PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Bsc. in Economics from a top university in my home country
Undergrad GPA: 3.3
GRE: 163 (Q) ,161 (V), 4 (AWA). I plan on retaking the GRE as I think that i could get a 165-167 (Q).
COURSES:
Math Courses: Math I-III (A, B, B) this included calculus, differential equations, static and dynamic optimization, etc.
Econ Courses: Intro to Econometrics (A), Cross Sectional Econometrics (A), Time Series Econometrics (A), Microeconomics I-III (B,B,A) this includes consumer and producer theory, general equilibrium and game theory, Macroeconomics I-III (B,A,A).
Letters of Recommendation:
1). Economics profesor I RAed for in my home country.
2). Well-known economics professor I am currently working with as an RA .
3). Maybe my thesis chair or the economics department chair.
Research Experience: I worked as an RA last year (2017) doing work related to labor economics using large datasets in Stata. Right now I am working remotely with a well-known professor doing research also related to labor economics.
Teaching Experience: I have been a TA for microeconomics II (Market failures, general equilibrium) and Intro to Econometrics .
Research Interests: Labor economics, political economy.
I would like to go to a PhD in a top 50 US school or a MRes/PhD track in top european universities (BonnGSE, BarcelonaGSE, CEMFI, Mannheim, Zürich,etc.)
Questions/Concerns:
1. What are my chances of being admitted to any of the aforementioned programs?
2. How bad would it be if I failed to improve my GRE(Q) score?