forecon28 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Dear All, I am posting below a brief overview of various aspects of my profile. I am looking for a profile evaluation and sources to improve it. Depending on my current profile, what sort of schools should I target? What ranking range should I be targeting? Education: Undergraduate: B.A. (Hons.) Economics from the top University in India. [Grade: 85.7%/top 50 in the University] Master's: M.A. Economics from the top school in India. [Grade: First Class/First Division] [*]GRE: Quant: 168 Verbal: 162 AWA: 4.5 [*]Courses: [TABLE=class: grid, width: 600] [TR] [TD]Level[/TD] [TD]Type of Course[/TD] [TD]Number of Courses[/TD] [TD]Grades[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Undergraduate[/TD] [TD]Calculus[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]More than 90/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Undergraduate[/TD] [TD]Linear Algebra[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]More than 90/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Undergraduate[/TD] [TD]Advanced Micro[/TD] [TD]4[/TD] [TD]More than 95/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Undergraduate[/TD] [TD]Advanced Macro[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]More than 90/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Undergraduate[/TD] [TD]Econometrics/Statistics[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]More than 95/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Master's[/TD] [TD]Calculus/Linear Algebra[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]More than 60/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Master's[/TD] [TD]Advanced Micro[/TD] [TD]6[/TD] [TD]More than 70/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Master's[/TD] [TD]Advanced Macro[/TD] [TD]2[/TD] [TD]More than 60/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Master's[/TD] [TD]Econometrics/Statistics[/TD] [TD]3[/TD] [TD]More than 70/100 on each[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE=width: 500] [TR] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Research Experience: Two years RA at a business school working on projects related to political economy, finance, and development 6+ months RA at a foreign university working on a project related to political economy One solo-authored working paper related to environmental economics and development, one solo-authored paper on political economy and finance. Two ongoing projects with co-authorships related to environment and development. Other relevant information: Highly proficient in STATA, R, GIS, and HTML. Working knowledge of Python Thanks a lot for your help! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbones Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Thanks for posting your profile! I'm not quite sure how schools from India commute to the PhD programs, but it might be helpful if you had some idea of where your school has sent applicants before. I would guess that you would be competitive for quite a few top 30 schools, but aside from that I'm hoping someone with more experience can comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumbisoft Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 I have learnt that profile evaluation for Indian master's students is very tough on online forums. I suggest you ask your professors (at what I think is DSE) where you would be competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecon28 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Thanks for posting your profile! I'm not quite sure how schools from India commute to the PhD programs, but it might be helpful if you had some idea of where your school has sent applicants before. I would guess that you would be competitive for quite a few top 30 schools, but aside from that I'm hoping someone with more experience can comment. Thanks for your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecon28 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 That's true. Non-US programs are difficult to rank. I will speak with my advisors. Thanks for your help and feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbones Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 What are your research interests though? That might help narrow down the list a little! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecon28 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Development with a focus on Environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbones Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 You could consider Environment & Resource Economics specific programs too, if that's something you would see as better fitting than a more traditional economics program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forecon28 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 You could consider Environment & Resource Economics specific programs too, if that's something you would see as better fitting than a more traditional economics program? What, in your opinion , are some good Environment & Resource Economics programs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbones Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Ph.D. Opportunities | Yale School of the Environment MPhil/PhD Environmental Economics https://web.stanford.edu/~ckolstad/HmPg/InfoPhD.htm Agricultural & Resource Economics | Berkeley Graduate Division ...And other similar programs depending on your taste/preferences... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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