spanishfan1

Type of Undergrad: Top 30 US, B.S. Mathematical Economics Undergrad GPA: 3.96 GRE: Not taken yet, not concerned US student Math courses: Real Analysis I (A), Ordinary Differential Equations (A), Calculus series (A), Linear Algebra (A), Statistical modeling (A); plan to take optimization theory, intro to math modeling, computer science, and probability before graduating Econ courses: Econometric theory (A), applied econometrics (A-), quantitative asset pricing (A-), monetary theory (A), international finance (A) Letters of recommendation: 1. Professor who I have RA'd for 2 years now, coauthor on 3 papers published together 2. Professor for real analysis, strong relationship, he has an economics background and we connected well 3. Department chair, 2 courses and independent study Research Experience: Published 3 articles in history of thought journals as coauthor with recommender #1, 2 were peer reviewed. Plan to write a senior thesis. Interning at Fed virtually this summer in macro. Concerns: Undergrad school ranking, research is published but qualitative (journal of economic education), not enough math background Questions: Do I go straight to PhD or try for Fed RAship/predoc? What schools are reach/target/safety?