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Thanks, Zubs. Bumping to solicit more opinions, and also to add a couple data points and ask a further question. -The UG 3.0 masks some disastrous grades in math and econ courses (lots of B-, one F in a Linear Algebra summer course...) but also a decent streak in Real Analysis (I took four semesters, got A-, A, B+, A) as well as a grad-level Topology class (B+). - I had a bad experience writing the GRE, and as a result settled on only applying to Canadian schools this time around. However, do you think, given a mixed math background, writing it one more time to try to crack a great quant score, would be worth it, for the extra math signal? Thanks
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PROFILE Type of Undergrad: Econ Math double major at Canadian School Undergrad GPA: 3.0 Type of Grad: MA Econ at "top 3" Canadian school Grad GPA: 4.1 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE RA'd in undergrad for a young macroeconomist. RA'd for my MA thesis supervisor. Worked very hands-on quantitative job in industry. TEACHING EXPERIENCE TA during MA, tutoring during Undergrad. LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION Prof I RA'd for in Undergrad (should be decent, worked for him for about a year) MA supervisor (whom I also RA'd for). Old guy who is very well-known and well-connected. We got a long very well and he will write me a very strong letter. Then a prof who I took a Research Methods course with during MA (got A+ and we got a long well). CONCERNS Undergrad GPA is the main one. I also bombed GRE and don't have time or will to re-take, so only applying to Canadian PhDs as I am Canadian and therefore don't need to submit GRE. APPLYING TO UBC, UofT, Queen's, McGill I am confident about my chances at the latter two but how much of a reach are the first two, in your opinion?
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i find profile evaluations to be too pessimistic around here lately, but i don't trust myself either. my advice is always to look for people similar to you in profiles & results threads this profile looks similar to yours but with more math, got into some good schools http://www.www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/155010-profiles-results-2015-a-2.html#post993447 if you're self-motivated you can teach yourself real analysis from the book. i had a bad prof for one semester so i skipped lectures and read the book, got A. not saying it's best strategy but it's possible and you need some rigorous math
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barcelona gse is not very affordable FYI
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is it possible to take something other than "sports econ"? something more technical maybe. not a good signal
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this seems exaggerated IMO but what do i know
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i think you could apply to some econ MAs and have a reasonable chance of getting in somewhere. there were people in my MA with non-econ backgrounds who got funding and did fine.
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^^ preach
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if you did something like the Qualifying Year at McGill (https://www.mcgill.ca/economics/graduates/programs) + analysis 1 and 2 and multivariable calculus, and aced everything, i feel like you'd have a good shot
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i imagine this is a killer philosophy profile IMO: don't do an economics phd just because you want to get a job. however, it's true that if you do an economics phd you are much more likely to get a job (provided you are willing to go non-academic) academic job market for economics: better than philosophy but still tough non-academic job market for economics infinitely better than philosophy. (even if your thesis is theory you can still take courses in metrics & applied stuff as a hedge in case you don't get an academic job) (also: if you are worried about jobs and have a strong philosophy background, why not go into law?) you can still do economics phd but you'd have to take at least a year of math & econ classes and ace them all. unclear to what extent all your philosophy experience would count towards econ phd admissions, i think it would be a good IQ signal but you would still want to take the usual IQ test (real analysis) and a solid background in economic theory. but i think CH is exaggerating when they say you need to do 4 years.
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What are my chances of making it into Barcelona GSE MSc Economics?
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the odds are 100% of getting in. funding seems competitive but you definitely have a shot -
also, if you got funded offers at ubc or u-toronto and the only difference is the cost of living in those cities, i'd say go with your heart. i got pretty slim funding: just a TAship and a bursary from my provincial government, but was able to live quite comfortably in kingston off of that.
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nah you'll be fine. my officemate never even took calculus and he got straight A's
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you don't need real analysis at all and there's a math prep that will teach you the lin alge you need. no difference in level of math required for UofT or UBC