Hello,
It is approaching my final year and I need to figure out what schools I should aim at based on my stats. I sincerely hope you guys can help!
PROFILE
Type of Undergrad: ASU, BS Economics/BS Math & Stats double major. My econ degree is from the business school, but I want to focus on the actual scientific side of economics.
Undergrad GPA: 3.88/4.0
GRE: 350V/750Q/5.5A, (I will retake it for the verbal and quant!!)
Notable Math Courses:
Calculus I/II/III (A/A/B)
Intro to Proof (A-)
Intro to Applied Stats (A+)
Probability (B+)
Differential Equations (A+)
Applied Linear Algebra (A)
Experimental Statistics (A)
Honors Business Statistics (A)
Notable Econ Courses:
Introductory Micro/Macro (A/A)
Intermediate Micro/Macro (A-/A+)
Advanced Honors Micro/Macro (B+/A)
Law and Economics (A)
Behavioral Economics (A)
International Economics (A+)
Econometrics (A-)
Notable Other Courses:
Many Business classes (majority A)
Many Programming classes (All A+)
What else do I put here... Japanese 101-302 (All A's)?
Notable Upcoming Courses:
Advanced Calculus
Advanced Linear Algebra
Mathematical Statistics
(All three are proof classes)
Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Letters of Recommendation:
1) Edward C. Prescott (Ph.D Carnegie, Nobel laureate, professor for Adv Macro)
2) Numerical Analysis Professor (Ph.D Brown - one of my research directors)
3) Undecided
Research Experience:
1) Behavioral Economics Research on Cheating with Dan Ariely (Duke)
2) Numerical Analysis Research on Imaging using Fourier Transforms (ASU)
3) Fluid Dynamics Research (Upcoming at HKBU)
Teaching Experience:
1) TA for Intermediate Micro
Research Interests:
1) Utility Theory with Uncertainty
2) Game Theory
3) Numerical Analysis
4) Algorithms
SOP: Haven't written it yet :(
I really hope that you guys can let me know where I stand. Thank you for your help in advance!