justanundergrad

To be honest, if you want to get into a halfway decent program, you're going to need 5-6 more math/upper level economics classes at least. Multivariable calculus, Linear Algebra, Econometrics (unclear if this is part of your grad coursework), and Probability/Math Stats are minimum requirements at most programs, which means that in order to be decently competitive you'll probably want to take Real Analysis and Differential Equations as well. Your grades in graduate coursework might help your chances a little, but I don't see you going very far with your current profile. Also, I would send the 165Q/154V score instead of your current one, programs seem to weight the quantitative part much more heavily than the verbal section.

Hi everyone, I took the GRE last month and scored a 164Q, 165V, 5.5 AWA. I'm happy with my writing and verbal scores (and didn't do anything to prepare for those), but I'm a little worried from profiles on here that my quantitative score is a tad low. I honestly could have studied more for the quant section, I only studied about 2 weeks (but fairly rigorously). Is this low enough to cause concerns/should I retake it, if only to improve my quant?

Depending on the amount of time you have (and your opportunity cost of learning to program), I'd recommend Python as a must know language. Sure, it's slow, but it has so many useful libraries, interfaces with almost everything, and can really come in handy as an RA (web scraping, data cleaning, file management, even analysis if you feel so inclined). Also, its much better to write a script in 2 hours and leave it running overnight than write one in 4-5. It's also very easy to learn and quickly do cool stuff, and once you really know it, learning STATA and R should just be a matter of syntax. From there, if you need learn a compiled language like c++ it might be a bit easier to do, although some will probably argue c++ -> python is better. Julia sounds cool but I'd hold off on learning it for a few years until the community develops.

Yeah, I have roommates. No idea about the studio apt. As for neighborhood suggestions, from my apt. search it seems like you pay for proximity, at least to Harvard. MIT might be less so.

I'm currently paying 700 for rent (with utilities) 400-500 for food but i'm thrifty i guess.

Elementary Classical Analysis by Marsden and Hoffman - the course is titled Introductory Real Analysis. As I've stated, its about 50/50 A/B at this point, so I'm not sure if that qualifies as confident. Also, from my conversations with the math profs at my home institution, the RA course is fairly open-ended, as only 2-4 people usually enroll, almost making it a tutorial style course, and it's not clear whether I'd have to do the same material. Alternately, I could just skip to RA2.

I need some advice: I'm currently enrolled in RA 1 at a Top 10-15 Uni (as a visiting student) at the moment, and I'm doing fine currently, but I'm really worried that acing the class is going to be very difficult, given the level of the other students in the class. I have the option of auditing the course and still taking the exams, which will (1) save me money (2) prevent me from potentially having a bad grade and (3) having the option of asking for a brief rec if I end up still doing well. However, if I audit it, I will probably go back and take it for credit at my home instituion, which is a low-ranked state school, and hopefully the additional exposure will guarantee me a good grade. My question is, does the prestige of the institution I'm attending outweigh the potential of getting a B there or is it better to wait and take it back home? Just for reference, I feel like here I have a 50/50 shot of either an A/B+ and back at my home institution, probably a 90/10 shot of getting an A/B+. Thanks so much.

Didn't Raj Chetty graduate in 3? Raj Chetty

So, this is my first post, and I guess it starts with asking whether or not I'm already screwed.. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Low-ranked state university Undergrad GPA:3.83 Type of Grad:N/A Grad GPA:3.5 GRE:N/A Math Courses:Calc I-III (A, A, B+), Linear Algebra (A), Statistics (A), Regression Analysis (A), Audited Math for Econ and Intro to Proofs Econ Courses (grad-level):Micro (B+) - Taken at a top 15 Econ Courses (undergrad-level):Intro Micro/Macro (B+/A-), Intermediate Micro/Macro (A, A), Econometrics (A), couple econ electives (A's) Other Courses:A few programming courses - did fine in Letters of Recommendation:Unknown economics professor - should be excellent, unknown math professor - should be excellent, Well known and connected economics prof I'm RA'ing for (can't tell at this point) Research Experience: RA for 1 year Teaching Experience: N/A Research Interests: Econometrics/Public SOP:N/A Concerns:B+ in Grad Micro and Calc III, Grad Micro I really didn't prepare for, as I decided to take it at the last minute, Calc III was a really poorly taught (and graded) class Other: Applying to: I don't know at this point I'm currently a second-semester Junior at this point, so my profile is still incomplete, but I'm planning on taking RA I-II (next semester), Topology, Advanced Econometrics, Optimization, and perhaps Metric Spaces or something like that to get in a bit more math in my profile. Assuming that I do well in those courses, can anyone prognosticate on what my placement might be like? I'm also considering either working for a Fed branch or continuing as an RA over the summer, if that helps. Thanks.