jdeer1025

Thanks for your input :eager: I'm currently applying for RA positions, but I think it'd be nice to have some backups just in case the research thing doesn't work out. At least I think doing a masters would be a better option than going back to my home country doing nothing (that surely won't help my candidacy for Econ PhD). Like I said, I'm leaning toward theory so I'm a little unsure if RA will be my best fit. But you've made a good point, I also realize that it's kinda an early stage in the game and my interest will change. Definitely something for me to contemplate on :)

Thanks a lot for your advice! I really appreciate it :) I'm now following your guys' advice and currently in the process of applying to research assistant positions. Also, I was wondering if my profile is going to cut it for Masters Program in Australia/Europe (mainly research masters). I'm currently looking into schools that offer scholarships. The list includes LSE, Oxford, Tilburg, Tinbergen, Utrecht, Maastricht, Stockholm, Aarhus, CEU, UNSW, Sydney, and Queensland. If someone has some input about this, I'd love to hear about it. Thank you in advance :)

Hi! This is my first post and first time applying to grad schools ever. I'd appreciate any comments and suggestions. My concern is a lack of research experiences (LAC quirk) and that the math courses I'm planning to take next semester won't be on my transcript in time. As a math and econ double major, I'd say I have a quite solid academic background but not sure if this kinda profile is gonna cut it for top 11-20. Would you say top 20-40 is more realistic for this admission cycle? PROFILE: International student studying in the US Type of Undergrad: Top 15 liberal arts college with well-respected Econ and Math departments Undergrad GPA: Overall: 3.93/4.00, Economics: 3.97/4.00, Mathematics: 3.95/4.00 (A+ = 4.33 at my school so I converted it to 4.00, originally my GPA = 4.04) Type of Grad: N/A (no graduate courses at my school unfortunately) Grad GPA: N/A GRE: Q170(98th%) V160(85th%) AWA5.0(93th%) TOEFL: Waived Math Courses: Multivariable Calculus (A+), Linear Algebra (A), Real Analysis (A-), Discrete Mathematics (A+), Introduction to Probability (A+), Mathematical Statistics (A+), Abstract Algebra (A) ... will be taking Differential Equations, Differential Geometry, and Topology next semester. Econ Courses: Intro (A+), Quantitative Methods (A-), Micro (A+), Macro (A), Financial Accounting (A), Financial Analysis (A), Environmental Economics (A+), Political Economy (A), Mathematical Economics (A), Econometrics (A) ... currently taking Behavioral/Experimental Economics and Honors Thesis this semester. Other Courses: Some other liberal arts courses (mostly A’s) Letters of Recommendation: 1. Econ PhD from UMich: my math econ/political econ professor & knows me very well. I’m also writing a math-econ/game-theory thesis with ze. Should be very strong. 2. Math PhD from UMich: my real analysis/probability/statistics professor & knows me super well from academic advising. He’ll also mention in the letter that I’ll be taking differential geometry (with ze), differential equations, and topology next semester. Should be very strong. 3. Econ PhD from NYU Stern: my intro finance professor + research advisor & thinks very positive of me plus I helped ze with data collection and analysis as an RA over the past summer. Should be fairly strong. Research Experience: RA for one prof at my university starting last summer (quite a minor thing) + thesis on game theory/math econ this year (still working on it). Teaching Experience: TA-ed for multivariable calculus and probability. Will be a TA for microeconomics next semester. Research Interests: math-econ/micro theory, game theory, labor economics, not fixed. SOP: Working on it, should be pretty standard and nothing fancy. Other: Won departmental math prizes my freshman and sophomore year and econ prize junior year Applying to: NYU, UMich, Cornell, JHU, WUSTL ... what should I add here?