hotdogday Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Unranked Undergrad GPA: 3.0 Type of Grad: Top 50 Grad GPA: 3.25 GRE: 740Q 600V Math Courses: Calc I-III (Bs), Linear Aglebra (B), ODE (B), Linear Programming (B), Control Theory (B), Proofs (B), Intro Real Analysis (A), Real Analysis (A), Theory of Matrices (A) Econ Courses (grad-level): PhD core, Econometrics and a few field courses (mostly Bs) (Note that my school has no grade inflation; this is the standard grade) Econ Courses (undergrad-level): All As Letters of Recommendation: Good ones. Research Experience: Yes (after failing) Teaching Experience: Yes Research Interests: Micro SOP: Solid Concerns: Failed a prelim. Dominated the other prelim. Other: Good thesis. Applying to: No Idea. I will only be applying to schools that are in or very near a city so my significant other will have job opportunities. I'm interested in micro, math, and metrics. My school has a pretty high attrition rate, so I don't necessarily think I'm not cut out for it (based on a lot of factors). The upper-division math courses were taken after exams. I also prefer warm places. I was a last-round admit, anyways, the first time. Truthfully, a lot of my first year was spent caring for a loved one who had a lot of sudden, acute health issues, and I think my absence may have upset one or more professors (I kept the situation to myself because I didn't want to make excuses). The issues have now stabilized. I did not retake the GRE because my problem is speed - I'm computationally slow and obsessively check my work. I'm generally very solid at math and one of the best in my cohort. Just slow. Edited December 11, 2011 by hotdogday Browser messed my formatting up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdoido Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Do you hope for a lateral move? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 8675309 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Where do you live. It gives a way your school. You say your limited in location so that probably limits your options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdogday Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Do you hope for a lateral move? Nah. Anywhere that has low attrition and does interesting work works for me. Where do you live. It gives a way your school. You say your limited in location so that probably limits your options. My understanding is that we're not to give away our location information on these boards (not smart anyway). I imagine there are plenty of places that are both warm and urban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EconBeach Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 both warm and urban. Check out University of New Mexico. A decent program, and both warm and urban (Albuquerque). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm_member Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Nah. Anywhere that has low attrition and does interesting work works for me. My understanding is that we're not to give away our location information on these boards (not smart anyway). I imagine there are plenty of places that are both warm and urban. I have no idea why this is the perception of forum members. Most professors have on their websites their phone number, email, office address, age, hobbies and interests, and even how many kids they have. But just a few years prior we won't say what CITY we're in?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdogday Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 I have no idea why this is the perception of forum members. Most professors have on their websites their phone number, email, office address, age, hobbies and interests, and even how many kids they have. But just a few years prior we won't say what CITY we're in?? Could just be that posters would rather some information be anonymous, for whatever reason. Personal websites are tightly controlled, people will branch out more in discussions given anonymity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tm_member Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 THey will branch out, but the anonymity leads to misinformation, and antagonism. Anyone with an hour to spare could easily find out who I am, that's kind of the point though, it means I'm less likely to engage in cheap talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 8675309 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Its hard to say given your interests: I wouldn't go to university of new mexico. If you were in a legit top 50 (top 40 on US World News), then I think you can probably manage a top 75 move if you can get some good letters from professors at your program. The story your saying is common. Micro try Rice, Clemson, Dallas, Texas A&M, Georgia State (Atlanta). Texas A&M probably is the best fit. I don't know micro as well as I do macro. Its not an urban area, but is in commuting distance of 3 big cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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