Heron

I say that you have a profile that is better than solid. Suggest you apply for 3 top 10s, and really shop around for the others in 20s and 30s to see strong fits in your learning. Also, you may want to check out programmes with good ranked schools in both law and economics.

I second the MSc at UNLV if time is no concern.

I would finish the programme myself to be sure that I got a postgrad. That's me being paranoid though.

Sounds like you honestly just need a Masters in my mind. I have been in contact with individuals who have done the whole process and ended up with the private sector. Many would comment that they did it not for the $$$ as there's little advantage but for the knowledge.

Hijacking the thread and asking a more general question then: how important is Repec ranking?

Why that is very illuminating. I did not know of the charged connotation, the Dunning-Kruger effect likely in play. I will keep in mind to avoid using this word unless its truly an obvious connection.

Hi, fellow SMU student. Seems you are doing well in industry. This might be relevant for you for the States. https://tfetimes.com/economics-rankings/ UBC, Toronto, Queen's are the ones in Canada to see, and you might want to include Simon Fraser inside your list too. You might also want to look towards Europe. BGSE, CEMFI, Bocconi are but some examples. Don't fully discount the SG ones as well. They aren't bad for industry per se.

Yup, we all do need support. Some love for the international student here too. :)

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: UK Distance Econ programme Undergrad GPA: Second Upper Honours Type of Grad: Singapore Top 3 Econ programme Grad GPA: 3.59/4 at time of application, improved since GRE: 162Q, 161V, 4.0AW Math Courses: Stats I&II, Maths I&II Econ Courses: UG: Intro & Intermediate Micro, Macro, Metrics; Grad: Micro, Macro, Metrics, advanced macrometrics, macro, IO, applied micro, mechanism design Other Courses: NIL Letters of Recommendation: one Prof who grad from Yale (RA'ed for him), one Prof from Michigan (multiple published papers but retired), one Visiting Professor (retired from IMF), one Academic Visitor (supervised me in thinktank, from ECB) Research Experience: RAed for thinktank, RAed for Uni project with report coming out; could possibly call some of my industry work vaguely research related Teaching Experience: none Research Interests: micro theory, behavioural, IO SOP: stayed down to the facts: explained course system and contents, and described contents of research projects Other: nothing RESULTS: Acceptances: George Washington University (funding declined), Singapore Management University (attending) Waitlists: NA Rejections: Michigan-Ann Arbor, Duke, Syracuse, Carneige Mellon, Washington-Seattle, Vanderbilt, American, Michigan State Pending: Claremont Graduate University Attending: Singapore Management University Comments: my results are worse than a classmate's, and for his efforts, he got into RAND's waitlist, so with this result I can't complain too much. I likely would reapply this year too. What would you have done differently? Do better in GRE and work harder in Masters than to spend time on applications.

Q1: Yes to econometrics, not really for Industrial Economics. You should see if you can do more math or finance modules with a good chunk of math. Q2: Economics should do the trick. Q3: For MSc, its not that bad, and you can do enough of those in MSc. But you still want to do it, because it would show a consistent aptitude when you apply for PhD.

That's unfortunate, but don't be too down.

It's pretty obvious who he is referring to, no?

Cheers Penarol!

Hopefully it works out for you, Penarol. Its a weird season.

Speculation is that more went back to school.