Slimy

There's a good chance I'll go to UW-Seattle, but I have to admit, UC-Davis is almost certainly the better program. Davis has a much stronger ranking (for example, check out the econphd rankings Rankings: All Economics) and the Davis placements are clearly superior.

The average incoming cohort size over the last several years is about 21. If you don't mind my asking: Did you receive a funded offer? If so, when did you receive it?

I suspect it is because links to the forum were broken for so long.

This seems like a solid math background to me. Those C+s are going to hurt you a little, but you've covered the important subjects.

Those classes are good enough for a top10. Just get good grades and spend your summers trying to do some research. Don't worry about your age, 24 is still young.

I'm curious about this too; I'm taking it this semester. The class I'm in uses mostly matlab and matrices and it seems very relevant to certain kinds of econ research, but I'm not sure if adcoms will see it that way.

Might it be more useful to list their application deadlines?

The end goal is a PhD, whether from the UK or the US. If I went to the UK for a masters I would likely finish my PhD there, but if I had a great opportunity that required moving back to the states I would certainly take it. Thanks for the tips.

I've got lots of stats, some real analysis, linear algebra, and multivariable calc (All As) at a state university. GRE quant 166. I'm not particularly concerned about rankings, though I'm figuring I'll land something in the 30-60 range. Going to the UK for school might be a good way to get some extended immersion in a different (but not too different) culture while I study.

I'm in a tougher spot. I've got a 166q/157v/4.5 and a 164q/162v/4.0.

I'm a U.S. undergraduate student considering applying to graduate school in the UK (I suppose I should call it post-graduate school), but I'm getting the impression from my initial investigations that PhD programs over there will often require a master's degree, unlike the state-side programs. Since I am poor and cannot afford to pay for graduate school, I'm wondering how common it is for a foreign student to get funding for a UK master's. Does the type of econ master's ('MPhil' vs 'MRes'?) make a difference? More generally though, I'd like to hear any general thoughts anybody has about the differences between UK and US programs.

I don't think the double major will help you much. If you're committed to an econ PhD, I'd say drop the extra major and use the newfound electives to take more math (Calc 3 and some statistics perhaps). Also, start studying for the GRE quant section, you'll want to get as high a score on that as you possibly can.

Just apply to the top 10. You'll be fine.

The first stats class I took was the standard upper division undergraduate stats course, and the grad stats course in question is the typical advanced stats course for master's students.

Yeah, that's what I would plan to do if I took the stats class.

I'm not sure what the average is, but you probably should shoot for at least 165.

If you know you're going to apply to grad school, taking it early is a really good idea.

I'm no expert, but your profile doesn't look too bad to me. It seems like you should be able to get into a PhD program somewhere. Usually, I think the advice is to keep your SOP short and to the point. I'd refrain from mentioning philosophy or too many details about what got you interested in econ. Instead, focus on highlighting your academic successes and interests within econ.

I have a choice between taking either graduate level stats or an ordinary differential equations class this semester. Due to a schedule conflict, I cannot take both. Does anybody think one might look better to admissions committees than the other? I'll be applying to mid-range econ PhD programs this fall and I've already taken: Three semester calc sequence, undergrad stats, real analysis and linear algebra - all with As. Thanks in advance.

I'll be applying to econ PhD programs this fall. For this coming semester and have a choice between taking ODE or a graduate stats class. Assuming I could do well in either, are there any opinions on which would look better to adcoms? Math classes I've already taken (All As): Calc I,II,III (multivariable) Linear Algebra undergrad stats real analysis