Hi All,
I am 2011 graduate of Gettysburg College and am very interested in studying at Erasmus School of Economics, especially in their MSc program in Behavioural Economics. I was hoping that someone might have insight on the quality, difficulty, and admissions requirements for this program. I'm not worried about the expenses - I'll figure that one out later on.
I'd also be interested if you all think I am a strong candidate for admission. Here are my basic admissions stats:
GPA: 3.4/4.0
Courses: Intermediate Macro & Micro, Quantitative Methods in Econ, Game Theory, Econometrics, Environmental Economics, Advance Macro and Monetary Economics, Finance, History of Economic Thought and Analysis, American Economic History, Statistics, Investment Management, Accounting, Calculus I, II, & III
GRE Scores: 163 Verbal (91st percentile), 161 Quantitative (83rd percentile), 6.0 Analytical Writing (99th percentile)
Work: I have worked as an analyst at a financial company for the past year
My main concern is that I got a C+/C in Calculus II & III. I regrettably didn't do as well I could have in these courses; I foolishly didn't realize the importance of the courses at the time and don't love math for its own sake (economic applications of mathematics are much more interesting). I believe I had the requisite math ability (I did well in econometrics and advanced macro, which arguably were more math intensive), but I am worried about what admissions personnel may think. I've considered taking some community college math courses to bolster the appearance of my application, but I am not sure if that is helpful.
Anyway, I would love to hear any thoughts or insights you all may have on the Erasmus School and my qualifications. Thanks in advance.
