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Old 2009 February 5th, 11:16 PM   #101 (permalink)
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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
statement of purpose: 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?
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Old 2009 February 6th, 09:04 AM   #102 (permalink)
Eager!
 
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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad:
B.A. Management
Undergrad GPA: 3.6/4
Type of Grad: M.A. Management
Grad GPA: 4.0/4
GRE: 800Q, 340V, 3.5AWA
Math Courses: All required courses & Graduate Analysis, Statistics, and Operations Research
Econ Courses (Grad-level): Micro,Macro,Metrics,Contract
Letters of Recommendation: 1 solid
Research Experience: None
Teaching Experience: None
Research Interests: Applied Micro
statement of purpose: None
Concerns: Scholarship Opportunity
Applying to: CEMFI,Tilburg,Toronto,Toulouse,Queen's(all Masters)
Accepted: Toulouse
Rejected: None
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Old 2009 February 6th, 03:25 PM   #103 (permalink)
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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA in Economics First Class Honors, BA in International Relations with Distinction
Undergrad GPA: 3.95 (econ) 3.74 (IR)
Type of Grad: MA in International Economics
Grad GPA: 5.6/6
GRE: 790Q/ 640V/ 4.5AWA
Math Courses: Linear Algebra, Stats, Prob, Calculus, 3 semesters of "Math Econ"
Econ Courses (Masters-level): Micro theory, macro theory, econometric theory, applied econometrics, trade theory, development
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Micro, macro, metrics, environmental econ, trade, other options....
Other Courses: International Relations BA (poli sci, law...)
Letters of Recommendation: two well know in their fields, one famous
Research Experience: RA for a couple different proffs, consultant at WTO
Teaching Experience: nada
Research Interests: Environmental Economics
statement of purpose: pretty standard
Concerns: Lack of advanced math courses
Other:
Applying to: UC Davis ARE, Maryland ARE, Maryland PhD Econ, Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia, Michigan Ford School, Minnesota Applied Econ, UCSB Bren School, UBC, UCSD
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Old 2009 February 7th, 09:22 PM   #104 (permalink)
Eager!
 
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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. Econ from top-ranked university in the Netherlands
Undergrad GPA: 3.9, Summa Cum Laude
Type of Grad: M.S. Econ, LSE
Grad GPA: -
GRE: 790Q, 550V, 5AWA
Math Courses: Standard, although no separate courses, everything included into quantitative methods 1-3
Econ Courses (Master-level): Micro, Macro, Metrics, Development
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Public, International Economics, Micro, Macro, Competition Policy, Growth Theory, Financial Economics, Development Economics, History of Economic Thought, Auction Theory
Other Courses: Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Sociology
Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (2 from Maastricht, 1 from LSE)
Teaching Experience: Tutor for microeconomics at student association in cooperation with the university
Research Interests: Development
statement of purpose: Standard
Concerns: 790Q GRE, no course in real-analysis
Applying to: MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, Chicago, UPenn, Stanford, Berkeley, NYU, Columbia, Brown
Can't wait for the results!!!

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Old 2009 February 8th, 06:25 PM   #105 (permalink)
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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. in Economics, Math, Applied Math, Top 7 econ program, Minor Japanese Language and Culture
Undergrad GPA: 3.94/4.0 PBK, Econ 4.0/4.0, Math 4.0/4.0
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: Q 790; V 620; AW 5.5
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Math Stats, Real Analysis I,II, Higher Level Math
Econ Courses: A lot
Other Courses: Mostly Japanese
Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ full professors, no nobel prize winners, but know my work well
Research Experience: NONE
Teaching Experience: None.
Research Interests: Economic History, Macro
statement of purpose: Sub par, I fear
Other: Good summer jobs the past three summers
Applying to: Columbia, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, Chicago

Worried I didn't apply to any safeties. Low GRE. Reassurances greatly appreciated.
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Old 2009 February 9th, 04:08 AM   #106 (permalink)
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Type of Undergrad: B.A. in Economics and Math, One of the "New Ivy Leagues"
Undergrad GPA: 3.87, 3.92 Math/Econ
GRE: Q 800; V 490; AW 4.5
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis I, Theory of Numbers, Transformations and Geometries, Combinatorics, Statistics
Econ Courses: Intro, Intermediate Macro/Micro, Labor, Financial Econ, Advanced Micro Theory, Metrics, Honors Thesis, Math for Econ (MA and PhD), Micro (MA), Micro I and II (PhD)
Letters of Recommendation: 3 Econ Professors (a part time) and 1 math professor
Research Experience: None
Teaching Experience: None.
Research Interests: Labor , Micro
Applying to: Columbia, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, NYU, NW, Duke
_ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _
Accepted: Duke ($$)
Waitlisted: U Penn, NYU
Rejected: Yale, Berkeley, MIT, Harvard, NW, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford
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Old 2009 February 9th, 04:44 AM   #107 (permalink)
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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.S. Forestry
Undergrad GPA: 3.45/4(overall), 4.0/4.0 (Econ) don't want to calculate (Math)
Type of Grad: M.S. ARE
Grad GPA: 4.0/4.0
GRE: 800Q, 680V, 3.5AWA
TOEFL: 29 (reading), 29 (listening), 20 (speaking). 27 (writing)
Math Courses:
took at Hokkaido University (in Japan)
Calculus I,II (both Cs) Linear Algebra I, II (As)
took at UIUC
Advanced Calculus (A+), Probability and Statistics II (A+)
ARE Courses (master-level): Micro (A+), Applied Econometrics (A+), Natural Resource Economics (A), Spatial Econometrics (A)
ARE Courses (PhD-level):
Environmental Economics (A+), Advanced Programming (A+)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate Micro I, II (As) Macro (A), Econometrics (A), International Econ (A)
Other Courses: bunch of forestry-related courses, which wouldn't help at all
Letters of Recommendation: 3 ARE professors (1 MIT PhD, 1 Berkeley PhD, 1 Wisonsin PhD)
Research Experience: RA for an ARE professor for two years
Teaching Experience: non
Research Interests: Environmental Economics (water)
Concerns: obvious lack of Math background and English proficiency.
Other: wish adcom didn't look at my undergrad grades at all...
Applying to: UCB ARE, UCD ARE, Iowa State Econ, North Carolina State Econ, UIUC ARE
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Old 2009 February 10th, 02:02 AM   #108 (permalink)
Beer, anyone?
 
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PROFILE:

Type of Undergrad:
BA Econ, minor in Earth Science from a UC that is not UCLA or Berkeley
Undergrad GPA: 3.90/4
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: 800Q, 610V, 4.0AWA
Math Courses: 7 different Calc courses (A's and A+'s), will have Calc-based probability, linear algebra, proofs, real analysis by the time I graduate (all but the Calc was taken after apps were submitted, is this bad???)
Econ Courses (PhD-level): N/A
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): The standard for an Econ major - intermediate-level theory, some blow-offy field classes. All A's and A+'s except for a B+ in macro
Other Courses: Earth science minor, some ecology
Letters of Recommendation: 1 stanford, 1 Berkeley, 1 Wisconsin-Madison
Research Experience: Substantial amount, but all of it is in geology/earth science
Teaching Experience: TA for intro micro
Research Interests: Environmental Economics
statement of purpose: I assume mine is fairly standard
Concerns: B+ in macro is harsh, not sure that all of my referees hit home runs
Other:
Applying to: Enviro-econ schools
_ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _
Will Be Attending: UCSB

Aside: I wear performance baselayers around the house (instead of using the heater)

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Old 2009 February 10th, 05:08 AM   #109 (permalink)
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PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Economics at top 3 private university
Undergrad GPA: 3.9/4 both general, math and economics
Type of Grad: Economics and public policy at same top 3 private university
Grad GPA: Also 3.9/4
GRE: 800Q/530V/5.5A
Math Courses: Everything but real analysis
Econ Courses: industrial org, game theory, dynamic macro, development ec.
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: 3 researchers i assisted/co-wrote with them
Research Experience: 1 published article, 3 under editorial review
Teaching Experience: 1 semester TA macroeconomic theory
Research Interests: monetary policy / industrial org.
statement of purpose: long long long...
Other: Girl from LatinAmerican country

RESULTS:
Acceptances: none yet
Waitlists: none yet
Rejections: thank god none yet
Pending: NYU, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, Duke, British Columbia, Austin, Boston U, MIT, Princeton, Cornell, Chicago


What would you have done differently? Saved a lot more money to pay for the applications

In some other forums I've seen a lot of Cornell rejects, all of them foreigners, does anybody know anything about that?
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Old 2009 February 10th, 02:57 PM   #110 (permalink)
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Posting this makes me nervous.

PROFILE:

Type of Undergrad:
B.S. Math, B.S. Econ from MIT
Undergrad GPA: 4.7/5
Type of Grad: none
Grad GPA: none
GRE: 800Q, 740V, 5.5W
Math Courses (undergrad): Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Probability, Statistics, Modern Algebra, Intro to Discrete Math, Discrete Math Seminar
Math (grad):Stochastic Modelling
Econ Courses (PhD-level): none
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Beg. and Intermed. Micro/Macro, Public Policy, Development, Energy Econ, Game Theory, Behavioral Econ, Econometrics, Education, Econ Research & Communication
Other Courses: Chinese
Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (3 MIT PhD), I worked w/ all 3 and one was my professor. Not sure of their strength.
Research Experience: RA for Development Econ prof, paper for a class, and 2 years working at a development research job after college
Teaching Experience: Tutoring Probability, Tutoring High School math, Summer job in China
Research Interests: Development, Public Policy/Finance
statement of purpose: uh, yes?
Concerns: I got a B in many of my math courses sophomore year, also a B in intermed. macro, no thesis, and not sure what my letter writers wrote
Applied to: MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Northwestern, Chicago, Stanford, UCLA, USC, UCSD, NYU, Columbia, UC Davis ARE, Duke, Brown
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