New to this forum, a little bit nervous. (lol)
I am an undergraduate student in a state university (out of top 100), I like macroeconomics, monetary policy and time series, I want to go to IMF and help countries recover from crisis in the future.
I am double major on Econ/Math and take some grad. courses.
Any suggestion on how to choose school and professors?
Thanks~
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: out of top 100
Undergrad GPA: 3.71 Econ: 3.89 Math: 3.80
Type of Grad: -
Grad GPA: -
GRE: haven't done
Math Courses (UG): calculus 1-3 (A), linear algebra (A-), ODE (A), probability (A), probabilistic modeling A-, Real analysis 1 (A-) Numerical analysis (B); intro stats (taking), regression analysis (fall), math proof (A)
Math courses (G): applied linear algebra (taking), statistical consulting lab (taking) applied analysis (hope in fall), Advanced stats (hope in fall) intro Bayesian stats( next spring)
Econ Courses (grad-level): Econometrics 1,2 (next year) microeconomics(next fall) macroeconomics (next spring)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): principle micro (A-), principle macro (A), inter micro (A), inter macro (A), international finance (A), Econometrics (A), Econ forecasting (A-), econ stats (A-), Money & banking (taking), international trade (taking), SAS (A), math econ (A-)
Other Courses:-
Letters of Recommendation: probably can get it from most of professors I known in our school
Research Experience: apply ARIMA with swithcing model to detect stock marker bubble (not done yet)
Teaching Experience: 2 years tutoring Econ + Math
Research Interests: macroeconomics, monetary policy, crisis, time series
Since I didn't study hard in freshman and sophomore year, I think my GPA will keep rising in the fifth year of my college eventhough I will take all grad course.
Are there anything I can do in summer that can help me with application? I really want to go to UCSD (sigh)