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1) yes, you're admitted 2) this is the next 6 years of your life you're talking about. You should make every effort to visit. If between now and the visit day you get an offer you will definitely take over this one, then back out of the visit day at that time, but I would strongly suggest you NOT skip the visit day even if it will be a hassle to travel.

Chicago rolling out today according to GC, real or fake? I didn't apply so have no dog in this particular fight but am mostly interested to see if HRM offers will start dropping more broadly this week.

^seconded. You have time. Just study. It's annoying but pays off.

You'd be a good candidate for an RA job at a business school, which would give you an opportunity to develop your background in economics (and be able to tell whether you want to want an econ PhD). As mathenomics said you do need letters from economists. I would advise against applying to econ PhDs straight out of undergrad as I think you don't have enough information on your own interests to set yourself up for success going straight into a PhD program. You should at least know if you like how economists think about financial markets Something else you should think about – if you like financial markets, why wouldn't you want to just go directly into the industry? From your internship it sounds like you have an in, if not at the same firm at least to recruit for other ones. In particular AQR would love a profile like yours. If you're from Chicago as I suspect you are they recruit heavily there. I've also seen people work at AQR for a couple of years and then go on to top-5 PhD programs. This is way more lucrative as a career path than an economics PhD would be. I'm not trying to dissuade you from pursuing academia, but as someone who worked in finance for a year before taking an RA job to pivot, you should give due consideration to this option. Again if you're from Chicago as I suspect feel free to DM me for more specific advice. I was an econ/stat major at Chicago and did about half the math major as well, worked in trading for a year before doing an RA stint, and thought about quant jobs after grad as well. If this would be helpful to know about in more detail do reach out.