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lumina 2007: My profile is not spectacular at all. But I owe a lot to this board...

Profile:
Gre: 800 Q, 510 V, 3.5 A
GPA: 3.9
Classes: (all undergrad)
Math: First Year calculus, Vector Calc (current), Diff.Eq, Elementary linear algebra, Junior level stat
Econ: Int Micro, Macro, Intro to Econometrics, History of economic thoughts, Comaprative Econcomics, money & banking, experimental econ, game theory

Etc: 3 CS classes (for CS majors)
Type of Undergrad: Large public
Research Experience: none
Teaching Experience: none other than econ tutor for one semester

LORs: Very strong. (all from econ professors)

SoP & Interests: Generic.


Other: Male. Working for an internet company

Admission Decision Results:
Admitted: UVa (no funding), VT (13k TA), Georgetown (18k) (ATTENDING)
Rejected: JHU, UMD, Rice, Emory, Cornell, Brown, Columbia
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TruDog 2007: PROFILE:

Type of Undergrad: Top-five public LAC
Undergrad GPA: 3.69, cum laude and with general honors
Type of Grad: None
GRE: Q800, V610, A5.0
Math Courses: Calc I/II/III (B/A/C), differential equations (pass), linear algebra (C?), nonparametric stats (B), two semesters of graduate probability (C/C?)
Econ Courses: Intermediate micro/macro (A/A), mathematical economics (B), econometrics (B), numerous electives (3.7 major GPA)

Letters of Recommendation: Strong, but from unknown professors (one each in economics, finance, and statistics--all familiar with my research)
Research Experience: Presented finance research at American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences' annual conference, also submitted to professional journals. Also interned at US Treasury's Office of Economic Policy in Washington.
Research Interests: Public (higher education, pensions)
SOP: Fairly general--highlighted my writing and research experiences

RESULTS:

Acceptances: Wisconsin (no $), Ohio State (deferred one quarter)
Rejections: Minnesota, Michigan, Northwestern, Chicago, Emory, Duke, WUSTL, Iowa, Virginia

What would you have done differently?
My problem was that my institution never emphasized the quantitative aspects of economics, so I had to overload on math courses late in the game after discovering econphd.net. That hurt my GPA, which certainly hurt the strength of my application.

Advice: Take math courses early on, and do lots of research and writing. My writing background was the only reason why I got accepted anywhere.
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