grad school for econ-chances

gatoratemebtch
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 16:27:21 +0000

Hi, all. Any opinions w regards 2 my odds for getting into any grad schools (for a masters and/or PhD) for Economics would be tremendously appreciated.
3.743 GPA, heading into my senior yr @ UConn, w an Economics major/math minor on the horizon. A’s/one A- (not in int mic/mac) in all Econ classes. A’s in linear alg/calc 2, A- in diff equations. Taking/should ace multivar calc this fall, will take one/two upper lvl math courses in spring to close out UConn tenure/get math minor.
I should be able to get 2 good letters from 2 of my fav prof’s. GRE scores are as follows: 161 verbal, 5 analytic, 153 quant.
obv, the 153 is a bit low for econ grad programs. not sure how much my math background @ UConn will vindic8 me there…im hoping it wont b 2 much of a hindrance, though.
no research/internship/etc background. i just love/am good @ studying econ/even upper lvl math.
i am prepared to have 2 do a yr 2 get a masters as a precursor 2 getting into a phd program, if necessary.
does anyone have any advice/opinions w regards 2 my odds of getting into any phd program in country or if a masters first would b better in any way?
Thanks so much!

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