd haveworked harder freshman year and not ruined my GPA.

03-09-2008, 05:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Thesus Attending Rochester. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Posts: 236	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BSc Econ, minor in math. School does not appear on econphd.net. Undergrad GPA: 3.97, 4.00 in math/econ Type of Grad:n/a Grad GPA:n/a GRE: 800Q, 770V, 5.5 AWA Math Courses: Calc I,II,III, Linear Algebra, Vector Calc, Intro Stats, Mathematical Stats, Real Analysis I,II, Integration & Metric Spaces, ODE, Discrete Math Econ Courses: Micro I,II,III (not very rigourous), Macro I,II,III (ended with Romer), Math Econ I,II, Econometrics I,II, another ten electives or so, honours essay in progress. Other Courses: nil. Letters of Recommendation: Used four econ profs and a math prof, depending on school. None of them are well-published or Research Experience:n/a Teaching Experience: TA, three semesters. Research Interests: Growth, economic dynamics. SOP: Short, succint. Didn't reference names of professors. Briefly discussed interests but admitted I wasn't committed to the field. Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: Rochester(fellowship), UBC(MA,TA) Waitlists: Minnesota Rejections: Brown, Yale, Berkeley, Princeton Pending: Queen's, Toronto What I would have done differently: I think I should've transferred to a different undergrad after two years. Now unsure whether to do the MA and reapply or head directly south. Last edited by Thesus : 03-14-2008 at 11:31 AM.

03-10-2008, 11:48 PM	#19 (permalink)
Julius 2008 Econ Ph.D. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 24	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad&Grad: BA in Econ and 2 semesters in MA course, Both in the top university in my country (East Asia) Undergrad GPA: 4.13/4.30 Grad GPA: 4.18/4.30 (At the time of application, 4.10/4.30) Honors : Top in my graduating class (1/201) 2 Grand prizes in paper contests (one in my school, one nationwide) GRE: 740V 800Q 4.0AW Math Courses: Calculus 2, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Analysis, Real Analysis, Topology, Mathematical Statistics, Theory of Statistics 1 & 2 (Grad level) , Probability Theory (Grad level) - All A+ except Probability(A0) Econ Courses: Bunch of them. Some highlights are: Grad Micro, Grad Macro, Grad Stat in Econ dept, Grad Advanced Micro, Grad Advanced Time series, Game theory, Some finance related courses,... (All A+ except Grad Macro(A0) for aforementioned courses) Other Courses: Letters of Recommendation: Four LoRs, three from econ and one from stat. I was ranked on the top(or near the top) in at least one class of each professor. Two of them knows me very well and probably wrote their letters enthusiastically. Research Experience: RA for a macro paper of my adviser, programming for cointegration analysis and stuff. Teaching Experience: TA for Econometrics, Statistics and Time Series Econometrics. Instructed regular TA sessions. Research Interests: Applied Micro, Econometrics SOP: Devoted a lot of space for my motivation and my preparation. RESULTS: Acceptances: MIT, Princeton, U of Chicago, Yale Waitlists: None Rejections: Stanford GSB, Harvard(99%), Stanford(99%), Berkeley, NYU(??) Others: UPenn, NWU - Stopped the review process before decisions. What would you have done differently? Maybe more math. I really appreciate all the supports and infos from fellow TMers and I think this is the best service I can do for the TM next generation Good luck to everyone! Last edited by Julius : 03-11-2008 at 02:07 AM.

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03-09-2008, 08:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
millertime416 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Type of undergrad: Small private university in Nebraska Major: Economics with a minor in mathematics GPA: 4.0 Type of Grad: none GRE: Q760, V530, AWA 5.0 Math Courses: Calc I-II, Linear Algebra, Diff EQ, Intro to Analysis, Stats Econ Courses: All that were offered (note: no grad available) Other Courses: 2 directed independent econometrics courses Letters of Recommendation: 2 from relatively unknown econ proffs, 1 semi-well known in econ Research Experience: Two independent research projects, one pending publication Teaching Experience: Just some tutoring Research Interests: IO or health economics SOP: Discussed research I had completed What I would have done differently: Should have applied more broadly and included more reach schools. Also should have taken more math and made it a major. Practice for GRE. Results Acceptances: Iowa ($$), Iowa State ($$), Kansas State ($$), UNL (?) Waiting list: None Rejections: None Pending: Wyoming, WUSTL

03-09-2008, 11:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
Connemara Pony Eager! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 46	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA Mathematics and Economics Undergrad GPA: 1st Class Honours on average (76.5% second year) Type of Grad:n/a Grad GPA:n/a GRE: 780Q, 590V, 5.5 AWA Math Courses: Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Multivariate Calculus, Discrete Maths, Statistics x2, Probability x 2, Metric Spaces, Topology, Linear Algebra, Groups x 2 Econ Courses:Macro x 2, Micro x 2, Economic Theory, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Quantitative Methods in Economics, Research Methods in Economics, Irish Economy, European Economy, Irish Economic History, Economics of Money and Banking, Economics of Financial Markets. Other Courses: Contermporary Philosophy, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Contract Law, Irish Legal Systems. Letters of Recommendation: I think they're good, one is from the head of the maths department, the other is from a well respected Economics professor. Research Experience:n/a Teaching Experience:n/a Research Interests: International Macroeconomics/Finance SOP: Strong I think, spoke genearally about the interests I have and (on the cambridge app) how Cambridge was the best place for those interests to be pursued. Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: None yet Waitlists:None Yet Rejections:None Yet Pending:Cambridge, UCL

03-09-2008, 05:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
almagro Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Type of Undergrad: Economics - Top institution in my country Type of Grad: M.A. in Economics - Same institution Grad GPA: 1st GRE: 800Q/500V/4.5W Math Courses: 3 Basic courses + 2 Statistics + 2 advanced courses Econ Courses: 16 during undergrad + 9 during grad Other Courses: from art to political science Letters of Recommendation: very strong Research Experience: undergrad and grad thesis + co-authoring a paper w/prof + RA to 2 professors Teaching Experience: 9 undergrad courses (some twice) Research Interests: microeconometrics RESULTS: Acceptances: Harvard ($), Stanford ($) Rejections: MIT Pending: Princeton and other top-10

03-10-2008, 08:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
representative_agent Eager! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 35	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Economics, ranked 12/189 in my year Type of Grad: MSc (econ) in Europe GRE: Q 790, V 580, AW 4.0 Math Courses: Everything my undergrad school had to offer, but no real analysis (didn't have much choice). Econ Courses (Graduate level): Micro (1+2), Macro (1+2), Econometrics, Incentives, Auction Theory, Several courses in public econ, Growth, ... Other Courses: Several undergrad statistics courses Letters of Recommendation: 1 well-known, 3 known in their field, 1 thesis advisor (relatively unknown) Research Experience: undergrad thesis Teaching Experience: undergrad macro Research Interests: game theory, information econ, applied micro SOP: hard to judge - does anybody read it? RESULTS: Acceptances: Chicago ($$), NWU ($$), NYU($$), UPENN($$), UCL($$) Waitlists: Minnesota Rejections: Yale, Stanford, MIT, Princeton Pending: Berkeley

03-10-2008, 08:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
jcash Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: top ten U.S. liberal arts Undergrad GPA: 3.95 Type of Grad: none. GRE: 670V/800Q/6.0AW Math Courses: real analysis(A+), differential equations (A+), math logic (A), linear algebra and multivariable calculus in high school Econ Courses: core courses in micro and macro, math econ and econometrics, some electives Other Courses: lots of random stuff Letters of Recommendation: 2 good econ ones, but not from well-known professors. 1 from a more well-known professor, but who didn't know me as well. 1 really good one from a political science professor. Research Experience: Undergrad thesis in philosophy of economics, empirical and theoretical term papers. Teaching Experience: TA for intermediate macro. Research Interests: Public finance, econometrics SOP: talked about possible research interests and what I had worked on Other: applying for a j.d.-ph.d. Also: I meant to apply to Berkeley, but found out after the fact that I had never finished submitting my online application...oh well... RESULTS: Acceptances: Yale, Princeton, Columbia Waitlists: Harvard Rejections: MIT Assumed Rejections: NYU, Chicago What would you have done differently? Taken a grad level math course

03-10-2008, 09:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
gregobad Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 19	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Research university w/ top 5 econ program Undergrad GPA: 4.9/5 Type of Grad: none. GRE: 770V/800Q/5.5AW Math Courses: calc I & II, differential equations, linear algebra, probability, linear programming / optimization Econ Courses: intermediate micro and macro, econometrics, game theory, various field courses Other Courses: Minor in physics Letters of Recommendation: Two from econ profs, neither of whom are well-known but both know me well (one was my thesis advisor, another my undergrad advisor). One from a manager at my job (econ consulting firm). Pretty sure all three are very strong recs, but the third probably doesn't count for much because it's non-academic. Research Experience: Was an RA for a summer in a physics lab. Did an undergrad thesis. Worked for 1.5 years doing semi-relevant stuff at an economic consulting firm - I have a lot of experience with Stata, Matlab, other programming languages Teaching Experience: tutored undergrads in physics and econ Research Interests: Game theory, political economy, behavioral economics SOP: talked about possible research interests and what I had worked on RESULTS: Acceptances: MIT, Stanford GSB (political economy), Princeton, Caltech, Berkeley, Northwestern, Chicago Waitlists: Harvard Rejections: Stanford economics What would you have done differently? Not much, really. Maybe taken an academic RA job instead of working in economic consulting, and applied for last year instead of this year. Although, there's nothing like having a boring job to motivate you to get back to school.

03-10-2008, 10:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
nergal the horror ... Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 5	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA in Econ and BS in Math, Double Major in top university in my country Undergrad GPA: 3.77/4.00 (at the time of application) Type of Grad: na Grad GPA: na GRE: 700V 800Q 5.0AW Math Courses: Too many :P Highlights: Real Analysis I&II (BA&pending), Complex Analysis I (BB), Calculus of Variations (BA), Mathematics of Finance (graduate math course, AA), Number Theory (CC), Algebra I&II (CB&AA), Differential Equations (AA), Linear Algebra (AA) Econ Courses: Graduate level Econometrics (AA), Advanced Micro (AA), Public Finance (AA), (Undergrad) Econometrics I&II (AA), Mathematical Statistics I&II (AA), Intermediate Micro and Macro (AA), Game Theory (AA) among other things ... Other Courses: Letters of Recommendation: Four LoRs, three from econ professors with whom I studied as RA, and one from a senior math professor. Two of the econ professors are senior and one of them is pretty famous. Submitted three LoRs in each application. Research Experience: RA for two years in two different projects. Teaching Experience: TA for Intermediate Micro for one term. Research Interests: Micro Theory, Game Theory, Political Economy SOP: Delineated my research interests, talked about my motivation for a phd degree in economics, detailed my research experience RESULTS: Acceptances: Caltech ($$), Michigan-Ann Arbor (??), Northwestern ($$), UPenn ($$), Yale ($$) Waitlists: none Rejections: Duke, MIT, Stanford Pending: Princeton, Harvard (most likely rejected) What would you have done differently? I would not have taken the elective Number Theory Maybe would have taken the graduate level Topology course. One problem with our Math department is that the faculty is really stingy with grades! For instance, I was the second ranked student out of some 100+ people in the Complex Analysis I course and I still got BB. The first guy got BA. No AA to no one, no sirrie. The mean of the cumulative grades was 35 (out of 100). This is just one case among many. I hope one of my professors managed to communicate this issue.

03-11-2008, 03:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
wednesday Eager! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 51	PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: UC Berkeley Undergrad GPA: 3.76ish Type of Grad: Grad GPA: GRE: 800/680/4.0 Math Courses: 9 upper division undergrad, 5 grad Econ Courses: 6 upper div undergrad, 11 grad Other Courses: misc Letters of Recommendation: 1 junior guy, 1 senior guy, 1 Nobel laureate Research Experience: 4 RA gigs, generalizing vNM for my thesis Teaching Experience: currently teaching intermediate micro Research Interests: micro theory, finance, PF SOP: boiler plate Other: RESULTS: Acceptances: MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Yale Waitlists: None Rejections: None Pending: NSF What would you have done differently? I'd haveworked harder freshman year and not ruined my GPA.

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