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I don't mean to just play for fun. I mean, do they have time to seriously compete in sports like golf or baseball? Also, I've been told several times that doctoral students are poor. How poor is poor(stipend, costs, etc.)?

School: Texas A&M Major: Economics Minor: Math Undergrad GPA: 2.84, Economics: 3.4, Math: 2.62 Math Classes: Cal 1 - D (Retaken for B) , Cal 2 - A, Cal 3 - D (Retaken for A), Discrete Mathematics - B, Linear Algebra - C, Math Probability - B, Advanced Calculus 1 - C, Differential Equations - B, Linear Algebra 2 - B, Real Analysis - C, Numerical Analysis - B Economics Classes: Macro - C, Micro - A, I. Macro - C, I. Micro - A, Money and Banking - B, Contemporary Issues - B, Financial Econ - A, International Trade Policy - A, Econometrics - A, Math Economics - A, Economics of Decision - A Statistics Classes: Stat 1 - B, Stat 2 - C, Math Statistics 1 - B Other Applicable Classes: Mechanics F (Retaken for A at JuCo) Gre: (First Time) Math - 730, Verbal - 630, Analytical - 3.5 (Second Time)Math - 790, Verbal - 570, Analytical - 5.0 LOR: I have 3 economics professors, Math Economics (Purdue), Econometrics (Cornell), Economics of Decision (Cal Tech) (all A's). None is extraordinarily well known, but they were encouraging about graduate school. Goals: Masters in Economics on the way to a PhD. As you can tell, I have had very mixed results, some semesters I got 3.75 others 2.5. I've had a lot of money difficulties throughout undergrad. There were times that I would be working 40 hours a week to pay for school, so I would quit working so much and not have enough money for books. All of this is no one elses fault, I should have taken out loans so that I could excel in school. Should I try to convey some of this to explain my spotty grades? My economics grades had an ascending trend, but my math grades were pretty mixed throughout. MA Programs: SDSU, UNCG, UNCC, UC-Denver, Delaware, CUNY What do you think my chances are of getting into these? Are these schools good preparation for a PhD? What other schools would you recommend? Also, is it worth it try for a USC or BU MA?