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  1. Hey guys, I really have a problem figuring out this problem. I hope you can help me. The answer is confusing Now, I think I get the idea. like 7days are one week, so that doesnt matter. However I really do not understand the generak approach to this question (I came up with something like for every 4 years, you gain 5 days on your counter. so in 8 years you have 10 days = 7 + 3 days = 3days (as 7 days= 1 week), so year 0008 starts on a tusday.... i wrote that down for first 20 years, but I have somewhat difficulties putting that in a meaningful equation... hope you can help me ou here!!) Best,
  2. Hey all, as many others I am here to get some help evaluating my admission chances for top programs in the US (NYU, Columbia,...). My 'advantage': I still have two and half years left in my undergrad before I will start applying for grad programs, so I hope with the right decisions in the near future I can prepare myself to be a strong applicant! My profile: Bachelors in Economics (University Freiburg, germany) Bachelors in Mathemartics (University Berlin, germany) Economics degree is almost finished, I will start maths this fall. By completition I will have more than enough math and econ classes, I dont worry about that, BUT: - gpa? the things is that in some classes, I just could not get an A. For example my public policy class, best of 250 students, and I got a B-. in economics I will probably get a gpa of 1.3 - 1.6 which formally translates to 3.4 - 3.7 however no one ever got an 1.0 (4.0 US scale). Do american grad schools know that it is harder to get perfect scores in germany and other countries? - research experience, I worked on a research project for my professor when I studied abroad in the US last year. Nothing to fancy though. I will definately try to get some more research experience during the next years. Is research experience in maths also welcome for economics phd applications or should I really try to get research experience in econ? - teaching experience, I tutored maths/statistics for two semesters - GRE I dont worry about the quantitative part, verbal part could be a problem not being a native english speaker - LOR: well mh, no one really famous, but at least one really good letter from a professor who knows me, I worked for him and even did a grad class with him! So what do you guys think? What should I focus most on the next few years? Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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