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Need suggestions regarding best colleges and programs for MS in computer science related fields. Below are my scores & details : GRE Score : 158 (Quant) + 142 (Verbal) [unofficial] Work experience : '6 years 8 months' in I.T. firm as 'Data Warehouse ETL Developer'. Bachelor's degree : 'Bachelor of Technology' in 'Electrical & Electronic Engineering' GPA 2.7.

Hi all, I am hoping to get some suggestions about good books to start reading to prep for grad school in economics. Below, can you provide your suggestions and why you think they are helpful pre- attaining a PhD in economics. Thank you very much! -L

Hi guys! I've been trying to find a university in about top40 - top80 as my sort of insurance choice, however, I haven't managed to find any place that would offer stipend but without teaching assistant responsibilities. Are you aware of existance of any places that are a bit lower in the ranking, but which offer funding without any responsibilities in the first year? Preferably, I'm looking for something good in macro and game theory. Thank you for any suggestions!

I'm going to invest some time into beefing up the offerings that we have here on www.urch.com, and I thought it would be good to ask the forum members for suggestions. Here are some of the things I've been thinking about: A database/tracker for applications, admits, etc. For example, who got in where and what scores they had. You know what I mean. Quiz functions with practice questions. Interviews with successful applicants, admissions officers, test prep instructors, etc. Social networking functions (take a look at the www.urch.com homepage to see what I've been playing with). Making the site look better. What am I missing? Are there any killer apps out there? Any great functions you'd like to see more of?

Thanks to all. My dreams with the development of my country: Bangladesh. So i joined this forums for your kind suggestions.

Dear all, I am a Spanish student and I would like to ask for help since I do not know where I should apply. My profile is the following: LLB Bachelor in Laws, top 20% of my class (top school in Spain) BBA, top 15% of my class (best school in Spain, or second, depending on the ranking) Master of Arts in Economic Integration and Business in a top postgraduate European Institution Mainly my education and grades in Spain are great, but I guess that is harder to perceive when being assessed by an American School. Exchange in Emory Goizueta for one semester, GPA 3.6 (too much partying) and Loyola NOLA (also 3.6) Experience only in law firm (weak point) and as an RA for one year but also in Private Law, so no business-related. Mainly my research is all law-related. Letters of recommendation from a Prof in Finance, a Prof in Econometrics and a Prof. in Law. GMAT score of 710, 5.5. I would like to apply for a PhD in Business, have not decided the field yet but no marketing, no accounting. I would consider Finance and Business Economics but they are very competitive, especially the former. Would you say I have any chance in any top school? Any suggestions, please? I am a bit lost so any help is more than welcome!

Hello all! This is my first post (and I hope it's not my last), since there is a great deal of helpful knowledge floating about and I hope to be able to contribute as the application process moves forward. I am currently preparing my applications for a econ PhD and was wondering whether I could get opinions on my profile. Honesty is most welcome and any help you guys can give me will really help. Thanks in advance to those who took the time :) Type of UG: Latin American Public University (Honduras), BSc in Economics. GPA: 4.0. Honor student for 3 years in a row. Distinction on Undergraduate Thesis. Math courses in UG: Two semesters of Algebra (including Linear Algebra), Calculus I and II (including differential equations). Type of PG: Latin American University (Argentina). MA in Economics (Specialized in Labor Economics and Development), GPA: 3.8. Some of the courses: Real Analysis, Advanced Micro (using Mas-Colell), Econometrics I and Topics in Econometrics. Labor Econ I and II, Program evaluation. Program was not particularly strong in Macro. Research: Junior researcher at a distinguished Latin American think tank for the last three years, which specializes on development, poverty, inequality and labor studies. Have published several working papers in the econ department and for international development agencies, one chapter in a book (WB-funded) and have two articles in submission process (one with no co-authors). Teaching: Served as undergrad TA in my UG program for two years in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics. Currently a TA in the Master's Program from which I graduated (Labor Econ I). Standardized tests: GRE: Tanked first attempt, retaking Dec 1. (Q=700, V=520, AWA=awaiting) TOEFL: Taking tomorrow morning (more confident for this one) LORs: All academics. One from a Princeton alumni, very well-known researcher in Latin America. Another from a LSE alumni, also relatively well-known in the region. Other possibilities: Alumni from Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Boston University and Oxford. My idea was to attend a mid-level program which is strong in Micro (or applied micro) and Labor econ. Due to the poor GRE first attempt, I was trying to find alternate (lower ranked) programs as a safety. However, I am pretty sure I can raise my GRE score (had terrible anxiety during test) and bombed it. Maybe I am being overtly pessimistic and was wondering whether I may apply to higher ranked schools assuming I improve my quantitative score. I arranged the programs which interest me into tiers (according to the econphd.net rankings): Tier 1: Cornell, Michigan-Ann Arbor, Johns Hopkins, U of Maryland Tier 2: Carnegie-Mellon, Syracuse, Boston College, Georgetown, University of Virginia, American U, UC Davis Tier 3: George Washington University, Rutgers, Purdue Do any of you think I might be reaching too high on some of these? Do you also have any other school in mind which I have not considered? I believe that in general, my profile is not too shabby. However, I still have that GRE itch which I need to remedy. What do you guys think? Do I have a shot? Many thanks in advance!!! -I hate GREs