econ102 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Hi all -- I'm applying for Econ/Finance PhD (both at Econ departments and business schools) this cycle (Fall 2021) and I would appreciate some feedback regarding my chances for top 10 programs in the US. My profile is below. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Honors Econ and Finance at Top 3 in Canada Undergrad GPA: 3.7+ Type of Grad: Economics at Top 3 in Asia Grad GPA: 3.9+ GRE: Haven't taken it yet but expect at least 167Q/163V Math Courses: Cal 1 (A), Graduate Mathematical Statistics (A, top 3/30), Applied Statistics (A) Econ Courses Undergrad: Intro to Econ Theory (B), Econ Stats (B), Econometrics (B), Macro (A), Advanced Econ Theory I & II (A), Topics in Econ Theory (A) Econ Courses MA: Micro I & II (A, top 5/100), Macro I & II (A, top 5/100), Econometrics I & II (A), Topics in Macro (A), Quantitative Macro (A) LOR: 3 from post-graduate RA. All three should be strong and at least one should be very strong. Two are from very famous profs. Other Courses: Machine Learning (A), Data Science (A), Deep Learning (A), Corporate Finance (A), Investment Management (A), Finance Seminar (A), Finance Research Project (A), International Finance (A), Fixed Income (A), Research Experience: 2 years as an RA in a top 5 pre-doctoral program. Programming: Matlab, Python, Julia Teaching Experience: PhD core macro, asset pricing, and data science course Other (Notes, concerns etc.): Weaknesses: I didn't take many math courses because I decided to pursue a PhD relatively late. I also didn't do well in first-year undergrad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbones Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Your profile looks very strong! I’d say top 10 is fairly likely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentvenus Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I don't think not doing well in first-year undergradmatters much, advanced course work in the latter years and your postgrad matters more and you have aced those. So your profile is actually a strong one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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