Hi all,
I'd appreciate if you could help me assess my profile. What range should I be looking at for econ Phd programs?
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Economics, MIT
Undergrad GPA: 4.4/5.0 cumulative GPA (mostly bogged down by humanities classes); 4.8/5.0 econ GPA
GRE: 170 Q, 162 V, 6.0 AWA
Math/Stats Courses: Calculus I-III (A), Differential Equations (A), Linear Algebra (B), Probability & Random Variables (B)
Econ Courses: Intro Micro (A), Intro Macro (A), Intermediate Micro (A), Intermediate Macro (A), Econometrics (A), Energy Economics (A), Labor Economics & Public Policy (A), Economics of Incentives (very rigorous, PhD level) (A), Public Finance (B), Intro to Comp Sci. (B), Research in Econ/Thesis (A)
Research Experience: Undergraduate thesis, 1 year RA for gov't agency, 1 year RA at NBER. Both RA stints went well -- learned a lot, improved my programming knowledge tremendously (fluent in R, Python, Stata, Matlab, Mathematica, etc.). Hope to have a coauthored paper or two published soon.
Letters of Recommendation: One from economist at gov't agency, 2 from NBER economists. Fully expect all of them to be enthusiastic.
Research Interests: Behavioral Economics, Industrial Organization, Labor Economics
SOP: Try to highlight my research experience. Standard boilerplate I guess.
Concerns: Many, specifically my dearth of proof-based math courses and a B in linear algebra. I was considering applying for a math/econ masters solely to bolster my math background. Any comments are really appreciated.