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Thank you for the replies, guys. I appreciate it a lot. I think I should definitely not care too much about my bad grades and continue to perform well in economics

Thanks. Do you know if they would mind the bad grades even after a Msc/econ undergrad with good performance?

Hi everyone, I'd like to know if it's necessary to send the transcript of the first undergrad program I was enrolled, since I spent only 2 semesters on it and then moved to economics. Also, here in my country people usually does a Master before applying to a PhD program worldwide. I have major concerns about my bad grades in the first program, it was a tough year for me, while my performance at the economics/math classes was reasonable good. Should I send only the economics transcript?

I have some examples of people who suceed even not starting earlier, but seems like It's one in a million

Can you please elabore?

I'm really sorry If this isn't the right place to post It. I'm 20 years old and I'm a freshman at a well-known university of my country. Since my 16 I started to have the desire for being an academic economist with outstanding contributions to the subject some day and this did last through all this years. But searching for the regular faculty of top departments and grad students of top graduate schools I always end up seeing people in those places always had prior outstanding educational background since childhood nor are rich which is definitely not my case. I confess It's really bothering me and seems like I ain't never gonna reach my goals... PS: A bunch of students had been accepted into top programs over the past few years after a master degree, but they're part of this select group of top students with prior elite education. Do you guys have some advice for me about this specific issue of my life? Do the things really works like this or am I wrong? Is It worth trying to be too ambicious without some "nerdy" past?