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  1. 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
  2. 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?
  3. 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
  4. is it possible to take something other than "sports econ"? something more technical maybe. not a good signal
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. This is a good profile IMO BUT Don't trust other people. Read old profiles and results threads and look at placements of people with similar profiles.
  9. the odds are 100% of getting in. funding seems competitive but you definitely have a shot
  10. 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.
  11. nah you'll be fine. my officemate never even took calculus and he got straight A's
  12. 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
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