Preparation for PhD in Economics

THEAjay89
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:34:42 +0000

I am currently taking intro. analysis at Scripps. The class is excellent. It is not common for students to take classes at CGU but it is not a problem to do so. In general, the quality at CMC exceeds the quality at CGU so it is not often advised by professors. However, graduate coursework is an outstanding signal to phd admissions committees. There is one Pomona person in my macro class but my micro class is completely phd students except for me. I feel very prepared for these classes and so long as you have sufficient math background, you will be just fine. I should mention, I took an Analysis & Optimization course at Columbia over the summer. This course was based off of Columbia’s math camp for econ phds, and has prepared me very well. This is not necessary however, for the CGU classes, though helpful.