User4545

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: US T40 public school Undergrad GPA: 3.72 GRE: Haven’t taken Math Courses: Calc 1/2 (AP), Calc 3 (B+), Linear Algebra (A), Proofs (A-), Prob/Stats (computational) (A-), ODE (A-), Analysis (C+), Probability (A), Mathematical Statistics (B+), Algebra (A-), Stochastic Optimization (B), plan to take advanced linear algebra and intermediate analysis Econ Courses: Intro micro/macro (A/A-), Intermediate micro/macro (A/A), Econometrics (A), Game Theory (A), Advanced Macro (A), IO (A), plan to take two more econometrics classes Other Courses: assorted social science, some physics Letters of Recommendation: 1) Professor I worked for as an RA for a year, who is advising my thesis. Should be good. 2/3) Unsure. There are a few professors whose classes I have done well in, but I’m not sure if their letters would be informative enough for admissions, since they haven’t observed me in a research setting. Research Experience: One year of RA experience. Will spend this summer working as an RA (for letter writer #1) and starting my senior thesis, which I expect to be a decent empirical piece but nothing amazing (although it’s very early to say). Teaching Experience: NA Research Interests: Most likely applied micro (labor), although I am interested in political economy, macro, and development as well Other: I worry that some of my less-than-stellar math grades and lack of strong letter writers (for 2/3) would prevent me from being accepted into a decent program, so hopefully I can secure an RA position and work hard to improve my profile in those two years. I’m wondering what my chances are in applying for NBER/Fed positions. Any other advice is more than welcome.