<p>Hey everyone:
I am currently worrying about whether I could get a Econ Phd or Master.
Here is my information:
Indiana Univ Senior this year, but probably need one extra semester to finish my major requirements.
Overall GPA:3.6
Majors: Econ (3.78), Math(3.75), East Asian Culture (3.62) and sadly, Sociology (3.3)
Research: I was research assistant of two Soc professors for a year, doing some data input and statistical analysis, yet no research experience in Econ Department, but I plan to do a honor thesis before graduation.
I did my GRE last week, and the score was 316 (Q164+V152). Writing part is yet unavailable, and I am going to take it one more time to get a higher score in Verbal part.
Also, yet I only did a minimum preparation for Econ grad requirement (1 semester of Linear Algebra,3 semesters of Calculus, 2 semester statistics, and 1 semester numerical analysis) but as I move on to finish my math major, I will take about 6 more math courses (including the most required real analysis, probability theory and other ones) before graduation.
I wonder what is my chance of getting into either a Phd in Economics or a Master preferably MSc in Economics so that I can still have chance to get a Phd after that. What is my chance of hitting the top 50 schools? or is it possibly to get anyone in top 30? Many thanks for helping me sort this out.</p>
<p>Your quantitative score (90th percentile) is good overall, but I would say for an economics program (especially if you plan a heavy mathematical component) you might want to aim even higher. You definitely need to get that verbal score up (53rd percentile). I would do most of your studying for the verbal section, but you may want to spend a few hours figuring out where you can squeeze a few more points out of that quantitative section.</p>
<p>It’s really hard to gauge chances because there are so many other factors besides just your grades and GRE that go into admissions. Plus, there’s a lot of variability in the top 50 schools. Will you be competitive for the top 15 or so PhD programs? Likely not, since you don’t have any economics research experience and your sociology experience is only one year. But you could probably get into some top 50 programs, and could certainly gain admission to some top 30 MA programs. Economics is not my field, though.</p>