PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: A Chinese Institution and transfer to Top 30 US private institution with small PhD program
Undergrad GPA: 3.89/4.00 (US)
Type of Grad: None
GRE:157V, 167Q, 3.5 AW
Math Courses: Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra, Probability taken in China; Intro to proofs (A-), Mathematical Statistics (A), Intro to Real Analysis (A-), Intro to Topology (A) taken in US
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate Micro,Macro (A), Econometrics (A), IO (A), Intro to Adv.Macro (A) in US and bunches of electives in China
Econ Courses (grad-level): PhD Econometrics I (A-).
Other Courses: Senior Research-I (A)
Letters of Recommendation: professor of Econometrics and Adv.Econometrics class; RA supervisor; Senior Thesis advisor. All three are graduates of Top 10 Econ PhD program; all letters are claimed to be strong.
Research Experience: RA for one small project lasting 10 months and senior thesis
Teaching Experience: TA for Labor Economics course
Research Interests: Labor Economics.
SOP: Nothing special.
Other/Concerns: Bad GRE. Only applying to top 20 programs. Don't really expect getting into them this year.
Applying to: Berkeley, Penn, NYU, UCSD, Michigan, Cornell, Brown and several master programs
