eirikkss Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 (edited) Hi! I am starting to realize that my best path is to go the "european masters as a stepping-stone" route. How is the difference in admissions between say Barcelona GSE/CEMFI/LSE/Bocconi vs. say a top 20 US PhD program in terms of math? Do the mentioned masters programs require real analysis for instance? Or is it sufficient if I have full Calc sequence + Lin Alg? I am an econ major btw, so I have most of the econs + stat courses. Edited February 20, 2016 by eirikkss I meant full calc sequence, not calc 1-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrdonsimoni Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Im pretty sure LSE won't be looking too favourably on a light mathematical preparation, dont really know about the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eirikkss Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Im pretty sure LSE won't be looking too favourably on a light mathematical preparation, dont really know about the others. I meant full calc sequence, not 1-2 btw. Do you really consider that "light" math prep? I guess I'm going nowhere:cower: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrdonsimoni Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Oh ok my bad, only speed-read through your prep, my bad! so you got full calc + lin algebra then? What does full calc. entail exactly? Im asking because most of the time in Europe econ programmes do some maths, but it s rarely so well-defined and well-divided like Calc 1, Calc 2, etc. However in general with a solid calculus preparation and linear algebra you should be good for most macro/metrics oriented programmes. Micro-based ones might be keen on seeing some topology or previous proof-based micro courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eirikkss Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Oh ok my bad, only speed-read through your prep, my bad! so you got full calc + lin algebra then? What does full calc. entail exactly? Im asking because most of the time in Europe econ programmes do some maths, but it s rarely so well-defined and well-divided like Calc 1, Calc 2, etc. However in general with a solid calculus preparation and linear algebra you should be good for most macro/metrics oriented programmes. Micro-based ones might be keen on seeing some topology or previous proof-based micro courses. That's a good point. My calc courses are labeled math for econ etc. I just signed up for an econometrics class this summer, so I can free up space this fall to take Real Analysis. Hopefully that will increase my chances. CEMFI is my nr. 1 choice - which it's less macro-focused I think. Real A is probably a good idea either way. What was your mathematics backgound? Since you got accepted at BGSE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmkwon Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I got an admission from BGSE with a half tuition waiver. I did MSc in development economics in the UK, and absolutely don't have any formal math background except math for econ and a bunch of econometrics courses both in undergraduate and graduate (all A+). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pch Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 You can get into these programs with very light math prep that will not get you admitted into a top 40 program in the US. However, to do well in these programs, you will be better off having more math. For instance, in Bocconi's ESS your first semester would have this course: Course - Universita' Bocconi It would be an overkill with a very light math background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Hi! I am starting to realize that my best path is to go the "european masters as a stepping-stone" route. How is the difference in admissions between say Barcelona GSE/CEMFI/LSE/Bocconi vs. say a top 20 US PhD program in terms of math? Do the mentioned masters programs require real analysis for instance? Or is it sufficient if I have full Calc sequence + Lin Alg? I am an econ major btw, so I have most of the econs + stat courses. is your calculus sequence proof-based? If yes, then do highlight it in your applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eirikkss Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 is your calculus sequence proof-based? If yes, then do highlight it in your applications. Yes it is, thanks for pointing that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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