Please Rate profile for PhD Economics

Milton_Roark
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:01:01 +0000

Honestly, your professors can give you a more accurate picture than anyone on this board can of where you should apply. Top 10 Schools will be a reach (they are for everyone, and that includes individuals with perfect math grades). I’m guessing that one of their concerns would be that (compared to some other applicants) you do not have as much coursework in proof-based mathematics (some candidates come into the process with an MA in mathematics, thus more background in mathematical analysis). That certainly doesn’t put you out of the running, but it will lessen your chances for admission. If you could take Topology, Metric Spaces, or any graduate level mathematical courses (emphasizing analysis) then you would bolster your chances. Your GRE score will definitely help your case.
As for the private sector, employers are looking for a PhD in economics. Employers tend to care less about where you graduated from than do universities (when hiring you). One possible path you could take in the private sector would be as a forecasting economist/consultant.