Crispydog Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Hello forum, I'm not the strongest applicant, but a year on the job hunt has me convinced finding a good position with only an Econ BA is tough. I'm looking to apply to an Econ PhD program, because of the potential for funding and a love of research. I would consider calling it quits after getting the complimentary Masters, but that's another conversation, maybe. My profile has flaws, but I am optimistic I have a shot at lowly ranked programs. 165Q, 161V no letter grades, moderate performance in Econ classes, Lin Alg, Diff EQ, calc 1&2, Real Analysis 1 wrote a decent senior honors thesis using SAS have worked non-Econ research assistant jobs since graduating undergrad inst. has moderate rep but good grad-placement (small, public liberal arts college in US, top 50) so, I am interested in the economic demography/labor/human resources and see myself working in the public/nonprofit sector, likely outside of academia. Can anyone recommend programs ranked, say, 50th or lower that have strengths in those fields? I'd be tremendously grateful. cheers, RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanket Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 No letter grades? Evergreen State alum, by chance? Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispydog Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Not Evergreen, but good guess! Very funny though--my college, New College of Florida, had a free exchange with Evergreen, coincidently. So I did actually spend a term there. Like-minded institutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanket Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Not Evergreen, but good guess! Very funny though--my college, New College of Florida, had a free exchange with Evergreen, coincidently. So I did actually spend a term there. Like-minded institutions. Very cool. I'm somewhat familiar with NCoF as well. I took a good hard look at Evergreen when I came out of high school. Again, good luck. BTW - Thomas Herndon, a graduate student at UMass-Amherst who successfully challenged Reinhart and Rogoff, two Harvard Professors, about their methodology in a paper promoting austerity, is an Evergreen State grad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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