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oleador 2011:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA International Economics, unknown Eastern European school
Undergrad GPA: 3.4/4
Type of Grad: MSc Economics, Barcelona GSE
Grad GPA: 6.78/10
GRE: 780Q, 560V, 3.5AW
Math Courses: Advanced math for economists(B) one year course which includes uni- and multivariate calclulus, linear algebra, difference and differential equations, set theory and basic topology, intro to real analysis; Probability and Statistics (B), Theoretical Statistics (A), Optimization (A)
Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro theory (D ), Advanced Micro theory (A some improvement over micro ), Econometrics (B), Advanced Econometrics I (C), Macroeconomics (A), International Economics (B), Experimental Economics (B), Econ growth (A).
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Microeconomics (B), Macroeconomics (B), other standard courses
Letters of Recommendation: All from BGSE, should have been quite good.
Research Experience: Macroeconomic research analyst at an investment bank (2.5 years)
Teaching Experience: none
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, international economics and finance, economics of information
SOP: Standard, focused on research interests and ideas
Concerns: Many My profile has many drawbacks as you can see.
RESULTS:
Acceptances: U Houston ($$), Warwick (no $)
Rejections: Maryland, Carnegie Mellon, Emory, LSE MSc, UBC MA, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, McGill, Simon Fraser, WUSTL, USC
Attending: University of Houston
COMMENTS:
I realized that I want to do a PhD only after I finished my BA and started working. If I knew this since my first year of undergrad I would study much harder and would have a much better GPA. To some extent getting an MSc from a top European school helped me, though my performance there was quite mediocre (due to poor undergrad preparation). I have made a large progress by now and studied a lot on my own, so now I am confident that now I am well prepared to study at a PhD level.
Finally, given my terrible profile, it's good that I got into U of Houston, which could not be a top school, but fits my interests and has quite decent placement.

whatodo 2011:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. Econ (Major, No honours!) from average-ish Canadian university
Undergrad GPA: 3.57/4.3 (3.63/4.3 in Econ)
Type of Grad:
Grad GPA:
GRE: Didn't take (only applying to Canadian programs)
Math Courses: Algebra and Fcns (A+), Fundamental Math II - Cal 1? (A+), Econ Statistical Methods I (A), Econ Statistical Methods II (B)
Econ Courses (grad-level):
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Labour (B), Canadian policies (B), Econ History (B+), Industrial Organization (A-), Intermediate Micro I + II (B+ and A), Intermediate Macro I + II (A+ and A-), Development Econ: Policy Analysis (A+), Advanced Monetary Theory (A).
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: One from UofT PhD. with lots of experience, consulting, relatively well known I believe. Another from professor with 35 years teaching, former program director.
Research Experience: None.
Teaching Experience: None.
Research Interests: Still up in the air, maybe monetary theory eventually.
Other: For two of the three programs I'm applying to I will be expecting/aiming for a "Qualifying Year" acceptance, meaning accepted into the M.A. conditionally, and using the first year to catch up on missing math/econometrics that I didn't take because I wasn't in Hons.
Concerns: A few B's, particularly the one in Econ Stats II... just didn't take that course seriously enough. Lack of math/metrics training, addressed in "other" section. To be honest, I have little to no idea what it takes to get into QY type programs at these schools, and no one seems to know. I seem to jump from very confident to completely pessimistic daily.
Applying to: McGill M.A., Universit de Montral M.Sc., Concordia M.A.

Lfc13 2011:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Small Liberal Arts University, Unranked in Ontario (Honors Math-Econ)
Undergrad GPA: 3.7 (3.9 Econ) (3.5 Math) (Converted)
Type of Grad:N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: N/A
Math Courses: calculus (I) (C+)BLAH, Calculus(II) A, linear algebra A, ODE B-, Intro Stats A, Linear Statistics Models A-, Linear programming (C then A) woops, Stochastic I B+, Stochastic II A-
Econ Courses (grad): N/A
Econ Courses (u/g): Micro years 1-4 (A+, A-, A+, A+), Macro years 1-3 (A-, A, A+), Financial Econ A-, Math Econ B, Managerial Econ A+, Economics of Industrial Relations A, Labour A-, Metrics 3rd year A+, 4th year A, Enviro Econ A+, Taking research project course, 4th year Macro, 4th year Math Econ and Public Econ
Research Experience:
Teaching Experience: Just marking for stats, accounting, econometrics
Research Interests: Labor, other applied micro
Concerns: Should have taken more math and done better in maths; Small unknown undergrad ; LORs???
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Guelph MA, McMaster MA
Waiting on: U of T MA, McGill MA
Rejections: Queens MA
What would you have done differently? Not take stupid business courses, not F up first year calc, Drink less maybe! Maybe not go to my silly little undergrad although it was free. Possibly better letter of recommendation