laurendal

Hi all, I'm trying to figure out my next course of action in my application process. I'm 24, graduated from the liberal arts school Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 2012 with a BA in U.S. History and decided earlier this year that I want to pursue a MA in Economics. I have been working as a Data Analyst at a big intellectual property law firm in San Francisco the last couple of years and I have a fair amount of seemingly irrelevant (to economics), but professional work experience. I want a MA in Economics to get a career in market research and business intelligence working with big data. I took a smattering of economics classes in undergraduate, but none that completely fulfill any of the grad programs prerequisites so i am taking classes at UC Berkeley to nail down prerequisites before i can apply. Classes I have taken for prereq.: - Statistics - Microeconomics Classes I will take within the next 6 months: - Calculus I - Calculus II - Macroeconomics My gpa from undergrad is a 3.6, and my gre score is 165 Verbal, 160 Quant, 5 AW Schools I am looking at, possibly apply to: UNC Chapel Hill UT Austin UC Santa Barbara USC Claremont Graduate University New School Boston University American University Georgetown UBC Vancouver Would GREATLY appreciate a reply! Just trying to get a better understanding of what schools I should apply to and my chances. My quant GRE score ain't ideal, but I am gonna stick with it. I have a very strong writing background that will hopefully shine through on my app.