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  1. One last thing I wanted to throw out there and see if anyone knows, is there any money out there for sports scholarships for a masters program? Out of high school I was offered scholarships to a few smaller schools in the area for both cross country and baseball, but chose to pursue a better degree instead. I still have all four years of eligibility, and would be able to demonstrate through road races similar times in a 5k now as when I was graduating from school.
  2. Thanks for the responses. With my current financial situation, attending a Masters where I could get some funding would definitely be ideal for me. However, if attending a nobody Masters program would not be able to get me funding at a fairly good program, it would not be worth it. In this case, I would rather just take on the debt of a better Masters program to help myself out in the long run. If I was looking at Masters programs with no funding, what range do you think I should be looking in based on my profile? Any opinions on which route makes more sense financially in the long run?
  3. I am confident in my ability to obtain as high a GPA as necessary in a masters program, if I could get in to one. Given my profile, do you think that I would be able to get accepted into a decent masters program? If so, what rankings do you think I should be looking at? I am okay with receiving no funding for a masters. I just really screwed up and need to get a shot to turn things around.
  4. Again, I am here asking if there would be anyone that would consider me. I know my background is very poor, and that is why I am here. It is not that I was incapable, but that I put little to no time into most of my classes. I know now that this was stupid, and want to go back and change it. By strong math background, I simply meant that I do have a degree in mathematics and a minor in statistics. While I know that there are many others applying who have these qualifications, I know that there are also many who do not.
  5. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Double Major in Mathematics and Economics, Minor in Statistics Undergrad GPA: 3.01 Type of Grad: None Grad GPA: NA GRE: Will be taking soon, am confident in high scores due to high scores on previous standardized tests Math Courses: Calculus I & II in high school, Calc III (A), Discrete Math (A), Matrices (B), Differential Equations (B), Game Theory (A), Real Analysis (B-), Linear Algebra (B-), Linear Programs (A-), Intro to Mathematical Statistics (B), Stochastic Modeling (A), Combinatorics (F, C), Intro To Probability Theory (D, B) Econ Courses (Undergrad): Macro Analysis in high school, Micro Analysis (A), Intermediate Micro Analysis (B+), Intermediate Macro Analysis (A-), Money and Banking (B+), Statistical Foundation of Econometrics (A), Intro to Econometrics (B-), Industrial Organizations (A-), Mathematical Economics (B-), Sports Economics (A), International Economics (B+), Strategy (B) Other Courses: Chem (B) Philosophy (B), Intro to C++ ©, Spanish (A-) Letters of Recommendation: Can get at least one outstanding one from mathematics professor who has published books recently, can get two-four good ones in either math or econ, all from Penn State professors Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: Tutored math and economics for Penn State, taught Calculus to high school students at a Penn State camp, Grading Assistant for a professor of Mathematics Research Interests: Econometrics, really any that I am able to get into at this point SOP: none as of yet Concerns: Very low grades. Need to find a school to look past that. Would be willing to go for a Masters first, but have the same problem of not being sure where to apply, or who would accept me Applying to: Pitt, USF, not sure where I have a chance
  6. Edit: PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Double Major in Mathematics and Economics, Minor in Statistics Undergrad GPA: 3.01 Type of Grad: None Grad GPA: NA GRE: Will be taking soon, am confident in high scores due to high scores on previous standardized tests Math Courses: Calculus I & II in high school, Calc III (A), Discrete Math (A), Matrices (B), Differential Equations (B), Game Theory (A), Real Analysis (B-), Linear Algebra (B-), Linear Programs (A-), Intro to Mathematical Statistics (B), Stochastic Modeling (A), Combinatorics (F, C), Intro To Probability Theory (D, B) Econ Courses (Undergrad): Macro Analysis in high school, Micro Analysis (A), Intermediate Micro Analysis (B+), Intermediate Macro Analysis (A-), Money and Banking (B+), Statistical Foundation of Econometrics (A), Intro to Econometrics (B-), Industrial Organizations (A-), Mathematical Economics (B-), Sports Economics (A), International Economics (B+), Strategy (B) Other Courses: Chem (B) Philosophy (B), Intro to C++ ©, Spanish (A-) Letters of Recommendation: Can get at least one outstanding one from mathematics professor who has published books recently, can get two-four good ones in either math or econ, all from Penn State professors Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: Tutored math and economics for Penn State, taught Calculus to high school students at a Penn State camp, Grading Assistant for a professor of Mathematics Research Interests: Econometrics, really any that I am able to get into at this point SOP: none as of yet Concerns: Very low grades. Need to find a school to look past that. Would be willing to go for a Masters first, but have the same problem of not being sure where to apply, or who would accept me Applying to: Pitt, USF, not sure where I have a chance ORIGINAL POST BELOW Hello, I didn't take my undergraduate work nearly as seriously as I should have, and ended up with a low GPA. I graduated in May, and have been working as a Business Analyst since, but have realized that I would really like to go back to school for a PhD in Economics. Here is what I have: 3.01 Overall GPA BS in Mathematics from Penn State BS in Economics from Penn State Minor in Statistics from Penn State Will be taking the GRE soon, but am confident in a high score as I scored 217 and 2190 on PSAT and SAT respectively Can obtain 2 strong letters of rec, 1 decent I know that trying to get in with a GPA this low is tough, but I was hoping that it would be somewhat offset by my extensive math coursework. Also, I've heard that having a year of real life work experience is beneficial. So, do I stand a chance of getting into any PhD programs (they don't have to be top programs, but not online programs either)? If so, any ideas on what/where I should be looking at? Thanks in advance
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