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Hi all, I have been admitted to the Econometrics and Mathematical Economics program at LSE, the masters program at UBC and the masters (regular stream) at U of T. Since I've been reading through the forum posts on these schools, I've decided to crowdsource some input from you all to see what your thoughts are on these options. From what I have read and heard, the EME program at LSE would be the hardest of the three in terms of course work and may also be the most reputable from the perspective of PhD adcoms. I am well aware of the differences in costs of the programs. Ignoring the cost differences, what are your thoughts on the relative strengths of the programs if my goal is to get into a top PhD program? Specifically, I am interested in the difficulty of the coursework, how easy it is to get quality letters of recommendation from professors, program reputation, preparation for a PhD, and the likelihood of getting into a top PhD program. Thanks.

Hello, PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Canadian School, H. BA Econ. (unfinished, going into 4th year) -- Second undergrad degree. Undergrad GPA: 3.98 (last year) Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: N/A Math Courses: Calc I (C+) , II (A+). Lin Alg I (A+), Diff. Equations (currently taking), Intro Stats (B+) Econ Courses: Intro Micro/Macro (A+/A+), Intermediate Micro/Macro (A+/A+), Econometrics (A+), Public Econ. (A+), Labour Econ. (A-), Research course (A+), International Trade (A+), and few other Econ courses (A+) Other Courses: Variety of Science courses from a first undergrad degree (low marks). Letters of Recommendation: Not yet Research Experience: Thesis course from a science degree (A-) Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: N/A SOP: N/A Other: The Math courses I am planning to take this year are: Advanced Calc I/II, Lin. Algebra II, Intro to Probability (or math for finance), math for econ. The Econ courses I am planning to take are: Advanced Micro/Macro, Thesis course, Game Theory, Econometrics II. I am assuming that I can score A/A+ on all of these. The C+ for Calc I and the B+ for Stats are from the first degree I did years ago, I have greatly improved myself since then. I need some advice on whether I have any chances of getting into the U of T masters of economics (doctoral stream) program? I would like to eventually apply for a PhD Finance program and I think this would be good preparation. Also, should I take Econometrics II or partial differential equations? Also instead of Advanced Calculus II, should I take the Stochastics stats course. I cannot take Real Analysis anymore since I would need the two advanced calculus courses first (not enough time). I understand also that U of T admissions for the masters program requires two intermediate statistics courses and I was wondering if anyone knows whether Econometrics counts as statistics? (seems to cover a lot of the required knowledge such as regressions and hypothesis testing, etc...) Any advice and help would be appreciated.