Economics PhD Program Admissions

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<p>Hey Everyone!</p>

<p>I am a current junior at Wellesley and am an Economics major. I have a GPA of 3.0, but 3.5 within the Econ dept. I have taken classes from Jerry Hausman at MIT and work as Esther Duflo's RA currently. I have perfect GRE scores but am seriously concerned with my low GPA and am afraid it will prevent me from being accepted to programs. I would ideally like to be at Penn, Georgetown, or Brown but am not sure that these are in my reach. If someone more knowledgeable than me could asses my chances I would really appreciate.</p>

<p>I am trying to figure out if I should "go for it" or consider a job after undergrad.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>[Greg</a> Mankiw’s Blog: Advice for Aspiring Economists](<a href=“http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/05/advice-for-aspiring-economists.html]Greg”>Greg Mankiw's Blog: Advice for Aspiring Economists)</p>

<p>and the other links on the same website?</p>