PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Top 40 U.S. Econ Department; B.A. in Mathematics and Economics
Undergrad GPA: 3.56
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: Q170, V168, AWA 5.5
Math Courses: Calculus BC (A, took in high school), Multivariable Calculus (A, took in high school), Linear Algebra (A, took in high school), Ordinary Differential Equations (B), Basic Real Analysis (B), Probability (B), Statistics (B+), Survey of Algebra (B), Mathematics of Derivative Securities (A-), Introduction to Stochastic Processes (A-), Applied Linear Models (A), Applied Time Series (A), Investment Science I (A-)
Econ Courses (grad-level):
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): too many to list; Intermediate Micro (A-), Intermediate Macro (A-), Game Theory (A), Econometrics (B),
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: Should be ok? Two from professors who I took classes with and one for whom I was a Research Assistant (but mostly data collection and cleaning)
Research Experience: As stated above, I was a research assistant, but nothing with coding. Mostly transferring old numbers to excel.
Teaching Experience: Economics Club Tutor – tutored students in Intro/Intermediate Macro/Micro; also a private tutor, usually for Intermediate Micro
Research Interests: Labor, Development, Game Theory, Micro
SOP: Decent? I worked on it a lot, but probably kind of boring
Concerns: Many – my numerous B’s in math, unknown strength of LORs (but would have to be at least decent)
Other:
Applying to: UC – Davis, Washington, UC – Irvine, UT – Austin, Boston College, Boston University, Emory, UGA, University of Houston, University of Colorado Boulder, Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh, Rice, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Purdue, UIC
