oikos1234

Got my first acceptance from FSU. Offical notice to come shortly. Super relieved. Good luck to you all!

Its ranked 110 for top public schools. I know my undergradute grades are terrible. I didn't take school seriously but after working in the private sector for 10 years, I decided to leave my professional career behind to pursue my phd, hence the reason why I am getting a masters degree first. Just trying to get a sense of where I stand a good chance.

Hi Guys, First time posting here and wanted to get an evaluation for Fall 2018. Undergrad GPA: 2.57 Major: Economics/Law & Society. Econ Courses: Principles Macro (B) Intermediate Macro (B) Intermediate Micro (B+,B-) International Trade (A) Law & Economics (B) Intro to Money, Banking, and Credit (B-) The Stock Market (B) Grad GPA: 3.59 (Will Graduate with 3.63) Major: Economics (Masters) Econ Courses: Intro to Econometrics(A), Economic Models & Forecasting (B+), Financial Economics (B+), Monetary Policy (A-), Advanced Micro/Macro (A-,A), Advanced Econometrics (A), Current Research in Economics (A) Math Courses: Calc I/II/III/IV(B,B-,C+,A-), Strategies of Proof (B), Advanced Calculus (C+) - my schools version of RA, Linear Algebra (taking this fall) GREs: Taking in the next month or so. Averaging 161-163 on practice tests but shooting for 165+ Most likely keep retaking until I get a near perfect score. LOR: 1) Graduate Thesis Advisor. Also been working for him as a research assistant for the past two years so . 2) Two Econ Prof (took courses, grade A and B) 3) Economist (Director) at an Economic Think Tank based in LA. Research Experience: I spent 2 years as a graduate research assistant to a professor (collecting data, coding, conducting tests, etc) and interned at an economic think tank working on their yearly global opportunities index. I will also be receiving a co-authorship for my work at the think tank. I am bit concerned regarding my math scores. They're not that great in my opinion and I'm concerned it will greatly affect my chances. I'm honest shooting for schools between 20-50 and maybe a couple of 10-20. I think my research background and my LOR will help cover my weakness in math. I specifically worried about the C's I've received in the math courses. Would like to hear everyone's thoughts on the range of schools I'm applying to. I don't expect to get into a top ten school, just worried that I won't get into any school at all. Thanks,