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Maybe Naive Set Theory by Halmos. Some passing familiarity with the basic structure of the real line, to help grasp some of the concepts.

utility theory for decision making - peter fishburn theory of value - gerard debreu

PROFILE: Type of Undergraduate: BA Economics from a Top 10 college in my country (south east Asia) with math and stat minors Undergraduate GPA: Currently (Final Year) 84%. We don't use the GPA system so I'm unsure of how much that translates to. It's similar to a UK percentage system though Type of Graduate: NA Graduate GPA: NA GRE: 760V, 800Q, 5.5 AWA TOEFL: 119 Math Courses: Three Year long Industrial Mathematics courses. Audited Real Analysis, Linear Algebra of the more rigorous sort. Statistics Courses: Three Year long Applied Statistics courses. Economics Courses: Economics Specials I II III IV. Basically intermediate micro, macro, international trade, history of economic thought, monetary, development economics. Letters of Recommendation: Head of Department, Senior Lecturer, no one known, will serve my purposes. Research Experience: NA Teaching Experience: NA Research Interests: Political Economy, Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Micro theory. SOP: Short, Simple, just tried to signal course content, courses audited, interests. Applied to: LSE, Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Toulouse, UPF BGSE, Tilburg, Erasmus Mundus Acceptances: LSE EME(2 yr), Toulouse M1, UPF, Tilburg (MPhil), Erasmus Mundus MMEF1, Cambridge PG Dip (Econ) Rejections: Oxford, UCL, Erasmus Mundus QEM Attending: LSE

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You sound like IIT IIM. imo a one year finance course, or a 2 yr masters in DSE/ISI should be ideal. Or you could try applying to MPA programmes in the top BSchools. With your background, you should do well there. If you wish, you can then move to a PhD programme. There are those that have followed this route. Just google indian faculty at the top bschools (many have IIT IIM backgrounds).

Advanced Macroeconomics - Romer. It isn't that math intensive (at least in the core chapters), most of what you cover in an intermediate course is covered concisely with just the right amount of exposition.

In at Cambridge PG Dip Econ.. yuhoo..:)

Institution: University of Cambridge Programme: PG Diploma Economics Decision: Accepted Notification Date: 06/05/2009 via email Funding: NA

I'll echo Karina's thoughts ie just remember youll have to do two years worth of courses twice if you choose to go to the MPhil.

Milgrom's book is sup to a pedagogical masterpiece, as it does away with the revelation principle.

The camb site has a list of preliminary reading which should be the level of mathematical knowledge going into the programme. Take a look and see how you like it.

Kindly post your profile for future reference. Thank You!

UPF is not too hard to get into, but not that hard to leave with good grades. The level of the courses is quite high. With your interests and background, I think you may prefer one of LSE's corporate/policy oriented masters like the MPA, Public Policy, Government, Finance etc. You have a good chance at ESRC funding I suppose, and the LSE brand name will go a long way in the corporate world.

Chicago seems to have a v european outlook on stuff. If they admitted you, they think you can complete the programme if you want to. How well is not the point. That is for you to worry about. It might make sense to still take a loan, depending on interest rates, as it may ease your burden by distributing it over several years.

You liked Chicago, and you seem like you want to go there. In that case go there. You will get a good supervisor, you have the opportunity to visit Northwestern if you need to work there. Go where you feel you fit in, and everything you say seems to suggest you really like Chicago.

best mail or phone em and ask..

Your latter interpretation (the former in the above post) is correct. I want to know if its possible to finish the MSc Econ, and then switch to the MSc EME. I'll stress here that I want to know if this is feasible. If at the end of the first year, I feel I can handle the EME proper, I'll continue directly, and then maybe enter MSc App Math. The thought of entering the MRes occurred to me, but I figured they wouldn't be too happy about you leaving if you wanted to. Besides one would have to take compulsory macro and econometrics MRes level courses, which are, legend has it, beastly. Have to send in my original docs and stuff, plus a GPA requirement (which I've asked clarification on since I have a percentage system). Another applicant from my country geek_goddess got a 60% conditional admit (3.5/4?), so am waiting on that. PS: Who do I contact? I can't seem to dig up anything from the site.

fp3690 the terse, chewing on through the OP's verse.. I was only interested in the feasibility of such a process. What would be the use? Being able to take advanced level micro and mathematics courses, far more than the 2 yr programmes would allow. Your views on the MSc programme will be highly appreciated. whois?: I'm looking at the top 10 (including LSE itself). Why do you think the dept wouldn't allow this? If the intention was to take a completely different set of courses, what would be the grounds for not permitting this? Do you think its a good idea to mail the course administrator and find out?

I think i put it badly. Rather, how much does it spike? Relatively to the MSc Econ? I'd really appreciate views from current and past LSE students on this one.

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Hello, I got accepted into the LSE EME (2 yr) route. Now while I'm happy about this, a lot of lingering doubts remain. 1. Does the learning curve spike significantly in the 2nd yr ie the EME proper? Not only in terms of course material but also in terms of fellow students? 2. Do EME students have an easier time interacting with top faculty? 3. What are the chances for future funding if you do well in the programme and reapply for another programme, say MSc App Math or MRes? 4. Is it possible to switch to the MSc Econ (1 yr) at the end of the first yr, with a view to switching back to the EME proper thereafter? Money is not an object here, I just want to know if it's feasible. 5. Does anyone know anything about the new EME course structure? 6. Living in London. Anything and Everything please. Thank You!

Rejected.. sighhhh..

In at LSE EME (2 yr).. yuhoo..:)

Institution: Oxford Programme: MPhil Decision: Rejected Notification Date: 31/03/2009 by mail Institution: LSE Programme: MSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics (2 yr) Decision: Accepted Notification Date: 31/03/2009 Funding: None Comments: Conditional upon set GPA, and attending the September math courses.

I suggest you stick to DU. PM me if you'd like my two cents.