Hello, everyone. This is my first post on this forum, so I'm pretty new to a lot of things here.
I currently live in South Korea and just recently made up my mind to apply for Graduate programs abroad.
I'm currently thinking of applying for University of Toronto.
Type of Undergrad: Seoul National University (South Korea)
(Current) Undergrad GPA: 4.2/4.3 (Roughly translates to 98/100)
(2 or 3 more semesters left until graduation)
GRE, IELTS, TOEFL: (Currently Preparing)
(Did take TEPS in 2016, 947 out of 990)
Math Courses:
Calculus for Humanities and Social Sciences 1 (A+)
Mathematics for Economics (A+)
Introductory Statistics for Economics (A+)
Econ Courses:
Principles of Economics 1 (A+)
Principles of Economics 2 (A+)
Macroeconomics (A0)
Mathematics for Economics (A+)
Introductory Statistics for Economics (A+)
Microeconomics (A+)
Introduction to Market Economy (Pass)
Behavioral Economics (A+)
Economic History (B+)
(Currently attending Economics in Practice)
(Planning on applying for Environmental Economics and Game Theory)
Other Courses:
I'm an Economics student and also studying two other majors.
- Double Major in Business Management
Principles in Accounting (A+)
Principles in Management (A0)
Management Information System (A0)
Fundamentals of Economics for Management (A+)
Organizational Behavior (A+)
Human Resource Management (A+)
(Currently attending Operations Management)
(Planning on applying for Marketing Strategies, Management Forecasting, and Financial Management)
- Minor in Psychology
Psychology of Understanding Human Minds (A+)
Social Psychology and Lab Experiments (A0)
Introduction to Psychology (A+)
Abnormal Psychology (A+)
Organizational Psychology (A+)
(Currently attending Perception of Self and Mind)
(Planning on applying for Personality Psychology and Counseling Psychology)
Letters of Recommendation: (Currently Contacting Professors)
Other:
- Was the club leader of an Economics Education Volunteer Program. Taught Middle School/ High School students economics and business strategies. (2 years)
- Attended Peer Counselor Program. (1 semester)
- Was a mentor in the School Mentoring Program for Foreigners. (1 semester)
- Taught Mathematics at a Night School. (1 semester)
Since it was a very recent decision to prepare for a Masters or PhD abroad, I'm pretty much lost in what to prepare first. I know I'm behind in Math courses, but in my school strangely enough Math courses outside of Economics weren't mandatory for graduation so I didn't feel the need to attend any more than needed. I also need to prepare for GRE(Goal of 165-165-5.5), IELTS(Goal of Average over 8), and/or iBT TOEFL(Goal of Total over 100).
I want to further my studies in Behavioral Economics in my Graduate program. Assuming that my GPA will stay the same until graduation and I attend all of the mentioned courses, will I be able to apply for University of Toronto? Is there any other programs that I would be able to apply for?
I'm really in need of urgent advice on what should be my priority before I graduate. Also I don't have any friends or seniors who I know that applied for a graduate program in America or Canada. I'm basically a blank slate so any kind of help would be appreciated.
Thank you so much for reading this long post. Please tell me if I missed anything.