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Where in the Midwest? Chicago, Iowa City, Ann Arbor, Ames? The Midwest, like any other region, is not homogeneous in terms of COL. You're in for a tough five years if you care about $$$.

NYU's stipend should be 21% higher than Wharton's Applied Econ program, Manhattan's COL is way, way, way, way higher than Philadelphia's.

I think the above posters are underestimating your profile. Look up Econhead's profile. He has been admitted to #42 (USNWR) Purdue. If your thesis is legit, and your letter writers go to bat for you, then I think you can get a similar result if you apply in the fall.

Test scores in non-math, non-econ courses are much less important than your letters of recommendation, mathematics grades, economics grades, GRE results, research experience, courses taken, and research fit.

Would you be in need of an assistant for this summer only?

Would you rule UBC out because their academic placements are so good, and that path seems to be dominant over there?

This is a forum for those who aspire to get a Ph.D in Economics. As such, our sights are set on research-oriented positions, and you won't find much useful information on Econ MA ---> Industry prospects here. Good luck.

Lack of research experience is your only big flaw. Where did you apply?

If you're super interested in policy, AU is probably your best bet. My understanding of the policy job market for Econ Ph.D's is that pedigree is very important (AU and UCSC offer you 0 points in that category) and DC helps a ton. Check past placements of AU Ph.D's. You may want to wait a cycle and try your hand at Georgetown or George Washington. Good luck.

Oh, I'm fiecked! Thanks yankeefan. I appreciate it!

Unfortunately, I'm a rising senior pressed for time. Beginning this summer through the spring semester of next year I will be taking: Calc III, Math Stats/Probability, Diff Eq, Real Analysis, four Economics courses (one proof based), and writing an Honors Thesis. So I can only pick one of the above two. Which would you take, if you had to choose? Thanks.

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I am interested in applied micro and can take one of two next semester.

I don't know that student, of course. But working hard is not equal to, nor as effective as working smart.

Boulder is one of the best cities to live in America, in my opinion. Yes you'll be working, but if you place value on where you'll be living then UC-Boulder wins.

Thanks az. Thread closed!

I skipped Calc III to take linear algebra this semester and wonder if. I would be penalized by admissions for continuing the Msth sequence without Multivariate calculus.

I think this has everything to do with what you want to study. With brown's recent hires, the two aren't far apart... At all. But still their strength lies in applied micro and development.

Chateau, that's simply not true. A (youngish) Professor at my first undergraduate institution told me he had several C's in his upper level math classes. Granted, he was teaching at a directional University, and his Ph.D came from a very, very low ranked domestic Ph.D program, but he was still publishing research, teaching classes, and living the sweet life of an academic.

You should check where World Bank Ph.D's did their schooling. I believe that the organizations you are targeting place a ton of importance on pedigree, so it's likely Top 50 won't cut it there, though I can't be sure. I think your grade in Calc I should be looked over if you get A's in the rest of your math classes. A consistent trend of B's would be pretty bad, and A's in upper level math classes would force ad coms to look beyond a B- in introductory calc.

Honestly, you sound like a better fit for Policy or Development Studies programs. You're going to find Economics to be quite insular as a discipline and not really motivated by humanitarian ideals, as you seem to be. Your awesome internship experiences won't matter one iota for graduate school admissions. Economics research is positivist and highly mathematical. With that said, if you are intent on getting into a Top 50 program, straight A's in the listed math classes will get you there, though you may want to retake Intermediate Macro and do some research. That should be fine for somewhere in the Top 50, but just know that Top 25 is a whole different animal. Good luck.

I'm not too familiar with the surrounding area of Irvine, but surely you would be able to find something for less than $1K a month. Roommates help with cost-cutting.

What is the difference in requirements, placements, life in grad school, etc.,? I'm interested in policy applications of Economics, and not so much theory. Would an Applied Economics program be for me?

There's a lot of time left in the semester. You could recover or, more likely, the grade distribution will be returned to normal by way of the ever merciful curve. Good luck.

Yup. I think tm_member needs to moderate as a servant to the forum's charter, not to his ideology. As a fellow (mostly) libertarian, I don't see the necessity for unabridged freedom of speech on a forum meant for a very narrow range of discussion. PANY has made chunks of the forum unreadable for days, and it really isn't fair for people like me who visit this forum for one reason only. Alternatively, tm_member may be well served viewing this forum to be his private property. If someone came into his house and broke his television, he would kick that person out. That's something like what PANY is doing here.