Hey guys, I would appreciate your honest opinion about my profile. Given that I am stats/econ double major, there is not much I can compare myself with. I am trying to decide which schools to apply for. Any input will be appreciated. My math is not particularly great, but the A in my phd-level math econ class and strong statistics background might compensate for it. I also have some other relevant experiences.
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Flagship State University (Top 50 Econ)
Undergrad GPA: 3.8 GPA Double Major Economics and Statistics. Minor in Mathematics.
GRE: 167Q / 165V / 4.5A
Math Courses: Calculus I,II,III (B,B-,B-), Linear Algebra (B+), Differential Equations (B+), Mathematical Proofs (B+/A-), Probability (A), Real Analysis (Will appear in Transcript / Grad-level, IP in Spring)
Statistics Courses: Intro Statistics (A), Mathematical Statistics (A), Data Analysis I (B+) Regression Analysis (A), Independent Study (A), Honors Seminar (A), Data Analysis II (Spring), Analysis of Variance (Spring)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Microeconomics I,II,III (A,A,A) Macroeconomics (A,A) Econometrics (A,A,A), Development Economics I,II (A,A), Game Theory (A), Environmental Economics (A) Behavioral Econ (A) History of Econ (A) International Finance (A)
Econ Courses (grad-level): Mathematical Economics (A) Math Bootcamp (pass), Workshop Applied Economics (A)
Other Courses: Public Policy Analysis, Matlab and various languages
Letters of Recommendation: Great personal recommendation from mentor (PhD Vanderbilt /RAND). Good rec from Chair of Economics department (Oregon). Great rec from professor and Dean of A&S and Honors College, also former Econ Chair (Wisconsin-Madison). Great rec from City Economist for which I work for as RA.
Research Experience: 6 month internship gathering and analyzing socioeconomic data for City Progress Report (to be published in December). 6 month internship with City Economist doing various projects.
Teaching experience: TA for Microeconomics I for one semester. Two years of Micro and Econometrics tutoring through Economics Club
Research Interests: Development Economics, Behavioral Economics and Game Theory
SOP: Clearly states reasons why I want a Phd and research ideas.
Other: Proficient in Matlab, SPSS, Stata and R. Semester at Sea (Study Abroad in 13 countries) . International Student (Mexico). Speak 4 languages fluently. Honors Student Association President. Economics Club President. First Undergrad to be allowed to take Grad-Classes in Econ in 5 years. Undergrad Econ Award. Arts and Sciences Award.
Applying to: UMichigan, Duke and Cambridge (Mphil) so far. Depending on input, more will be added.
Concerns: Math grades aint stellar. Real Analysis will not have a grade (although I will take graduate version of it and will appear on transcript). My university ranking aint great.
Any advice or suggestions on how to improve application or where to apply given my qualifications? My plan B is to apply to an RA position for a year. Plan C is to get a masters in LSE,Cambridge or something similar.