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Here's my positives that I'm obviously not worried about: +4.0 GPA in finance +167 verbal/168 quant/5 AWA on GRE +Highly involved in my undergrad career, from tutor, to founding a real estate club, to being state president of a business organization for students +2 finance internships (both 8 month full-time co-ops) +15 page honors research project on real estate finance topic Here are the potential negatives: -No research assisstanship -No published work -Subpar letters of recommendation -My undergrad is from a well-respected state university, but it's certainly not elite So from here, I have a couple options, and I'd like the advice of strangers on the internet. 1. I can do a masters at this respected, yet non-elite university, in order to gain some research experience and potentially better letters of rec 2. I can continue with my current job in finance and apply straight to Booth What are my chances of getting in with either instance? Is it worth it to pursue the masters? Should I be lowering my expectations from Booth wither way? And, yes, I know I should just "apply and see" but this is causing lots of anxiety, so I just need some good old advice here. Please and thank you!

What is the University of Chicago's math course called that is equivalent to Real Analysis I & II (which prospective Econ Ph.D. students "must" take)? I found the sequence called "Analysis I,II,III" but it seems to be a sophomore course so I'm not really sure. Is there also a graduate version or other upper-level versions (not the Honors Analysis) of the course which students can take without taking Analysis during undergrad? Lastly, I was wondering if it is necessary to take the analysis sequence for all 3 quarters if my goal is to enter Economics Ph.D. (Some people say Real Analysis I is enough, etc. The sequence numbers get more confusing because UChicago runs a quarter system.) Thanks a lot! P.S. I want to attend UChicago's masters program and want to figure this out in advance! I've already finished undergrad from another university and unfortunately did not take Real Analysis.

Uiversity of Chicago is a highly reputed university , but is its CS program valued.. Program is of 1 year and the placements are quiet good , but i am unsure of the research going on.. Will i be able to go for PHD after the 1 year program,, ..Please let me know..

Hello, I graduated from a top 30 liberal arts college in the United States and have become very interested in pursuing a PhD in economics or financial economics. Unfortunately my math background is quite weak and I know that will be a major detriment to my profile. I would like to complete a very quantitative master's program to show my mathematical ability and have heard from this forum and other sources that one of the best PhD preparation programs is the LSE EME. I have recently come across the University of Chicago Master's in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) program which looks equally promising and even offers a math refresher course for students who need additional mathematical preparation before starting the program. Could someone speak to the advantages and disadvantages of either program or suggest other graduate level programs that would be great quantitative preparation for a PhD? I am a German citizen so a European school might be more affordable but I am open to programs on both the American and European continent. Thank you. (I have taken Calc I, Calc III, Linear Algebra + Differential Equations. I am hoping to take more courses in probability)

Hello, I graduated from a top 30 liberal arts college in the United States and have become very interested in pursuing a PhD in economics or financial economics. Unfortunately my math background is quite weak and I know that will be a major detriment to my profile. I would like to complete a very quantitative master's program to show my mathematical ability and have heard from this forum and other sources that one of the best PhD preparation programs is the LSE EME. I have recently come across the University of Chicago Master's in Financial Mathematics (MSFM) program which looks equally promising and even offers a math refresher course for students who need additional mathematical preparation before starting the program. Could someone speak to the advantages and disadvantages of either program or suggest other graduate level programs that would be great quantitative preparation for a PhD? I am a German citizen so a European school might be more affordable but I am open to programs on both the American and European continent. Thank you. (I have taken Calc I, Calc III, Linear Algebra + Differential Equations. I am hoping to take more courses in probability)