Jaslyn

PROFILE School: Top Australian Type of Undergraduate: Financial Mathematics (Honours) Undergrad GPA (Honours): 78% (we don’t use GPA, *4.0/4.0 US eq.) Undergrad GPA: 80+% (90% in Econs subjects, *4.0/4.0 US eq.) Current: Masters of Economics Undergrad GPA: 86%+ (probably ranked top 1% of the cohort) GRE: Q168 V168 5.5AWA *** Australian to American Grade: Source: http://www.foreigncredits.com/Resources/GPA-Calculator/ [TABLE=class: rgMasterTable, width: 600] [TR] [TH=class: rgHeader, align: center]Grade[/TH] [TH=class: rgHeader]Scale[/TH] [TH=class: rgHeader]Second Scale[/TH] [TH=class: rgHeader]Description[/TH] [TH=class: rgHeader]Division[/TH] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=align: center]HD[/TD] [TD]7[/TD] [TD]83 - 100[/TD] [TD]High Distinction (A+)[/TD] [TD]First Class[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=align: center]D[/TD] [TD]6 - 6.99[/TD] [TD]73 - 82.99[/TD] [TD]Distinction (A)[/TD] [TD]Second Class, Upper Division[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgRow] [TD=align: center]C[/TD] [TD]5 - 5.99[/TD] [TD]63 - 72.99[/TD] [TD]Credit (B)[/TD] [TD]Second Class, Lower Division[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: rgAltRow] [TD=align: center]P[/TD] [TD]4 - 4.99[/TD] [TD]50 - 62.99[/TD] [TD]Pass ©[/TD] [TD]Third Class[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Maths: # Advanced (for high achievers) Math I eq. Linear Algebra (86%) # Advanced (for high achievers) Math II eq. Calculus II (76%) # Financial Math I (80%+) # Financial Math II (80%+) # Financial Math III (75%+) # Statistics (80%+) # Probability (80%+) # Very strong math background # At least A for all subjects (US eq.) Econs (Undegrad): # Intro to Micro (90%+) # Intro to Macro (76%+) # Intermediate Micro (90%+) # Intermediate Macro (90%+) # At least A for all subjects (US eq.) Econs (Masters): # Advanced Micro (85%+) # Advanced Macro (85%+) # Econometrics (90%+) # Game Theory (85%+) # Monetary Econs (90%+) # Intermediate Macro (90%+) # At least A+ for all subjects (US eq.) Letters of Recommendation: 1) Econ professor graduated from top 5 university in the world (well-known worldwide) 2) Econ professor graduated from top 10 university in the world/Lecturer attended top 3 university in the world 3) Financial Math professor graduated from top 3 university in the world Research Experience: Nil Teaching Experience: # TA to Professor (1) - Intro to Micro (Above average rating) # TA/Head TA to Professor + Lecture (2) - Intermediate Macro (Above average rating) Research Interests: Macroeconomics, monetary policy SOP: Not yet. Software/Programming Langauge: Matlab (advanced), VBA (advanced), Excel (advanced), Java (intermediate), R (intermediate), LaTeX (advanced) Concerns: No research/industry experience. Need funding/financial aid Aiming for PhD in the US. 1) What do you think of my chance getting in top-tier universities like MIT, Caltech, Stanford, UCLA, Berkeley and etc.? [might be too risky applying ONLY these unis] 2) What are the safest and best universities for monetary policy? Thanks for your help. :)