WhiteLake

Thanks for the input. Without the additional math coursework, am I a competitive applicant for the economics phd?

I could conceivably wait to apply until next year, but would rather apply for this cycle. I worked as a full time RA for two years. Letter writers are strong, two of three are reputed economists.

Type of Undergrad: Top Public University in US (New York CUNY system), Econ major, Poli Sci major, honors program Undergrad GPA: 3.7/4.00 ( 3.7 Econ, 3.6 Math) Type of Grad: none Grad GPA: n/a GRE: Q 160, V 160, AWA 5.5 Math Courses: Calc I (B+), Calc II (A+), Econ Statistics (A-), Econometrics (A+), Math for Economists (B) Econ Courses: Intro Micro, Intro Macro, Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Law and Econ, Money and Banking, Labor Market Econ, Econ Statistics, Urban Econ, Honors Thesis Project, Math for Economists Other Courses: Letters of Recommendation: two undergraduate professors, think tank director Research Experience: Undergraduate Honors Thesis, graduated with high honors, RA for undergrad professor postgrad on MacArthur grant, RA at budget policy think tank for two years, economic consulting Teaching Experience: Research Interests: behavioral econ, public finance, public policy, econometrics SOP: in progress Concerns: Low Math GRE, Math coursework

My questions(s): How competitive am I at econ programs? I figure I am not in the running at the top ten. Any idea? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I am in the process of applying for PhD programs in economics as well as a few in public policy. I attended a city university in New York, was part of an honors program, and did a double major in econ and political science. I excelled in econ classes (intro and intermediate micro, macro) as well as econ electives and did well in math courses (econometrics, calc 1 and 2, mathematics for economists). I worked as a research assistant at at well known budget policy think tank and currently work in economic consulting. GRE scores are 760Q and 610V with 5.5 writing. Recommendations are good, from phd professors. My questions(s): How competitive am I at econ programs? I figure I am not in the running at the top ten. Any idea? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.