<p>I graduate recently from high school (im from latinamerica) and I'm looking for a top university to start in fall 2015. I did very well on the SAT (2210/2400) despite English not being my first language, and in the Colombian exam for entry to tertiary education I got ranked in the top 0,01% in the country so I think I could get in a top american university. So.. what are the top schools for economics in america? How they compare to LSE (ill apply there too) I appreciate your help :)</p>
<p>I’ll give you one:</p>
<p>University of Chicago </p>
<p>how are you going to afford an American university? will your family be able to pay full price? I ask because most US colleges will not provide aid to internationals. This is your most important question. You can find many fine economics depts that will take someone with your stats, but…</p>
<p>Have you run the net price calculator at Chicago, say, and shown your parents what they will be expected to pay?</p>
<p>Keep in mind that a Bachelor’s degree in Economics will not qualify you to work as an Economist. Most require graduate degrees beyond the Bachelor’s degree - For that reason, make sure you save some money for grad school if that is truly what you want to do. That said, some use an Economics degree as a sort of general business degree and if that is the case, Chicago or the like would be great schools.</p>
<p>My parents are in the ability to pay around 20-25k a year, including housing, meals, The calculator say I would have to pay 15k. Ive found that many top schools like harvard, Mit, or chicago (aparently) give financial aid to meet the needs for international freshman students.</p>
<p>UPenn- Wharton school of business is good or Northwestern’s Kelloggs</p>
<p>Here’s a couple lists of schools that give aid to intl students:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2013/09/19/colleges-that-give-international-students-the-most-financial-aid</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware”>http://www.desperateguide.com/us/top-25-financial-aid-colleges-in-us-for-international-students-need-aware</a></p>
<p>No doubt there are more. Here’s a list of economics programs at LACs you may not have seen: </p>
<p><a href=“Economics rankings: US Economics Departments at Liberal Arts Colleges | IDEAS/RePEc”>http://ideas.repec.org/top/top.uslacecon.html</a></p>
<p>I don’t know the London School of Economics well enough to compare it to American u/g programs. I’m not all that impressed by your SAT score but perhaps, in combination with other characteristics that make you special, an ivy or ivy peer will see what I don’t see in what you’ve written. Your math score should be very high, because econ is often very math heavy, even in u/g. I wish you the best.</p>
<p>If you intend to go on to a PhD program in economics, it is desirable for your undergraduate school to have a good math department, and a mathematical emphasis in its economics courses (often listing multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations as prerequisites for the intermediate economics and econometrics courses). MIT and Chicago economics are mathematically oriented; Harvard offers more-math and less-math options.</p>
<p>As an international student, getting into Harvard, Yale, UChicago, and the sorts is extremely difficult. They offer financial aid and meet need, but the competition for admission is intense. And for relatively less well off schools like UChicago, you would also be competing for financial aid, which would make things even harder!</p>
<p>You ought to research the admission process for international students. It is extremely competitive, even at schools you may have never heard of, such as Bates, Colby etc.</p>