Please take a look at my profile and tell me what you think. What are my chances at the schools mentioned below, or getting funding at a top-50 in general?
Thanks
-Dan
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.S. Math from Washington State, B.S. Economics from Oregon State (good but not great public schools)
Undergrad GPA: 3.77 Math degree, 3.85 Econ degree
GRE: 94th percentile quant, 72nd percentile verbal, 90th percentile written
Math Courses: Calc 1 (A), Calc 2 (B+), Calc 3 (B+), Linear Alg (B-), Intro to Proof writing (B+), Differential Eq (A), Combinatorics (A), Modern Algebra (A), Real Analysis (A), Optimization (A), Prob & Stats (A)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): All A's except Econometrics (B+)
Other Courses: Physics for scientists and engineers 1 and 2 (A, B), modern physics 1 (B), programming in C (A-)
Letters of Recommendation:
2 from math professors
1 from economist that I RA'd for.
Research Experience: about 7 months of being an RA
Research Interests: international, macro, public finance
Teaching Experience: 2 years as undergraduate TA, 3 years teaching middle/high school
Concerns: my second degree from Oregon State was online. Our econ courses didn't use much advanced math.
Applying to: (I haven't narrowed it down completely)Maryland, Virginia, Boston College, Illinois (Urbana), Vanderbilt, U Washington, Indiana, Georgetown, Syracuse, UC Boulder, Notre Dame, U Kentucky, George Washington, George Mason, U Georgia, (possible: U North Carolina, NC State, and Virginia Tech)