hopeful0512

thanks guys! this is extremely helpful! good luck to everyone who's already applied!

Hi guys: I'm currently a junior in College who just finished my 5th undergraduate semester. I recently started thinking about getting a PhD in econ after graduation, and I was wondering if it's too late to start....I'm an econ/math major and i have taken most of the econ/math classes i've seen on this website. I did well in some but not very well in others (b+ in game theory, b+ in mathematical probability, A in intermediate micro, and A in intermediate macro, A in 2 calculus classes etc), so I'm definitely going to try harder academically next term. I'm just wondering if it's too late for me to start research? A lot of you guys mentioned that you have done research as an undergraduate? How did you do that? Did you find it with your school/professor? Would it be too late to start as a second semester junior, or even, senior? How about my senior paper? Can i use my senior paper as a research? Are they usually considered as research by phd programs? (i probably won't go to grad school right after college, so i'm hoping that whatever I do in senior year will still be seen by the programs that i'm applying to) Thanks so much!