munchkin

Hi, I am interested in applying for a Masters program in Economics for Fall 2016. My profile details are as : University: Indian Institute of Technology (top university in India) Program : MSc Economics- 5 year bachelor & masters integrated GPA: 7.5/10 (3.0/4.0) Undergrad & post-grad GPAs are not given separately officially My unofficial GPA with only economics courses would be : 8.2/10 Math & Statistics Courses: Real Analysis, Linear Algebra & Differential Equations, Calculus, Probability & Statistics, Time Series, Statistical Simulation & Data Analysis Work experience: Working in Analytics division of a top-4 consulting firm for the last 2 years- Not very relevant work experience, but most of my work is very statistical in nature Research Experience - Masters thesis on a topic in Devl. Economics: Awarded Best Project award for Masters thesis - Couple of research projects as part of semester coursework Internships - With leading economics research institution at India (co-authored a paper here) - Business newspaper (published a couple of articles in the newspaper) GRE: 327 overall (168 Q/ 159 V), 4.00 Analytical Writing LORs: One from my thesis professor (at IIT), one from my supervisor at the policy think-tank, from a manager at my consulting firm Concerns: IITs are not yet well known for economics programs abroad, Poor GPA, No very relevant work experience, Not a lot of research experience Reasons for applying for Masters: I would want to do a Phd later, but since my undergrad grades aren't very good, so getting into a good school for Phd unlikely Questions: 1. Please suggest me a couple of good Masters programs (general/applied/Devl. economics) I can apply to primarily in US (or Canada), & maybe UK where I have a shot at getting through with my profile. The programs should be a good preparatory platform for Phd in economics later. 2. I am very interested in Development Economics/Public Policy. Would it be a good idea to apply for a masters in Devl. Eco or public policy. Again, considering I don't have relevant work-ex, getting into a good program would be difficult. Any suggestions around this? Thanks!

Hey. I am new here. Though this thread is for J-PAL research positions, I was wondering if any of you have interviewed for or worked with CMF/IFMR. I had applied there for an internship position and I have an interview scheduled in a couple of days. I needed a few pointers as to how to prepare, what exactly do they look for- knowledge of STATA, MFI models etc.? Any help would be great!