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Today I learned that my undergrad gpa was even in top %5, I hope this helps a little bit!

No in fact it uses 4 point scale, but sure I'll emphasize it, thanks! we're talking about with first year funding, don't we? how about breaking the top20 without funding first year (only tuition funding I mean). all your informative comments are appreciated!

If optimization theory course is proof based I would certainly recommend to take it, while PDE is a plus I think optimization is kind of must for economics.

not regularly but indeed difficulty is quite high, I remember one year before I graduated, first gpa was 3.30. I want to thank you again for your all valuable comments! let's see what happens..

Yes, actually this is my goal and sometimes being a little bit late in the undergrad causes big problems..

from Turkey, any comment will be appreciated!! thanks!

Thanks for the comments and being honest!!! Undergrad gpa would be a big problem, but do they really auto-reject even without looking at it (this made me a little bit afraid) ? For the Georgetown, I don't want to apply lower ranked universities than where I study now but maybe I should go for masters more ?!

I agree, from what I read so far I know that they use highest scores.

Hi friends I am grad student who is planning to study in US or UK masters first, suggestions are welcomed! Have a good day!!!

For analytical writing I have a problem also! any suggestion is appreciated!

Should I go for PhD or 1-year masters? Should I retake GRE? Your comments are needed, thank you all!!! PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA Economics (international-unknown) Undergrad GPA: 3.15 ( within top 10%) Type of Grad: Applied mathematics (Europe, well known university) Grad GPA: 3.65 (master is not finished yet) GRE revised: 143V, 165Q, 3AWA Math Courses: Grad: Multivariable Calculus (A) Logic & Sets (B) Intermediate Probability (B) Euclidean Algebra (A+) Linear Algebra (A+), Advance Linear Algebra (A+), Optimization and Dynamics (A), Complex Analysis and Optimization (A), Functional Analysis (A), Advanced Probability Theory (A) Econ Courses: Grad: Statistics and Econometric Models (A), Non linear time series analysis (A+), Game Theory (A+), Micro 1 and 2 (A, A-), General Equilibrium Theory (A+), Industrial Organization (A+), Experimental Economics (A+), Macroeconomics 2 (A), Game Theory Seminar Undergrad: All kind of economics courses 2 math and 2 stats courses overall GPA: 3.15 Others: programming knowledge (MATLAB, STATA, LATEX, PHP, HTML) Letters of Recommendation: 2 from econ professors; 1 from a math prof (2 of them knows me very well, should be strong letters) Research Experience: 1 bachelor thesis and masters thesis I am writing now. Teaching Experience: Math tutor 3 years, Research Interests: Game theory, Mechanism Design, Behavioral economics, Econometrics SOP: standard Concerns: low undergrad gpa, low verbal and analytical scores (should I retake it?), which programs look for quantitative scores only? Applying to: PhD (Econ): Wisconsin-Madison, Caltech, Penn State, Duke, Brown, Cambridge (master), LSE, Warwick, UCL (both masters and PhD), or somewhere master in mathematics :eager: