economie

If you are certain you want to do a PhD, you should consider starting it now. Masters classes don't really prepare for PhD anyway. If you have a good math background, econ PhD classes are not that hard. They are fast-paced, the courseload is heavy, but you already know everything you need to know to be able to do them.

Generally, real analysis don't require preparation. Where I studied it was the first class in which we had to do some proofs. For some, it went well, for some it didn't. Half of the class failed... but it had no prerequisites. And I don't see what kind of class (except some intro to proofs) would help prepare to it.

Normally you receive an official letter from the graduate school which includes admission conditions to clear. This is not the same letter as the first acceptance letter you've received. It usually says that if you don't meet these conditions, the department could take back the offer. However, unless you absolutely fail everything, I doubt that they really would. What is more likely if you don't meet the conditions is that they put you on academic probation. But verify that with the school in question.

Last year they mentioned the stream in the letter. If they don't, your funding should give you an idea of which stream you are in. Doctoral stream gets you 24-27k (depending on TA/RA hours offered) + maybe an additional admission award of 2000 $ (I got that last year, not sure if some others got it)

do what you like.

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They know what they are doing, and it means that they feel the applicant is able to suceed (which doesn't mean the student will maximise his/her potential by following that way) in the program. In some (but not all, it really depends) cases, taking the time to do some applied work and to think about economic questions can benefit a lot even though they are already able to get through the math.

Yeah I read too fast and didn't notice that OP had already done a masters, which makes the benefit of doing another one lower, both for preparation and to improve his/her chances.

Note that in a two years Master's, you'll learn a lot and you'll be more prepared for a PhD. On this forum, many people seem to view the PhD admission to be the ultimate step, but in reality, you have to perform well in it to get the greatest options. It's really about whether or not you feel ready to enter a PhD now and to be one of the bests students at your school, or if there are things you want to improve before. Skipping steps isn't always a good idea. Taking your time, although it is costly, sometimes gives better result. Also, doing a masters gives you the opportunity to do some more applied work and gives you more time to get "economic culture". You'll have more time to think about economic questions you want to work on. That is an important thing that shouldn't be overlooked. It's really about how you feel ready and know what you want to do. Edit: just saw that you've already done a masters, so maybe my advice isn't as important as I thought.

Institution: University of Montreal Program: Ph.D Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: 18k Notification date: Feb 25 Notified through: E-mail Comments: Any feedback would be appreciated Institution: University of Toronto Program: M.A Economics (Doctoral Stream) Decision: Accepted Funding: 24k Notification date: Feb 24 Notified through: E-mail Comments: Any feedback would be appreciated

I'm also interested in financial mathematics, not for the Ph.D but just because I like the subject. It's really a tradeoff between what I want to do/learn now, and what will be better for my applications, or the possible negative effects of withdrawing from a class.

To give you a better idea of the impact it could have, here are the math classes I have taken with (grade;class average) Real Analysis 1 (A+;D) Linear Algebra (A; C) Intro to Statistics (A+; C) Discrete Mathematics (A+;C) Multivariable Calculus 1 (equivalent to Calculus III) : (A-; C-) Multivariable Calculus 2 : (C+; C) : that one sucks Probabilities (A;C) Scientific programmation in C (A+;B) Optimization Techniques (A;B) Currently taking (math classes) : Real Analysis II, Stochastic Process and a more advanced Stats class. Aiming for A+'s in all of them. So I think I already have a appreciable amount of math, and got good grades in it (except for one class, I have a good reason and I'll explain it on my SOP I guess). What I really want to know is the harm that dropping Differential Equations could do to my application, considering my math profile. I can pass that class, easily. But it could make it harder to get stellar grades in Analysis II, Stats and Stochastic Process. Also, like I said, the main reason is that I'm interested more in the two other classes I could take this summer. Is dropping worth it? Or could it affect my application? Thank you. Also note that I'll be doing a master's degree before Ph.D. (although I won't have much grades to send after only one semester, so these grades will probably be what matters the most)

Well my feeling is that a Linear Regression class from the math dept will be more rigorous and a better preparation for graduate econometrics. But yeah, it's a subject I have already covered in metrics.

Just wondering which class would be the most important for a Ph.D admission. I have an option mathematics to take to end my undergrad degree. I'm currently taking Differential Equations, but I feel one of the two others would be more beneficial. Should I drop it to take a more important class during the summer? Will the W affect my chances if I don't take the class again? (I know this has been discussed on the first page, but I want to know how it'll look if I tell them I dropped DE to take a class that I thought was more interesting). Thank you. Note that Ph.D adcoms will see my grades of this semester, because I'll be applying for 2017.

A few months? Never heard of that much before. They usually say a couple of weeks before. They'll 5-6 weeks to write them for the places I am applying to.