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  1. Yeah at first pre-doc is what I was hoping to do, but as I've been going through the process it seems extremely competitive, with some friends who went to elite master's and have a lot of experience using pre-docs to wait out the chaos that has been the last two application cycles.
  2. Hoping to pursue a masters as a move towards admission to the best PhD program I can get into, preferable T50 at the lowest. Undergrad: Unranked Public US School, but sits as an R2. Currently taking math classes at a T10 institution. Major: Economics GPA: 3.9 Econ Courses: Micro/Int Micro: (A/B+) Macro/Int Macro (A/A) Econometric I&II (A/A-) and then about 15 credit hours in 400 level electives all As Math Courses: Calc I (A) Calc II (B) Linear Algebra (B) Calc III (A) Business Stats I&II (A-/A) Recommendations: Strong recommendation from my dept. chair and another professor whom I did many electives with. Exp: Unfortunately, I really never planned in undergrad to do Economics long-term. After some time pursuing policy work after graduation, I realized my heart wasn't in it and I really missed more analytical work. So I have no true research experience outside of my undergraduate thesis (which was completed during the pandemic). I was struggling to find RA positions when I decided to make the switch, as I didn't have strong math/coding backgrounds at the time, so I ended up becoming a data analyst and re-enrolling in school in the meantime. Programs I am hoping to apply to: Top/reach: Oxford, Duke, UT at Austin, UBC, LSE, UToronto, NYU, PSE Others on my list: Boston U, U of Wisconsin, U of Oregon, Ludwig Maximillian, Barcelona, Mannheim, Sciences Po I'm happy to take any advice for what other courses I could take come spring to boost my opportunities/any advice for other programs I should look into. (Hope this belongs here. Saw a post recommending to post masters profile evals in the PhD forum.) ***Beyond no RA experience, my other concern is my Calc II and Linear Algebra grades. I started attending school after a few years off and my job takes up a lot of time. It was pretty hard for me to keep up with memorizing Calc while working and my summer Linear Algebra course final tanked my A to a B. I found the material to be easy and more-so really struggled with time management at the end of it all. This felt especially true because of how easily I aced Calc III. Not sure if retaking is worth it, I am planning to continue taking higher courses in my master's that I think would help offset this.
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