<p>Nice post, ghostofsnappy. </p>
<p>“Remember, the higher education systems in Europe and the US are structured quite differently.”</p>
<p>I know the quality of university education in the US varies a lot from the top schools to the average/not-so-good ones. But wouldn’t at least the top ones require substantial math in undergrad? Particularly those with outstanding ph.d programs. (Harvard/MIT/Chicago/Princeton come to mind)</p>
<p>“Actually, RA is more or less the standard these days for any applicant to top programs.”</p>
<p>I sort of agree with you, as long as we are talking again about Harvard, MIT, Chicago-level ph.d programs. Are you in a Ph.d econ program? Where? As far as I can tell from the websites, most ph.d programs in the US don’t even require a previous course in econometrics, much less real analysis. I know a lot of people take it anyway though. And I think requirements/competition for masters programs lower even than for ph.d programs. </p>
<p>But what do I know, I am but a lowly undergraduate… :)</p>