hscjoe Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) Profile: Undergrad University: Strong Engineering School, Public, in Indiana (haha I gave all info needed): Top 40ish Econ top 20~30ish for math/stat Undergrad Major: Math/Stat, Econ minor Undergrad GPA: 4.0 GRE: Q 169 / V 154 / AWA 4.0 Econ Courses Intermediate Microeconomics (A), Econometrics (A), International Trade (A+), micro and macro basic courses with A Math Course Cal1~3 (A+) , Linear Algebra I (A+), Prob Theory (A), Foundations Analysis (In Progress: assume A), Linear II Proof Based (in progress: assume A), Intro Discrete Math (in progress: assume A) Research Experience short term summer experience with Trade professor, Fall 2021 part-time paid RA for applied micro professor Recommendation getting 1 from foundations analysis professor, 1 from RA+Econometrics Prof, 1 unknown (maybe the summer econ prof or international trade prof or others): I assume the letter from whom I am RAing for would be quite strong Research Interests Applied micro (Trade, Dev) or International Macro I am applying both to a lot of Ph.D. programs (for now |25|ish lol) and MA programs (Duke, Chicago, BU, Yale for master's). I initially thought of just applying to master's programs, but professors convinced me to apply to phd programs too. However, I am getting so many mixed messages, from "apply to top schools too" to "apply to top 25~50 schools." They all say Maryland is a doable level, which I don't think many here in URCH would agree... I am going to take honors thesis and more math/stat courses next semester, but that doesn't matter at all since I am applying this cycle (for now). Please help me deciding which schools I should apply to (please give specific names of schools, rankings, and strong fields), and give your opinions which school is "realistic" for me in some sense. Also, please give me your opinions on: 1. Should I just stay at Purdue for another year and make Math/Stat/Econ Honors major? I am inclined to do that if it holds any merit (I did all above in 1.5 years cuz I was a whole other major, so I do think I could be a better candidate in the next cycle if I take more math and phd econ courses) 2. Master's VS. TOP50 school? Cost is accounted for, but not as much. I wanna know how big a bump it would be realistically. 3. If (2) is "go for top 50", is it realistic to transfer/reapply&get accepted to better programs (like top 20) if I excel there? I was told that it was quite common decades ago, donno if it is still the case these days. 4. Is this cycle gonna be normal or as hard as the last one? REALISTIC advices please. Thanx in advance everyone. Edited October 26, 2021 by hscjoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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startz Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 A master's rarely makes sense if you have an American undergraduate degree. It is much more productive to work as a pre-doc. Transfers between PhD programs happen, but they are quite rare. Don't plan in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irf Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Apply to PhD programs, such as top 30: BU, MSU, Purdue, Pitt, OSU, and maybe a bit below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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