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  1. I haven't really settled on any one thing yet, though I've begun leaning toward consulting, with the goal of maybe owning a boutique firm someday. When I first started taking care of my prerequisites, I was dead-set on becoming a professor. Now, I'm moving away from there because I don't think I can get into top 15 schools and I've heard negative things about how academia has developed in the last few decades in terms of gaining tenure (the difficulty in gaining tenure being the more discouraging factor). That said, I love applied quantitative studies and, especially, modeling. Modeling is of great interest to me and I would like to get extensive training in this area during my master's/PhD. On a side note, I'd like to avoid the 100-hour weeks that Wall Street guys have to put up with and am very interested in a work-life balance. I hope this doesn't make me sound like a heretic, but in many ways, work-life balance is actually a greater priority to me than finding the perfect fit career-wise. I guess that sums up my goals, in response to OneArmedEcon.
  2. Hi everyone, I've been finishing my prerequisites to econ PhD programs over the last years and am getting ready to apply, but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for programs other than economics that are quant heavy in an applied field. So far, I can think of finance and operations research as interesting alternatives to economics, but I was hoping to find some others. Any suggestions out there? Thanks!
  3. Hi Everyone, I'm mulling around my options for graduate school and I'm settling on either an MBA or a Stats/Econ masters. I am very interested in a career in economic forecasting -- which is why I want the stat/econ masters -- but the employment opportunities, upward mobility, and $$$$ for MBA graduates seem to be much better. Can anyone out there give any insight relating to the career opportunities of an MBA graduate versus a Stat/Econ masters gradute who would like to do forecasting? Thanks URCH!
  4. Hi Everyone, I was wondering whether applicants are at a comparative disadvantage to other students when applying to schools for a second time. For instance, if on the first time through applications I don't get into my top choice of schools -- then took more classes the next year to bolster my resume -- would the fact that I had already applied and been rejected be looked upon as a negative when I apply the second time, even if I'm up to admissions' standards? For what its worth, I'm applying for the first time (as a feeler), but I just don't want to put myself at a disadvantage if I choose to take more advanced courses next year and apply then too. Thanks!
  5. Thanks Alfabeta. Could you clarify what exactly is meant by "minimum is much more appropriate for top 20ish"? Did you mean that Rudin is the minimum standard for this level of school or was it perhaps something else? Thanks!
  6. Thanks for the reply Maschke! Do you think ad comms will consider the real analysis component complete at umass Boston or perhaps incomplete?
  7. FYI UMass Boston uses "Understanding Analysis" by Stephen Abbott.
  8. Hi Everyone! I'm almost done completing my requirements to apply to econ PhD programs, with the final remaining course being the all-important Real Analysis. I'm current working full-time and going through the available Boston-area schools to find a course that would be satisfy the requirement. I'd like to take "Introduction to Real Analysis" at UMass Boston (the class is ~$1300 whereas BU, BC, Harvard, etc are ~$4000 per class), which is the second part of a two-semester sequence (the first semester/preqrequisite is entitled "Intro to Proofs".) Aside from school prestige, I'm concerned with taking a course that does not cover the expected material of an incoming student. Here is UMass Boston's course description for "Intro to Real Analysis": Description: By comparison, here is the undergraduate real analysis sequence at BC: [h=4]MT 321 "Analysis I" [/h][h=4]MT 322 "Analysis II" I'm hoping to get into a top 20 program. Would the UMass Boston real analysis course be viewed as sufficient by admissions committees? I'd really hate to spend an extra $6000-$7000 if I don't have to. Thanks everyone![/h]
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