Type of Undergrad: Econ BA, Business minor at a relatively unknown, mid size, second teir state school in northeast usa
Undergrad GPA: 3.87 (bachelors) 3.67 (associates)
Type of Grad: n/a
Grad GPA: n/a
GRE: 160Q/163V/4.5AWA
Math Courses: college algrebra A, essentials of calculus A, applied regression analysis A, econometrics A, business and econ stats A, math for economics and business A
Econ Courses: intro micro A, intro macro A, intermediate micro B+, intermediate macro A, labor economics B+, econometrics A, environmental economics A
Other Courses: n/a
Letters of Recommendation: One professor emeritus, somewhat well known in south asian development, two relatively unknown, one supplemental letter from university dean (non-econ)
Research Experience: one paper published in an undergraduate journal, two under review in other journals, one in progress (working with department chair)
Teaching Experience: prison GED classes (left off of applications)
Research Interests: fisheries, environmental, natural resources, renewable energy, water quality and scarcity
SOP: pretty well written, talked about how I came to my research interests from diverse work experiences
Other: I was in regular contact with faculty at the two universities that offered me funding
RESULTS:
Acceptances: West Virginia University ARE PhD- fully funded
University of Rhode Island ENRE PhD - fully funded Oregon State University Applied Econ MS- no funding
University of Hawaii Econ MA- no funding
Waitlists: n/a
Rejections: n/a
Pending: n/a
Attending: WVU or URI
Comments:
What would you have done differently? Well, I am an adult returning student. So if I had more time, I definitely would have done things different. I crammed all of the math and econ, and degree requirements into less than two years while working alot (so to get everything ready in time for applications). I would have liked to have had more math and more research experience. But I am happy with where I ended up. Despite a limited math background, I was able to get to a decent funded position in a university that's a good fit. Really overall I wouldn't have wasted years of my life running around like an ******* doing nothing and wouldn't have gone to prison for years. But hey, it happens.
