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Ibn Abbas 2009:
PROFILE: (Ibn Abbas)
Type of Undergrad: B.B.A. from a South Asian university
Undergrad GPA: 3.34 out of 4. (A =4, B+ =3.5, B =3 and so on...)
Type of Grad: M.A. in Economics from mid-range Canadian university
Grad GPA: 9.67 (out of 12) so far. (A+ =12, A =11, A- =10, B+ = 9 and so on...)
GRE: 770Q, 690V, 5.5AWA
Math Courses:
Business Math C+, Linear Algebra A, Calculus II A, Calculus III and IV combined C-, Mathematical Economics A
Econ Courses (MA-level):
Micro A-, Macro B+, Metrics A, Intl. Trade B-, Dev Econ A-, Evolution of WB/IMF conditionality A
Econ Courses (undergrad-level):
Principles of Micro A, Principles of Macro A, Advanced Micro A+, Advanced Macro A+, Metrics I A, Metrics II A+
Stat courses (undergrad-level):
Business Stat I B+, Business Stat II B+, Statistical Econ A-, Intro to Stat (from Math dept.) A+, Intro to Probability (from Math dept.) A+, Stochastic Processes C+
Letters of Recommendation:
Metrics (UMontreal), Metrics UGrad (UWO) and Development (Columbia).
Teaching Assistantship:
3rd year Econometrics, 4th year Econometrics, Agricultural Economics, Principles of Economics
Research Interests: Open to macro, labor etc.
SOP: Focused on research interests and explained the reasons behind some of my bad grades in math courses.
Other: Need to be in big city.
RESULTS
Acceptances: U of Houston (16.5k with tuition waiver), UT Dallas ($ amt. unknown), U Ottawa (no $)
Rejections: Carleton U
What would you have done differently?
Would have applied to more universities (of rankings higher than of those I applied to)
Attending: U of Houston