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I'm from an Australian top uni with first class honors in economics, my goal is top30 but now I think my math grades should be a disadvantage.

I was initially planning to do my masters in economics from USA ( I'm from Pakistan) but my professors encouraged me to do a PhD. I need help shortlisting universities. Profile: Undergrad: 3.49 gpa DOUBLE MAJOR IN ECONOMICS AND MATH (from a top uni in pakistan) i have done numerous math courses like real analysis, intro to differential equation, advanced differential equation, stats, stochastic processes, abstract algebra 1 and 2, functional analysis, complex, real analysis, topology and the list goes on gre: i haven't given yet but my quant score ranges from 157 to 162 don't have ta ship or ra ship but have written research papers for projects in unis recommendations im getting are good ones my professors want me to go for a phd so are willing to write a great one to help me thing is i want to apply to top 50 usa unis for phd and want to be fully funded (or at least partially). one of my teacher tells me to go for top 20 to 50 schools the other one says 50 to 100. im confused! please help me select universities! which ones are more welcoming to a female pakistani student apiring to do a phd with this profile?

PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA Math, Economics, at a top 30 private US university Undergrad GPA: 3.7 (3.8 Econ, 3.6 Math) Type of Grad: n/a Grad GPA: n/a GRE: n/a (Will take in September) Math Courses: Calculus I-III(A,A,B+), Linear Algebra (A), ODE (A-), Theory of Probability (A), Honors Real Analysis (B), Honors Real Analysis II (??B+), Mathematical Statistics (A), Honors Fourier Analysis (Fall 2017) Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro micro and macro (placed out), Intermediate Macro (rigorous track) (A), Intermediate Micro (rigorous track) (A), Econometrics I (A-), Econometrics II (A-), Econometrics III (A-), Advanced Financial Economics (A-) , Advanced Micro Theory (A-), Game Theory (rigorous track) (Fall 2017) Other Courses:B+ in Computer Science (as part of math major) Letters of Recommendation: One from a well known microeconomics and one from RA. The last I am unsure of. Research Experience: Will be doing a Regional Fed summer research internship Research Interests: Development, Political Economy (& Game Theory), Econometrics Applying to: (Top) NYU, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Stanford, Chicago, UC San Diego, UCLA (Masters) U Toronto (doctoral) , UBC, LSE, Oxford (Other schools of Interest) UW-Seattle, U Rochester, USC, UC Irvine, ... I had a few speed bumps to put it lightly and a streak of A- that I would rather like to take back but can do nothing about. I worked exceptionally hard on my honors analysis course. Analysis II grade has not been released but I am guessing average or better (did get an A- on the midterm). The course is very difficult and the second course in the sequence is at the level of my institution's graduate analysis (Used Royden). And in my statement of purpose I believe I can make a good case that I rushed the math due to the fact that I switched from business major where I never completed more than single variable calculus. With this largely mediocre profile I am unsure of the range of schools to apply to. I have some masters listed because I believe now I am "competitive" with my peers and so will be able to do well when given a chance to just focus on new content and thus will have a better chance at top schools. Irregardless, can anyone recommend a range of schools to apply or a particular school which would be a good fit. Also, for the masters programs, what are my chances? Thanks

Please rank the top 30 PHD Econ Schools This is just for fun... I'm bored & trying to get a feel for what schools are moving up/down... And if you wanna toss out some good Public Econ schools, that would be tremendous. (Leave out T10, I'm not exactly harvard material) Thanks