physicsfan

Hoping to get some advice here, as my situation is a bit odd-I'm a physics major with little economics experience. Ideally, I'd get an RA job at the Fed or at one of the jobs on the NBER site. However, to hedge my bets, I'm also planning on applying to several lower ranked schools in the DC area. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: US private technical institute, known mainly for its engineering and computer science departments Undergrad GPA: 3.98 Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 167 V 169 Q Math Courses: Linear Algebra (A), Calc 3 (A), Real Analysis (Expected A), Differential Equations (A), Discrete Mathematics (A), Topology independent study (A), Mathematical Methods and Advanced Mathematical Methods for Physics (As) Econ Courses: Intro Micro (A), Intermediate Micro (Expected A) Other Courses: 2 semesters of programming in Python Letters of Recommendation: Not sure yet, but here are my options: 1: undergraduate physics capstone advisor who I've worked with for around 6 months, can speak to my independent research ability. 2: Another physics professor who I've done research for, including using R to analyze data. 3: Physics department coordinator, whom I've taken 4 classes with and been at the top of the class for each. 4: Intermediate Micro professor, who I have a decent but not outstanding relationship with. 5: lab professor who has seen my ability to conduct physics research and do data analysis. Research Experience: 1 summer working with R, 1 year on physics capstone project (focusing on physics education), currently independently reproducing an applied development paper in Stata Teaching Experience: Worked as a Learning Assistant (basically a more involved TA) for a year and a half in physics, will have TAd for intro Micro Research Interests: Development, political economy, public choice? Still not entirely sure. Would be happy with any sort of RA job, regardless of specialization. SOP: Haven't written it, but will focus on me knowing Stata, Python, and R, and being comfortable with data analysis and manipulation. So, I'd love to know if I have a shot at departments around Georgetown ranking (~50.) I'd also appreciate any advice on applying to RA jobs, including SOP, interviews, and the like. Thanks!