<p>Hi. This is my first post and I really haven't navigated through this site but I am sure there are countless questions like mine. I am seeking an M.A. in Economics and would like to know what schools I should apply to based on my student profile (grades, GRE scores, etc.)</p>
<p>Okay so I am a white 23 year old male. I graduated from CSU-Northridge (I enrolled to CSUN straight out of high school in Fall 2005) in May 2010 with a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in History. My overall cumulative GPA is 3.55 and I graduated cum laude with many semesters on the Dean's List.</p>
<p>Grades in Math Classes:</p>
<p>C in College Algebra (Spring 2006)
C+ in Business Statistics (Fall 2006)
...no other math classes.</p>
<p>Grades in Economics Classes:</p>
<p>B in Introductory Microeconomics (Fall 2006)
A in Introductory Macroeconomics (Fall 2008)
B in Econometrics (Spring 2009)
B in Price Theory (Spring 2009)
B in Developmental Economics (Spring 2009)
B in Marketing Economics (Summer 2009)
A in Urban Economics (Fall 2009)
A in Money and Banking (Fall 2009)
A in Industrial Organization (Fall 2009)
C in Public Economics (Fall 2009)
A in Macroeconomic Theory (Spring 2010)</p>
<p>I took my GRE Test today for the first time and I got 730 Quantitative and 470 Verbal. I anticipate nothing lower than a 4.5 for my Analytical score but am expecting a 5 or a 5.5.</p>
<p>During the Summer of 2008 I interned at a history museum and received college credit for that. Other than that I do not have any relative/academic work experience and worked part-time at my dad's company while I was in college.</p>
<p>So with all that said...I would like to know what school's I should be applying to. I am looking for a program in California and would probably pick the school with the most prestigious reputation, since most M.A. programs for Economics are only one year long and the curriculum is mostly the same no matter where you go.</p>
<p>U.S. News ranks UC-Santa Barbara as the best school in California that offers a terminal Masters in Economics. Their website lists the following information...</p>
<p>"For the last three years, the average undergraduate GPA for admitted applicants was 3.43 on a 4.0 scale. Average GRE scores for students admitted to the MA program for the past three years were:</p>
<p>GRE Verbal 500 / 62%
GRE Quantitative 740 / 80%
GRE Analytical Writing 4.0 / 41%"</p>
<p>So I am a little below average with my GRE scores and a little above average with my GPA. BUT I do not have any math classes on my transcript.</p>
<p>So what do you guys think that I should do? Thanks a million in advance to anyone who reads through all of this and takes the time to respond.</p>