plumumba Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 long-time lurker, first time poster. here goes PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Bachelors, Honours Economics from top-ranked Canadian university Undergrad GPA: 3.7+/4.0, First Class Honours Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 800Q, 620V, 6.0AWA Math Courses: Calc 1 + 2 (exemption given), Calc 3, Intro. Linear Algebra, Linear Algebra, ODEs, Nonlinear Dynamics, Full year Stats (Hons), Full Year Econometrics (Hons) Econ Courses (Grad-level): Economic History, Complex Systems Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Full year Intermediate Micro (Hons), Full Year Macro (Hons), Full Year Advanced Theory (Hons), Full Year History of Thought (Hons), Full Year Economic Development Other Courses: Combination of business and politics Letters of Recommendation: 3 Econ Profs (one from LSE) Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Development, Labour, Complex Systems SOP: 1.5 pages about my academic background, motivation, potential research interests Concerns: a couple weakish math grades, hopefully offset by top marks in very difficult Metrics taught by two distinguished profs Applying to: LSE, Duke, UPF, NYU, UofT, UBC (all Masters), Oxford (Econ for Dev.), Harvard MPA/ID Accepted: UPF Rejected: None here's hoping I get an LSE admit...anybody with a prediction on my chances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabinlzp Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.A. Management Undergrad GPA: 3.6/4 Type of Grad: M.A. Management Grad GPA: 4.0/4 GRE: 800Q, 340V, 3.5AWA Math Courses: All required courses & Graduate Analysis, Statistics, and Operations Research Econ Courses (Grad-level): Micro,Macro,Metrics,Contract Letters of Recommendation: 1 solid Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Applied Micro SOP: None Concerns: Scholarship Opportunity Applying to: CEMFI,Tilburg,Toronto,Toulouse,Queen's(all Masters) Accepted: Toulouse Rejected: None Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootstrap Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA in Economics First Class Honors, BA in International Relations with Distinction Undergrad GPA: 3.95 (econ) 3.74 (IR) Type of Grad: MA in International Economics Grad GPA: 5.6/6 GRE: 790Q/ 640V/ 4.5AWA Math Courses: Linear Algebra, Stats, Prob, Calculus, 3 semesters of "Math Econ" Econ Courses (Masters-level): Micro theory, macro theory, econometric theory, applied econometrics, trade theory, development Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Micro, macro, metrics, environmental econ, trade, other options.... Other Courses: International Relations BA (poli sci, law...) Letters of Recommendation: two well know in their fields, one famous Research Experience: RA for a couple different proffs, consultant at WTO Teaching Experience: nada Research Interests: Environmental Economics SOP: pretty standard Concerns: Lack of advanced math courses Other: Applying to: UC Davis ARE, Maryland ARE, Maryland PhD Econ, Berkeley, Stanford, Columbia, Michigan Ford School, Minnesota Applied Econ, UCSB Bren School, UBC, UCSD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancerdf Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.A. Econ from top-ranked university in the Netherlands Undergrad GPA: 3.9, Summa Cum Laude Type of Grad: M.S. Econ, LSE Grad GPA: - GRE: 790Q, 550V, 5AWA Math Courses: Standard, although no separate courses, everything included into quantitative methods 1-3 Econ Courses (Master-level): Micro, Macro, Metrics, Development Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Public, International Economics, Micro, Macro, Competition Policy, Growth Theory, Financial Economics, Development Economics, History of Economic Thought, Auction Theory Other Courses: Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Sociology Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (2 from Maastricht, 1 from LSE) Teaching Experience: Tutor for microeconomics at student association in cooperation with the university Research Interests: Development SOP: Standard Concerns: 790Q GRE, no course in real-analysis Applying to: MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, Chicago, UPenn, Stanford, Berkeley, NYU, Columbia, Brown http://www.www.urch.com/forums/tm_images/statusicon/user_offline.gif Can't wait for the results!!! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knickerbocker Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.A. in Economics, Math, Applied Math, Top 7 econ program, Minor Japanese Language and Culture Undergrad GPA: 3.94/4.0 PBK, Econ 4.0/4.0, Math 4.0/4.0 Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: Q 790; V 620; AW 5.5 Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Math Stats, Real Analysis I,II, Higher Level Math Econ Courses: A lot Other Courses: Mostly Japanese Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ full professors, no nobel prize winners, but know my work well Research Experience: NONE Teaching Experience: None. Research Interests: Economic History, Macro SOP: Sub par, I fear Other: Good summer jobs the past three summers Applying to: Columbia, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, Chicago Worried I didn't apply to any safeties. Low GRE. Reassurances greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobleronic Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Type of Undergrad: B.A. in Economics and Math, One of the "New Ivy Leagues" Undergrad GPA: 3.87, 3.92 Math/Econ GRE: Q 800; V 490; AW 4.5 Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis I, Theory of Numbers, Transformations and Geometries, Combinatorics, Statistics Econ Courses: Intro, Intermediate Macro/Micro, Labor, Financial Econ, Advanced Micro Theory, Metrics, Honors Thesis, Math for Econ (MA and PhD), Micro (MA), Micro I and II (PhD) Letters of Recommendation: 3 Econ Professors (a part time) and 1 math professor Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None. Research Interests: Labor , Micro Applying to: Columbia, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Berkeley, Stanford, Princeton, NYU, NW, Duke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinghalo Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.S. Forestry Undergrad GPA: 3.45/4(overall), 4.0/4.0 (Econ) don't want to calculate (Math) Type of Grad: M.S. ARE Grad GPA: 4.0/4.0 GRE: 800Q, 680V, 3.5AWA:crazy: TOEFL: 29 (reading), 29 (listening), 20 (speaking). 27 (writing) Math Courses: took at Hokkaido University (in Japan) Calculus I,II (both Cs) Linear Algebra I, II (As) took at UIUC Advanced Calculus (A+), Probability and Statistics II (A+) ARE Courses (master-level): Micro (A+), Applied Econometrics (A+), Natural Resource Economics (A), Spatial Econometrics (A) ARE Courses (PhD-level): Environmental Economics (A+), Advanced Programming (A+) Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate Micro I, II (As) Macro (A), Econometrics (A), International Econ (A) Other Courses: bunch of forestry-related courses, which wouldn't help at all Letters of Recommendation: 3 ARE professors (1 MIT PhD, 1 Berkeley PhD, 1 Wisonsin PhD) Research Experience: RA for an ARE professor for two years Teaching Experience: non Research Interests: Environmental Economics (water) Concerns: obvious lack of Math background and English proficiency. Other: wish adcom didn't look at my undergrad grades at all... Applying to: UCB ARE, UCD ARE, Iowa State Econ, North Carolina State Econ, UIUC ARE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teflon_johnny Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA Econ, minor in Earth Science from a UC that is not UCLA or Berkeley Undergrad GPA: 3.90/4 Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 800Q, 610V, 4.0AWA Math Courses: 7 different Calc courses (A's and A+'s), will have Calc-based probability, linear algebra, proofs, real analysis by the time I graduate (all but the Calc was taken after apps were submitted, is this bad???) Econ Courses (PhD-level): N/A Econ Courses (undergrad-level): The standard for an Econ major - intermediate-level theory, some blow-offy field classes. All A's and A+'s except for a B+ in macro Other Courses: Earth science minor, some ecology Letters of Recommendation: 1 stanford, 1 Berkeley, 1 Wisconsin-Madison Research Experience: Substantial amount, but all of it is in geology/earth science Teaching Experience: TA for intro micro Research Interests: Environmental Economics SOP: I assume mine is fairly standard Concerns: B+ in macro is harsh, not sure that all of my referees hit home runs Other: Applying to: Enviro-econ schools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackpixie Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Economics at top 3 private university Undergrad GPA: 3.9/4 both general, math and economics Type of Grad: Economics and public policy at same top 3 private university Grad GPA: Also 3.9/4 GRE: 800Q/530V/5.5A Math Courses: Everything but real analysis :( Econ Courses: industrial org, game theory, dynamic macro, development ec. Other Courses: Letters of Recommendation: 3 researchers i assisted/co-wrote with them Research Experience: 1 published article, 3 under editorial review Teaching Experience: 1 semester TA macroeconomic theory Research Interests: monetary policy / industrial org. SOP: long long long... Other: Girl from LatinAmerican country RESULTS: Acceptances: none yet Waitlists: none yet Rejections: thank god none yet :rolleyes: Pending: NYU, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Berkeley, Duke, British Columbia, Austin, Boston U, MIT, Princeton, Cornell, Chicago What would you have done differently? Saved a lot more money to pay for the applications :( In some other forums I've seen a lot of Cornell rejects, all of them foreigners, does anybody know anything about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrobles Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Posting this makes me nervous. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.S. Math, B.S. Econ from MIT Undergrad GPA: 4.7/5 Type of Grad: none Grad GPA: none GRE: 800Q, 740V, 5.5W Math Courses (undergrad): Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Probability, Statistics, Modern Algebra, Intro to Discrete Math, Discrete Math Seminar Math (grad):Stochastic Modelling Econ Courses (PhD-level): none Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Beg. and Intermed. Micro/Macro, Public Policy, Development, Energy Econ, Game Theory, Behavioral Econ, Econometrics, Education, Econ Research & Communication Other Courses: Chinese Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (3 MIT PhD), I worked w/ all 3 and one was my professor. Not sure of their strength. Research Experience: RA for Development Econ prof, paper for a class, and 2 years working at a development research job after college Teaching Experience: Tutoring Probability, Tutoring High School math, Summer job in China Research Interests: Development, Public Policy/Finance SOP: uh, yes? Concerns: I got a B in many of my math courses sophomore year, also a B in intermed. macro, no thesis, and not sure what my letter writers wrote Applied to: MIT, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Northwestern, Chicago, Stanford, UCLA, USC, UCSD, NYU, Columbia, UC Davis ARE, Duke, Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eulermilan Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: math/econ; physics minor; Dartmouth College Undergrad GPA: 3.8+/4. 3.99 Math; 3.9ish Econ Type of Grad: none GRE: 800Q, 750V, 4.0W (Gee I got straight 4.0 writing score for TOEFL, SAT and GRE) Math Courses (undergrad): Calcs; diff eq; linear algebra; probability and measure theory; real analysis; abstract algebra; graph theory; combinotorics; advanced applied math; stochastic process; topology; statistics. Mostly honors. Econ Courses (undergrad): intermediate and advanced micro+macro; game theory; public; trade; open economy macro; finance; intermediate econometrics Other Courses: a bunch of physics and computer science courses Letters of Recommendation: 2 econ profs: MIT phd with whom I took game theory and advanced micro, and UCLA phd with whom I took intermediate micro; 1 math prof with whom I took real analysis and worked as TA for intro calc. Research Experience: has been RA in biology (lab work with cancer cell), physics (simulation and numerical analysis of interstellar plasma interaction), and finally, economics (dataset manipulation and econometric analysis). Did two major summer researches on econ (one on micro-level organization and the other on early industrialization of China). Published papers on astrophysics, political science, and econ in minor periodicals. Teaching Experience: TA for intro calc, classical mechanics, and abstract algebra. Research Interests: micro theory (general eq dynamics); institutional. SOP: mentioned research interest and linked past research experiences. not super specific. revised by econ profs. Concerns: a few crappy grades in the first year (general requirement courses). have not taken grad courses. my profs worry that pure theory track (which i intend to do) would not be that welcomed by many programs nowadays. Applied to: Harvard, Princeton, Berkeley, Stanford, Chicago, MIT, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Cornell, LSE (Msc EME). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzecon Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.S. Econ, minors:math, finance Undergrad GPA: Econ 3.9, 3.7 overall Type of Grad: M.S. Econ Grad GPA: 3.8 GRE: 730Q, 530V, 4.0AWA Math Courses: Multivariable Calc (B+), Linear Algebra (A+), Algebra (A+), Discrete Math(A), Real Analysis (B-), Math Modelling (B), Differential Equations (B+), classical mechanics (B-) Econ Courses (Masters-level): Micro (A-), Finance Theory (A-), Applied Econometrics (B+), regulation and competition policy (A-) Industrial Organisation (A) Econ Courses (undergrad-level): managerial econ, econometrics, macro, IO, micro Other Courses: OB, strategic management, marketing, accounting, heaps of finance Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (1 well known top 10 school prof, 1 well known UK prof, 1 less well known but knows me well) Research Experience: Masters thesis to be submitted, honours thesis, other research papers Teaching Experience: TA Econometrics, Microeconomics and Strategic Management Research Interests: IO, competition/regulation, innovation, micro theory SOP: wrote a lot about my experience and how that's led me to the phd and my research topics, not sure if that was the right thing to do - but since my GRE is not solid at all I figure it was my best shot Concerns: terrible GRE - paper based test in my country, could not resit Other: been working full-time for two years in senior job related to regulation/competition policy and completed masters at the same time. Applying to: HBS, Chicago Booth, NWU Kellogg, NYU Stern, Michigan Ross, Stanford GSB. Basically I decided that I like living in the same country as my family, not sure if I want to be on the other side of the world so if I am going to study a PhD in America its gotta be at a good school with $. I chose business schools because I like the programs better. They also fit well with my interest for IO. Didn't have my GRE score at application - paper based test takes forever, Also difficult to resit without flying to another country for the computer based test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesperateEconomist Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 It's time to do this: PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Bachelor in Business Administration, prestigious institution in Latin America. Undergrad GPA: 7.6/10 Type of Grad: Master in Economics, same institution than undergrad. Grad GPA: 8/10 GRE: 800Q, 490V, 4.0AWA TOEFL: 104 (30R, 30L, 20S:crazy:, 24W) Math Courses: Mathematics I, II, Linear Algebra, Metric Spaces, Statistics I, II, III, Mathematical Economics (grad). Econ Courses (Masters): Macro I, II, Micro I, II, Metrics, Time Series and others not so relevant. Econ Courses (undergrad): Macro, Micro, no Metrics. Other Courses: Several other courses, but with small or no relevance for admission purposes. Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (1 Chicago PhD, 1 UCLA PhD, 1 Cornell PhD), and I believe that all of them are solid. Research Experience: RA for two econ professors and currently working on my master's thesis. I also presented a paper in an economics meeting in my country. Teaching Experience: TA for two graduate courses (Macro and Time Series) and 1 undergrad course (Statistics). Research Interests: Macro and IO. SOP: The usual stuff: I put a brief description of my profile and talked about my preferences and why I think I would succeed in their program. Concerns: Low score on the speaking section of the TOEFL. Maybe my math background is not as strong as desired by some schools. At least a few low grades that could hurt me. Applying to: Berkeley, Boston College, BU, Cornell, Columbia, Maryland, MSU, Minnesota, Northwestern, NYU, UT Austin, UCLA, UPenn, Washington St. Louis, Yale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mermel Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.S. Math, B.S. Econ honors from top 40 public school, Math semester abroad at strong Russian math program Undergrad GPA: 3.94, Econ 4.0, Math 3.93 GRE: 800Q, 600V, 5.5AWA Math Courses: Multivar Calc, DiffEq, Number Theory, Matrices (Linear Algebra), Real Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Probability, Topology, Complex Analysis, Computability and Complexity (all A's), Combinatorics (B), Integer Partitions (B+) Econ Courses: All those required for undergrad econ, was in Honors Economics program my senior year Letters of Recommendation: 3 from econ professors, one from Econ PhD partner at the firm where I work, PhD's from Chicago, Princeton, Harvard, and Berkeley, 2 I am sure are very strong, and others are probably strong as well Research Experience: Yeah, about that ... My honors thesis was not really that good, this is where I am most concerned. Teaching Experience: just tutoring Research Interests: Micro theory, game theory, decision theory SOP: I'm not really sure how to judge my SOP, I think it told a good story of why I want to get econ PhD. Concerns: Lack of research experience, I had a withdrawal passing from graduate level analysis when I decided to do a second major in econ rather than doing a masters in math. I stated this in many of my essays, so hopefully that's ok. Other: Working for past 2.5 years in economics litigation consulting Applying to: Harvard, MIT, Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, Berkeley, UPenn, Princeton, NYU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shubhamk Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur (Best Techno-Managerial school in India) Undergrad GPA: 3.0/4 Type of Grad: MBA from IIT Kanpur Grad GPA: 3.2/4 GRE: 800Q, 660V, 4.0AWA Math Courses: All quantitative courses for Electrical Engineering (Communication Systems specialization). That also means related courses on probability, calculus and Linear Algebra Econ Courses (MBA-level): Micro, Macro and International business economics Other Courses: 4 Sociology courses (during undergrad). 1 Development Economics course (during MBA) Letters of Recommendation: 1 econ professors (IIT Kanpur), 2 other prof (IIT Kanpur) Research Experience: 1 research case study was done for UNICEF while I was UN intern for 3 months in India itself. This was published for internal UN circulation. I have been working on development field for 3 years with small IIT Kanpur reports being published internally. Research Interests: Development Economics and Public Policy Applying to: Wharton, CMU Tepper, Columbia GSB, Cornell, UCLA, Penn State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelei Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Georgetown math/econ; spanish minor Undergrad GPA: 3.5/4. 3.84 Math Type of Grad: 2 year masters at Oxford GRE: 770Q, 660V, 5.5W Math Courses: Calcs; linear algebra; statistics (x2); real analysis (x2); complex analysis; abstract algebra; graph theory; Econ Courses: micro+macro principles; macro+micro theory (honors); international trade; international finance; labor economics; econometrics (x2); then masters courses (micro, macro, metrics, labor, development) Other courses: some comp sci Letters of Recommendation: Senior Fellow at the think tank I work at right now who I published with, econ professor who supervised my masters thesis, math professor from undergrad. Research Experience: RA in trade policy for 2 years at think tank in DC; macro economic research at the European Commission and BNP Paribas (both short stays, around 6 months) Teaching Experience: none worth mentionning Research Interests: international economics (linking finance and trade) SOP: mentioned research interest and linked with past research experiences. sort of specific Concerns: low overall GPA and GRE quantitative score. Applied to: Harvard, Princeton, Berkeley, Stanford, Yale, Penn, Columbia, Oxford, LSE, Duke, Johns Hopkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaisonX Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.A. in Econ from a univ in China Undergrad GPA: 82% Type of Grad: MBA (Finance) in US public univ. Grad GPA: 3.6 GRE: 780Q, 650V, 3.0AW :( Math Courses: Calc, Linear Algebra, Probability Theory (A), Stats, Mathemetic Modelling........ Econ Courses (undergrad-level): All Econ Courses (grad-level): International Economics Letters of Recommendation: 2 from econ profs, 1 from business Research Experience: 1 year RA for a eco prof. Teaching Experience: 1 year in eco and finance course Research Interests: international finance, international eco,..... SOP: good Applying to: Penn State, Brown, UCSD, U Pitts Commnet: only 4 schools, not enough??? I am worrying about....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtic_tiger_econ Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BSc Econ & Finance (Top Irish Uni) Undergrad GPA: 1.1 Honours (Different system - top 15% of my class of 300 or so business school students) Type of Grad: MSc Econ Science (other top Irish Uni) Grad GPA: 1.1 Honours (Topped my class, 1/54) GRE: 780Q, 630V, 5.0AWA Math Courses: Enough calc and algebra to meet requirements, diff eq, real and complex analysis, plus more mostly irelevant stats and probability stuff Econ Courses (undergrad-level): The usual Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro, Macro, Econometrics, Public Econ, Trade, Innovation, Political Economy etc Letters of Recommendation: they will be strong but from unknown profs, well... they are known here, but not there Research Experience: Masters thesis with fantastic grade, research internship at Irish Central Bank, Teaching Experience: 1 year TA'ing Micro, Macro and Cost-Benefit analysis Research Interests: public economics, micro stuff mosty, education and labor SOP: standard Applying to: Princeton, Yale, Brown, UPenn, BC, and Maryland (UMD-College Park) Commnet: only 6 schools, plus my Irish grades look poor cause 70% is an A here (like in the UK), an 80% average is unheard-of, and i am a good bit higher than that :-) hopefully it won't get lost in translation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santragos2703 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BSc Econ (Top Mexican Uni) Undergrad GPA: 8.2/10 GRE: 800Q, 670V, 4.5AWA Math Courses: Enough calc and algebra to meet requirements, diff eq, plus more mostly irelevant stats and probability stuff Econ Courses: Micro, Macro, Econometrics, Public Econ, Trade, Labor Economics, Growth and Development, Political Economy etc Letters of Recommendation: they will be strong but from unknown profs, and some professionial Research Experience: BA thesis Teaching Experience: Nil Research Interests: Public Finance SOP: standard Applying to: Econ:Yale, Brown, UCB, Stanford, NYU, Columbia, MIT, BU; Public Policy: Harvard, Princeton, Chicago Comment: Weak GPA due to extenuating circumstances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softsquirrel Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: France's top Grandes Ecoles(2 years in a top "Classe Prépa" if anyone knows it) Undergrad GPA: 4.35/4.4, 1st out of 500 (Our school thinks its students merit a 10% bonus on GPA and that's why they add that, which made me some trouble as I always have to explain that) Type of Grad: Same school(The system is weird in France, basically it's 2+3 years after high school and they deliver a somewhat Master-equivalent degree at the end) Grad GPA: FALL GRE: 800Q, 720V, 4.5AWA TOEFL IBT: 115(27Speaking and 28Writing) Math Courses: basically everything, almost like a math majoring student Econ Courses (undergrad-level): baby micro+macro+corporate finance Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro, Macro, Econometrics, Development , Growth, Game Theory, Financial Economics etc. Letters of Recommendation: 1 from a well-known French prof teaching economics in US top universities, 1 Oxford Phd (eco), 1 School prof(eco), another 1 schoolprof(math) Research Experience: only one team-based research on auction theory Teaching Experience: 2 years TA on maths for 2nd-year math students (the so-called "colle" in our argot) Research Interests: macro+international SOP: quitewell-written, I think Applying to: Princeton, Yale, Harvard, MIT, Chicago, Stanford, NYU, UPenn, Columbia Commnet: little research experience, but it's the problem for all candidates from French Grandes Ecoles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desemejante Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA Economics from Top 5 European Undergrad GPA: Predicted 1st class honours Math Courses: Courses covering: Single and Multivariate Calculus, Analysis, Statistical Theory, Econometrics Econ Courses: Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Advanced Micro, Advanced Macro, Industrial Economics, Economic Theory (Game Theory, Information Economics, General Equilibrium, Decision Theory) Other Courses: Finance, Accounting Letters of Recommendation: 2, both from Tutors, should be solid! Research Experience: none Teaching Experience: none Research Interests: Micro Theory and IO SOP: Good Applying to: LSE MSc, UCL MSc, Oxford MPhil, potentially Bocconi & Cambridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anx1ous Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BSc Econ & Int'l Affairs (top 10 US public) Undergrad GPA: 4.0 GRE: 800Q, 680V, 5.5AWA (took it twice, first time 760Q) Math Courses: calc I-III, linear algebra, diff eq, plus stats and probability Econ Courses (undergrad-level): The usual Letters of Recommendation: strong, 2 unknowns, 1 well-known Research Experience: 3 semesters RAships Teaching Experience: none Research Interests: development, labor, applied micro mostly SOP: standard Applying to: 11 schools Comment: obviously concerned about lack of math (no analysis) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellman Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: top uni in my country in south asia, unknown outside. BSc Economics Undergrad GPA: 3.87 Overall, 3.97 Econ, 3.82 Math Type of Grad: MA Economics (on-going, top prog in Canada) Grad GPA: Average 85% GRE: 790Q, 730V, 5.5AWA Math Courses: Calc I (A-), Calc II (A), Vector Calc (A-), Linear Algebra (A), Probability (A), Statistics (A), Adv Stats (A) , Real Analysis (B+), Functional Analysis (B+), Set Theory (A-), ODEs (A), Number Theory (A-), OR-I (A) Econ Courses (grad institute): Micro(MA) (B+) (this is gonna hurt me alotttt), Macro(MA) (A+), Econometrics(MA) (A+), Math for Econ(MA) (A), Econ Courses (undergrad institute): Micro-I, II, grad (A+, A, A), Macro I, II, grad (A+,A, A), Econometrics I,II,grad (A+,A, A+), Adv Game Theory (A), Adv Math Econ (A) and various other courses of undergrad level. Letters of Recommendation: diff combo of profs 2 from masters and 2 from undergrad prog. Research Interests: Applied Econometrics, Labor, IO SOP: Was told to not exceed one page by my referee. standard I'm sure Teaching Experience: TA for econometrics for an entire year at my undergrad institute. currently TAing at my grad school but wasnt able to include this in my app file. Concerns: My B+s in real and functional plus esp my B+ in grad Micro are gonna hurt me big time. its strange how one bad day can jeopardize things so badly. Applying to: Yale, Michigan, Austin, Cornell, Wisconsin, Duke, Virginia, WUSTL, Rochester, Vanderbilt, Queens, UWO, Maryland, Minnesota Rejections: Cornell, Duke, Yale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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