Hypothetical Question Regarding Admit

[GooniesNeverSayDie]

All,

Just have a hypothetical question regarding my chances of admit into a Phd Program in Econ (Hypothetical because I am making an assumption for the Calc III and LA Grades)

Profile:

UG GPA: 3.75 Econ/3.50 Overall (Small Liberal Arts College)
(I got mostly A's in my econ courses)

Math Courses: Calc I (B); Calc II (A); I took calc III and Linear Algebra but got bad grades due to some other issues.

Research Experience: RA for a semester

Grad GPA (Econ MA): 3.70
Got mostly A's and a couple of B's in the core classes. Took the PhD level metrics class (B+)

Teaching Experience: Taught a principles Level Course.

Work experience: Currently work as an analyst for a small research company


I plan on retaking Calc III, Linear Algebra and a course on optimization over the next year and plan on applying for 2010 admit.

Here comes the hypothetical Part: Assuming I get A's in the math courses and Ace the GRE Quant, What do you think my chances are for admits in the 20-50 range? My interests right now lie in applied micro. I was looking at schools like USC, CalTech, Wash U, Penn St, U 0f WA and VAtech, UC Irvine. Do these seem reasonable?

Thanks in advance

[Thesus]

Did your MA come from the same school as your undergrad?

I'm also skeptical about the value of retaking Calc III/Linear Algebra, since the MA ought to have relied on the content here substantially, and getting B's here post-MA would be really bad. No handy analysis course? Also, an introductory mathematical/theory of statistics course would be nice.

But, given that you whip up some excellent marks in math courses and an 800Q, you should have a solid shot.

[asianeconomist]

Since yours' is not the typical Jesus profile, you should be mindful about adding quite a few safeties to your list.