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Well, I don't know how you chose your list of schools to apply. But, in my opinion, just going lower is rarely the answer. Things like research...

I see. Yeah I guess I'm mostly emphasizing the disclaimer. I don't think one has to be ill-suited to the job for connections to be insufficient; even...

These are fair points, but I was speaking specifically about RA positions rather than PhD admissions. Perhaps my disclaimer in parentheses at the end...

so do you think Ph.D Micro sends the strongest signal? Also, can As in grad level math/econ courses compensate for B+s in lower level courses?...

This is really a good comparison. But B schools ask for only GMAT score. Also even though I was thinking of taking GRE next time, the fact that IR Is...

I too have similar issues. I did my MBA from IIT Kanpur in India and my concentration was more of marketing. It was because we did not have a major...

I've been an RA at a T5 institution and was involved in our hiring process of new RA's. Connections will help get your application noticed. They may...

They matter a lot! Having that connection certainly gets you in the door, and most likely gives you a leg up throughout the entire application...

Notification Type Email Institution Name: Stevens Institute of Technology, Harvard, Rutgers, Columbia Concentration Applying to Entrepreneurship,...

Thanks Econdinosaur. Yes makes sense, self-studying through a textbook is harder than being guided through by lectures/tutorials. I was thinking...

Confusedecon, I will say as someone who self-studied through Rudin without much background in analysis, that you utilize Stephen Abbott's...

Thanks, that was the plan to pursue roughly the first 6/7 chapters of Rudin and CB. I haven't heard of Billingsley, so thank you for that, I will...

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Can anyone share his / her experience , please ..I'm having nearly the same problem with the NABP/FPGEC application status and I'm so worried and...

Hayashi is quite advanced and Wooldridge is similar to a reference text. They may be overkill. I think a thorough study of Rudin and...