econphd5

Hey ptf, I've read a few of your posts on this forum and would really appreciate your advice. I'm considering going to LSE's M.Sc in Economics and Management this fall, and was planning on applying the following fall (I have very few math and economics courses I've taken so far). I was hoping to get some good rec letters & grades out of the program -- do you have any idea how difficult it is to do that in the M.Sc in Economics and Management? or how well-regarded it might be? I'd also appreciate your thoughts on whether it is possible to hold an RA job during the year or if the program is too rigorous to work alongside it. Thanks so much!

Hi there, I received a 161Q and 167V on the GRE and had a 760 on my GMAT from a few years ago. I can't speak to the criteria for admission especially at schools other than LSE/NYU (only applied to those two), but I can give you my profile. I graduated at the top 5% of my class at a top tier US university, and have a M.Sc in another area from top tier UK university. I had ~1.5yrs of work experience in research/consulting. I think though that both programs (for me) were willing overlook my weak quantitative record, and it seemed to me that the bar for admission at the MA at NYU was a little lower than the LSE program.

Hi all, I'm trying to decide between this program at LSE and the MA in Economics at NYU -- I'm hoping to eventually pursue a phD in Business economics but have a very weak math/economics background. Which would improve my chances of getting into a top phD program? I'd really appreciate any advice at all!! jbrowne, I'd love to get your thoughts on the LSE program. Would you mind sending me your email? Thanks!

Hi all, I'm hoping to eventually pursue a phD in Business economics, but I have a social science undergraduate degree with very little math/economics. I've gotten into two masters programs, one at LSE and the other at NYU, and am trying to decide which would improve my chances of getting into a top phD program. I'd really appreciate any advice at all!!