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I spent some time and looked into the reputation of the article and according to the wikipedia page (possibly questionable source) it allegedly has a fairly decent reputation within the mathematics community. If it's any compensation, most of the work that I did in that group was rather prob/stats heavy. Do agree that adcoms will not take kindly to some of my poor math grades. That is my biggest concern for my profile at this point.
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EconGnome replied to startz's topic in PhD in Economics
Wow, this is actually super helpful! Thanks for sharing, starz! :encouragement:- 3 replies
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Hi chateauheart, thanks for the reply. To provide some more context, the name of the journal that the work is published in is 'Experimental Mathematics' (Taylor & Francis) and the field of study was, of course, in experimental mathematics. I can really only gauge the reputation of the journal vicariously through the reaction of the faculty member that I worked with, but he seemed very excited about being published in that particular journal when I spoke with him about it.
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Hi all, In my undergraduate degree, I had the unusual opportunity of working with a mathematics faculty member on a paper which led to a publication in a leading journal soon after our research concluded. Outside of a brief literature review, this is the only significant, faculty-led research experience that I've got under my belt. On top of that, I was also a highly regarded TA for a linear algebra course for several semesters before I graduated from undergrad. To make matters a bit more confusing, I have what I believe to be non-competitive mathematics grades in the courses that I took as an undergraduate (B level for the most part). I was wondering if anyone knows what the general consensus is on non-economics publications and non-economics TA experiences in the context of applying for Econ PhD programs? Are these experiences enough to potentially make up for some of my lackluster mathematics grades?
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Profile Evaluation for Phd in Economics - Fall 2019
EconGnome replied to EconGnome's topic in PhD in Economics
Hi laborsabre, Thanks for the very through response! A few questions to follow up: Would it be worth it for me to retake some of the calculus sequence/diff EQ to make up for the poor grades I received in those courses? Do you think it would be worth it for me to complete a Master's program first to make more connections with Econ faculty before reapplying to a PhD program? Thanks for your help! -
Profile Evaluation for Phd in Economics - Fall 2019
EconGnome replied to EconGnome's topic in PhD in Economics
Interesting point. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of mostly only working closely with math faculty members when I was in school, so I feel as though I don't have a whole lot of econ faculty members I can go to for LORs. Do you think it would be worth it to get in touch with some of my econ professors that I at least took courses with in undergrad, even if I didn't work with them closely? -
Profile Evaluation for Phd in Economics - Fall 2019
EconGnome replied to EconGnome's topic in PhD in Economics
I'm casting a fairly wide net. I suppose my goal is to get into a top 25 school, but I think I will be applying broadly within the range of the top 50. I haven't looked long, but I am looking at UIUC, UWash, and Michigan State are three schools that stick out. -
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top 30 Public Economics University in the U.S Undergrad Major: Economics Minor(s): Informatics and Statistics Undergrad GPA: 3.59/4.00 GRE: Haven't officially taken the GRE yet, but practice scores have usually been around 165-167 (Q) and 164-166 (V) COURSES: Kind of got off to a rough start my first few years (~3.55/4.00), but there is a very strong upward trend in my last two years. Math Courses: Calculus I-III (C, B+, B), Differential Equations (C+) Linear Algebra (A+), Mathematical Proofs (B) Econ Courses: Intro. Micro/Macro (A,A), Inter. Micro/Macro (A-, A), Environmental Economics (A), Applied Econometrics (B+), Game Theory (B-), Economic Forecasting (A), Financial Econometrics (A), Macroeconomic Policy (A) Other Courses: Probability & Statistics (A-), Applied Multivariate Statistics (A-), Advanced Data Science (A) Letters of Recommendation: 1). Mathematics Faculty member that I did research under for ~6 months 2). Mathematics Faculty member that I worked as a TA under for the past year. 3). Economics Faculty member who supervised an independent study that I did as an undergraduate. Research Experience: I worked as an RA with a mathematics faculty member for ~6 months while I was in school. I am listed as a co-author in our final published work Teaching Experience: I have been a TA for a course on Linear Algebra for the past year. Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Health Economics, Econometrics, Computational Economics Other: I am spending the next year as a gap year doing data engineering at a leading ad-tech company, if that counts for anything. In an ideal world, I think I would like to go to a top 50 school, but I'm really not sure where to shoot or what ranges to even shoot for in my applications. That being said, I am open to any and all feedback/suggestions! http://www.www.urch.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.png