Type of Undergrad: BA/BS in Math and Economics (Top 10 Math/Top 10 Econ US)
Undergrad GPA: 3.82
Type of Grad : N/A (accepted into Bachelor/Masters program in Math with full funding, will be finishing up the masters degree component by the 2020/2021 year; haven't decided whether to do masters or not)
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: N/A
Math Courses:
Calc 1,2,3 (A,A-,A) Honors Analysis (B+), Linear Algebra (A-) , Complex Analysis (A-), ODE (B+), PDE&Fourier(A), Numerical Analysis (A), Probability (B+), Measure Theoretic Probability (A), Grad Analysis 1 (A)
Econ Courses:
Undergrad: Micro Math approach(A), Macro Math Approach (A), Prob&Stat (A), Econometrics (A), Development Econ (A), Poverty&Income (A), International Econ (A), Game Theory (B+)
Research: Summer math research (might be published) ; Summer Econ research; Plan to write undergrad thesis and masters thesis
Plan (including my senior year& masters): Undergrad Point-set Topology, Analysis on Manifolds, Grad Analysis 2, Phd Real Analysis, functional analysis,
undergrad math stat, Phd Macro, Phd Econometrics, phd-level Probability, Stochastic Calc, Grad Linear Algebra, and some mixture of applied&pure mathematics courses
Concerns:
1. I am looking to pursue masters in mathematics mainly to supplement more math courses and a few phd econ courses. It seems like the B+s in some important subjects can kill my profile (in fact, all the B+ happened all in one semester where I was physically ill during the finals season).
Therefore, i wanted to see if more math/ econ coursework and better performance can compensate for some B+s in my profile
2. I originally took regular Analysis early in my undergrad as pass/fail mainly to get an exposure to proof-writing and received an A- in the class. Given my profile, will a P in regular analysis be overlooked as I have honors analysis and more proof-based math courses ?
3. I am trying to take one phd econ course for the upcoming fall semester. Which of the following two courses is easier at most schools in terms of the workload? Phd Macro 1 or Phd Econometrics 1?
4. How do grading works in most phd econ classes at other schools? Is it the usual "top 10~20% A, next 50% Bs, and etc?)
5. Can masters in Math significantly improve the chances of getting into Top 10?