valiantaul05

Hi all, I am planning to continue my study and doing economics Phd and having a career in research, But based on my post earlier, it seems my undergrad GPA is subpar. Some say I can mitigate this by doing Msc in Economics, get a good grade there and apply for Phd. So need your recommendation on which Msc Economics I need to apply, preferably in the Netherland or Germany. Below is my profile. Thanks very much PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: 3-years Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance from leading research university in New Zealand Undergrad GPA: converting to US type GPA: 3.15 Type of Grad: Grad GPA: GRE: will be taken shortly Math Courses: had done 1st and 2nd year undergrad math paper covering multi - variable calculus, linear algebra and differential equation Econ Courses (grad-level): Econ Courses (undergrad-level):had done 1st and 2nd year microeconomics and macroeconomics paper and 3rd year international finance paper Other Courses: had done 1st year statistics paper and all finance major - related papers Letters of Recommendation: expect to obtain it from current and former supervisors (all of them are Head of Trading) and expect to obtain it from colleague working in research division Research Experience: Teaching Experience: Research Interests: Macro, Monetary Policy, Interest Rate and Exchange Rate SOP: Concerns: recommendation letters, been 10 years out of academia and some universities require sample of thesis/paper I have been writting. It had been 10 years since I left University and I am not sure if I still kept any assignment in both hard or soft copy. And I need to improve my GPA if I want to do Phd, thus I plan to mitigate this by doing Msc Economics. Other: I have been working as a trader in a widely known international bank in its foreign exchange and short term interest rate trading desk for the last 10 years since I obtained my undergraduate degree; where my product coverage is exotic asian currencies.

Hi Sulebrahim, I converted using website by putting my grade one by one and it automatically converts it..I think you may google it.

Hi jrdonsimoni, May I have your recommendation for economics school in the Netherland or Germany please? My research interest is monetary policy, interest rate and exchange rate, but it can be broadened to macro-economic policy as well. Thanks.

Hi MR14, Thanks very much for your reply. Here is brief background of myself: PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: 3-years Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance from leading research university in New Zealand Undergrad GPA: converting to US type GPA: 3.15 Type of Grad: Grad GPA: GRE: will be taken shortly Math Courses: had done 1st and 2nd year undergrad math paper covering multi - variable calculus, linear algebra and differential equation Econ Courses (grad-level): Econ Courses (undergrad-level):had done 1st and 2nd year microeconomics and macroeconomics paper and 3rd year international finance paper Other Courses: had done 1st year statistics paper and all finance major - related papers Letters of Recommendation: expect to obtain it from current and former supervisors (all of them are Head of Trading) and expect to obtain it from colleague working in research division Research Experience: Teaching Experience: Research Interests: Monetary Policy, Interest Rate and Exchange Rate SOP: Concerns: recommendation letters, been 10 years out of academia and some universities require sample of thesis/paper I have been writting. It had been 10 years since I left University and I am not sure if I still kept any assignment in both hard or soft copy. Other: I have been working as a trader in a widely known international bank in its foreign exchange and short term interest rate trading desk for the last 10 years since I obtained my undergraduate degree; where my product coverage is exotic asian currencies. Applying to: Tinbergen, Tilburg, Bonn, Mannheim (Please recommend any other good economic school in the Netherland or Germany)

Hi all, I am planning to apply for 2 years Research Master in Economics for 2016 intake. I am interested to apply in Tinbergen Institute and Tilburg in the Netherland or Mannheim and Bonn in Germany. My plan is to continue to pursue my goal in obtaining PhD in economics. A brief summary about myself: i graduated as bachelor of Commerce majoring in Finance from an University in New Zealand in 2005. Since then I have worked in couple of banks, mainly in trading side. My interest in economics research has been growing alot for the last few years, especially as my work touches directly with economists and economics research. My questions are: is there any chance for someone who has been out of academia for long time like me to be admitted directly to research master? I am a bit concerned about letter of recommendation as it will not be relevant to get a letter of recommendation from professor in my undergrad uni as I have left it more than 10 years ago and that will also show nobody can assess or recommend my academics work. I can surely get recommendation from my office, though, but no sure this is sufficient. My second question: should I apply for 1 year Msc program in economics in Erasmus University or Tilburg in order to improve my chance getting into Research Master and later on PhD? Kindly need your advise. Thanks.