bobbyp
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I am an American that has the opportunity to be financially supported in London (family). This is incredible and I'd really like to do it. I have Economics Bachelors and Masters degrees and was planning on applying for a Phd in the 30-70 range. Obviously, LSE and UCL (doubt I'd get into either) are good programs in London, are there others that would suit my situation? Since they are 3 year programs (besides LSE), would it be foolish to apply MSc to guarantee a spot (still graduating in 4 years as opposed to US/LSE 5 years)? Do I have any shot at UCL with this route?
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I enjoy teaching (I've actually already taught a class as a masters student) and wouldn't be disappointed in a teaching heavy university placement. Public policy analysis also interests me. I realize that that can be done with a masters degree, but it seems like there Is a career ceiling for non phds.
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What areas of specialization would be good to go into for me? I'm interested in basically everything, so I am flexible.
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I have and I am. You guys make it sound like going outside of the Top 50 is worthless, I guess it just depends what you are happy with.
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So, what are those limitations? I realize that graduates of say GWU are relatively worse off than UCLA graduates, but the former are still getting placed. At this point for me, isnt choosing between a phd or a job basically the same as for everyone else just scaled down salary, prestige, etc?
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Hey thanks for all of the input guys, including the "tough truth". For the record, I have already completed three fourths of a masters program with A's in economics that is heavy on metrics and B's in the two phd math courses I mentioned. I realize that a "top of the class" career as an economist isn't in store for me, and that really isn't a problem. I know I can succeed at some level and I'd like to try.
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Also, canuck, when you say "roughly the same jobs as with a masters" you mean same type of jobs, not exact same positions, correct?
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So, even with A's in Graduate Math Econ, Econometrics I, II, Applied Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, etc. along with B's in Functional Analysis I, II, the prospects of getting into ~50 are bleak?
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Also, I got a 790 gre quant
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Hmm... So you don't think that great performance in econ at the masters level would assuage some of those concerns? I have poor math grades because i was thick headed and took on too much every semester. I feel like straight A's in math based economics grad classes would signal that i have the ability to perform math at a high level.
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I'm currently in an economics masters program and plan on applying for Phd this fall. My economics grades through grad and undergrad have been nearly perfect (did poorly in intro classes) and I have extensive math experience (calcs, la, diff eq, several real analysis classes, etc. including phd functional analysis, but grades started low and mostly peaked at B's. I want to do micro, experimental, io, game theory, will my math be a benefit, or a detriment?
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I have a sub-par profile and therefore am applying to 2nd/3rd Tier MSc Programs: Birkbeck Queen Mary's Royal Holloway City-London University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin I understand that these programs aren't that great, but how much are they worth? Are they better than doing a US masters?
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I'm concerned about the duration of the international programs. If the program is only 1-year, won't I need to take a year off in order to be able to realize the benefits of the masters program on my application? Particularly in my situation where I have something to prove.
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Really? Why would I have a good shot there?
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I'm thinking about uk programs, do you have any suggestions about where I have a shot?