<p>Hello Everyone,</p>
<p>I have applied for the Ph.D program in Economics at MIT and I am curious about my chances.</p>
<ul>
<li>white male from Hungary</li>
<li>last year in MA program in Economics at a university in Budapest</li>
<li>TOEFL: pending, hopefully above 100/120 (<100 means auto-reject)</li>
<li>GRE: math: 800/800, verbal: 660/800 (my primary language is not English), analytical: pending (I made both GRE and TOEFL in Nov 2007)</li>
<li>GPA: 3.91 on a scale of 4.00</li>
<li>best grades for all math classes at university except for one (I had the second best grade for that one); best grades for all economics classes; best grades for the vast majority of all other classes</li>
<li>worked as a Credit Risk Analyst for 3 months (quasi summer work) at the largest bank in Central Europe (OTP)</li>
<li>in my major (40 studenst), there is no official ranking, but I am sure to be one of the best ones (1st to 3rd)</li>
<li>have been a tutor for 4 years and was a Teaching Assistant in math at the university for one year. </li>
<li>won an essay competition organized by the Hungarian Ministry of Finance and rewarded 3rd prize at another organized by the National Bank of Hungary</li>
<li>very small amount of savings, but good chances at several funds if I get admitted</li>
</ul>
<p>Well, I know I have small chances, but I am curious whether they are "virtually zero" or "small but not impossble".</p>
<p>Thank you for any help.
Best,
triple_sec</p>