<p>I just finished my junior year majoring in mathematics at a tier 2 university by US news ranking, and 201-300 school according to |ARWU</a> 2010. (so not a great school, just an average state research university) Currently, I have 3.3 gpa.</p>
<p>I was in a 8 year medical program. In the program, I go to this state school for 4 years and if I maintain a 3.4 gpa I am admitted to a top 20 med school. My parents pushed me towards medicine and this this program.</p>
<p>I am now kicked out of the program, due to my inability to maintain this GPA. I didn't party hardcore, and I lived at home. I think my change in studying habits were primarily due to the the environment at the school, living at home, and dissatisfaction with the program I was in, especially the school and the school's lack of prestige.</p>
<p>I believe economics is my calling, I am an avid reader of economics books and journal articles. However, the program made me complacent and my grades suffered, for I was without motivation.</p>
<p>My only strength in my resume, is my research experience. I have research experience in a genetics lab and breast cancer lab, so I have mastery of certain experimental techniques. Additionally, I have experience in a theoretical evolution lab where I am working on a "networks\ graphs" project which has required me to learn Matlab, Python, and C.</p>
<p>This summer, I also have an internship at Univ. of Pittsburgh/ Carnegie Mellon to work on a genetics network project which will hone my programming and computational skills.</p>
<p>My current plan is to graduate in December. After which, I have an 4 month internship at the Univ. of Toronto in an image analysis research project (so emphasis on probability, statistics, and programming) which I could start in December. The pay is minimum but I believe the learning curve will be steep and the experience will be a great investment.</p>
<p>However, I am not sure what to do after this? Should I consider grad school in economics or should I consider grad school in another field which will lead me to a career in economics? I would like to work for industry, in a bank, or econ planning divisions at other firms. Is it better to get a degree in a more technical field and then mba?</p>
<p>Ideally, I would like to get into a 2 year federal reserve internship program, so I can decide if econ grad school is right for me and to improve my resume to get into a top econ grad program. What steps should I take to secure such econ internships, since I have no econ coursework and my 3.3 to 3.4 gpa is lackluster.</p>
<p>My current math coursework grades are: Calc. 3: B Intermediate Analysis: B+ Differential Equations: first time F, second time A- (took twice) Abstract Algebra: A- Linear Algebra: B Advanced Linear Algebra 1: A Advanced Linear Algebra 2: B+ Intro to Stochastic Processes: B+ Intro to C programming: A</p>
<p>Courses remaining : Real Analysis 1, Differential Geometry, Survey of Undergrad Math, Vector Analysis</p>
<p>I also have a D in University Physics 2. Should I retake this course? It is not required for my major. My other courses include 2 Organic Chem, 6 Bio classes, 3 French courses, and some stupid core/ mandatory courses.</p>