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First of all, your profile would fit for most pre-doc, if not, the top pre-doc programs. Ive done 2 rounds of recruiting for my pre-doc institute,...

I might do a predoc, but I'm worried about my chances of getting into one, given the lack of research and rec letters. I kinda believe that the only...

Question is why you want to apply for econ masters? I don't think terminal MAE will help either way in your case? You already have a strong profile...

You should know that the UK now has the equivlent of a two-year OPT for international students.

Have you thought about applying straightly? It seems you are shoes in for top 10. Top 5 might be hard but you have chance

It is generally understood that you don't apply for PhD programmes while you're in the EME, since results are only released after the application...

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad:Large state school Undergrad GPA: 3.48 (econ and math are 3.9+) Type of Grad: Grad GPA: GRE: 165Q Math Courses:...

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top 75 USWNR, Large State School Undergrad GPA: 3.71 Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 167Q / 164V / 4.5 Math...

LyX could be annoying to use for someone accustomed to Overleaf- but they are essentially the same for econ purposes. I do agree that the best way to...

Re Stata: it's very different from R/Python/etc but super intuitive. I would play around with it - there's a pre-doc data task available at...

It'd be great to pick up LaTeX now since some courses (macro, especially) require problem sets to be submitted in LaTeX, so it's better to fiddle...

There's some really good advice here, thanks all -- I actually had never even heard of LaTeX before so that was a good tip. My goal is to make sure...

I suggest that you take the Vanderbilt offer. Upon reviewing your math background, you have enough math courses to give you a legitimate shot as a...

I took 217 for linear algebra. The problem is I am graduating this term, so I will not be enrolled in the fall. The only option then would be a...

Type of Undergrad: top liberal arts college in my country, somewhat well known in the US Undergrad GPA: 3.88 Type of Grad: T10 Grad GPA: 3.9...

Type of Undergrad: Top 5 Econ Undergrad GPA: 3.3 Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 168Q/166V/4.5W Math Courses: Multivariable Calculus (P -...

Please, please please, take some time off this summer to relax. You're about to start a 6 year stint of your life where you will always, always feel...

I realize that you've already made your decision, but just to make this information available as a public good: BU PhD students get a "Masters in...

BU is a solid top 20-25 program. While the US news rankings are imperfect, they're a decent proxy for the "tiers" of US programs, and BU has...

I agree with the advice that you'll likely use many of these software packages in your work and so good to learn them. But in terms of preparing...

You'll definitely need to use either R, Python or Matlab at some point in your first year; once or twice for metrics maybe, but almost guaranteed for...

I’ve been using R in mine. Also, on a side note, some programs start metrics with measure theoretic probability, so I’ll be reviewing my analysis...

Thanks so much @hallowedelegy 1. I'm a bit worried about the EME program. I think I could do very well but I'd be really worried about what's...

I believe that problem sets in econometrics will require us to use Stata/Matlab though (only took the PhD micro sequence so not very sure- MA metrics...

If you have no exposure to LaTeX, try LyX out. It's a gentle introduction to the LaTeX language and is very point-and-click like Microsoft Word....

1. You should apply to LSE for its EME program since it seems like your mathematical preparation is good. That program does a far better at job at...