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Wahasky: This is definitely great advice, thanks! startz: Great idea!! :o] Based on my profile and courses already taken, in what order would you rank the immediacy of the following courses for PhD applications (I'm applying this fall): (a) n-variable real analysis (i'm taking 1-variable real analysis now), (b) grad-level macroeconomic theory ii (i have very little interest in macro, and will take grad-level macroeconomic theory i this fall), © numerical analysis (i'd need to learn some programming beforehand, but this would serve my research interests well), (d) topology (i like math and have seen others on this forum taking this course as well), (e) grad-level econometrics ii (i'm currently taking econometrics i, and think this may be helpful for research but i will take the entire sequence in my phd program as well, but maybe i need this as a signal to get in), (f) political science courses (i'm interested in these but maybe a waste of time when preparing for phd admissions and should take this once in a phd program) ... thank you in advance!! I took this advice to heart and emailed some professors about a possible RA gig, but so far all have as expected said they don't have the funding and/or they will announce to all grad students when an opportunity arises. Hopefully the two papers I'm working on will solidify my programming! Interesting! Would you say though that econometrics ii is still more valuable than say an undergrad senior-level probability and statistical inference series? Question: Does taking grad-level macro and doing well in it override the need to take an intro to diff eq course?

I have also heard that La Jolla is an expensive and safe town. Thank you for your comment!

Can anyone tell me how competitive this profile would be for UC Irvine to apply this fall and start next fall? School: large research state school/university with not much of a ranking for economics UG GPA: 3.35ish Grad GPA thus far: 3.8 without 2014 metrics class (somehow tacked onto my grad GPA) or 3.55ish with 2014 metrics class (which I'm currently retaking and doing above average so far) Math courses after UG in 2014 (all UG level): Linear Algebra (A-), Intro to Advanced Math (A-), Calculus IV (A-), Elementary Prob & Stats (A), Introduction to Real Analysis (currently taking), Introduction to Differential Equations (will take this fall) Economics courses after UG in 2014 (all grad level): Mathematics for Economics (A), Microeconomics I (A-), Metrics I (currently taking), Microeconomics II (currently taking), Experimental Economics (currently taking), Macroeconomics I (will take this fall), Metrics II (will take this fall), Macroeconomics II (will take next spring), Research Capstone (will take next spring) Teaching experience: currently a TA for Principles of Microeconomics (spring 2021) Research experience: currently working on my research capstone project (on experimental economics pertaining to antitrust and industrial organization) as well as a project with a more senior student (very avid researcher) who is about to graduate with a phd at my institution (on some inequalities in sports pertaining to soccer clubs), and I should have some kind of writing sample from both in time for the December 1 deadline to apply Computer skills: LaTeX, some RStudio, some Python, some Stata GRE scores: expecting 169+ for Q, 162+ for V, and 5.0+ for writing It would be neat to hear your opinions on how this might fare for UC Irvine...

The idea of thinking in tiers is a great one, thank you!

Thank you for your informative take. Does anyone else have thoughts on these schools?

Hello! How would you rank the quality of the following California econ PhD programs: UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, University of Southern California, UC Los Angeles, and UC San Diego? Please explain briefly. Also, how dangerous, politically liberal, and/or expensive is living near UC Davis, USC, UCSD and UCLA? Thank you!