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wajihc 2008:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top 20 nat'l univ; ECON & PSCI dbl major. Undergrad GPA: 3.0 Type of Grad: One semester at private university in Boston. Grad GPA: 3.3 GRE: 770 Q, 520 V, 4.0 W Undergrad Math Courses: Calc I & II (B+), Econ Stats (A), and Social Sci Stats (A-). Grad Math Courses: Math and Stats for Econ (A-). Undergrad Econ Courses: Intermed micro (B) and macro (C+), Int'l Trade (C+), Open Economy Macroecon (B-), US Econ History (B), Financial Instrmts and Mkts (B-), and Money and Banking (C). Grad Econ Courses: Micro (B). Other courses: Financial Acctg (A), Int'l Political Econ (B), and Capitalism and Democracy (A-). Letters of Recommendation: One from visiting professor who is well known in economic history and is professor emeritus at an institution in Ohio, and another from new political science professor. Research Experience: None Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Economic development and int'l trade. SOP: Spoke about first-generation background, and briefly about interests. Other: Male, 22. RESULTS: Acceptances (MA): UDelaware, FL Int'l, N Texas ($4000), and Miami OH. Rejections (MA): American. What would you have done differently? Taken more math classes, and been more serious.
Accepts: Acceptances (MA): UDelaware, FL Int'l, N Texas ($4000), and Miami OH.
Rejects: Rejections (MA): American.
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