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Thanks for the reply. I think what I lack is math courses and research experience. I'll do phd in applied econ anyway.

Hello there.I’m an undergrad Econ, with a minor in math. I want to do PhD in econ, but I prefer solving practical, daily econ issues, rather than staying in my office all day to build new formula and stuff, thus I want to do PhD in applied econ. Can anyone enlighten me? I have several questions:1/ Does admissions for PhD applied econ require the same math courses and intensity as PhD econ does?2/ is phd applied econ admission less/same competitive as pure phd econ?3/ what’s a successful file of a person who gets into a good (top 50 and above) phd applied econ? Any masters? Research exp? publication? 4/ Is it less math intensive than pure phd econ, or does it require the use of a different type of math (I mean, AFTER one gets in and starts the curriculum)? Is it simply another word for PhD Business as some people said? what're the core differences between applied econ and pure econ? 5/ what're the core differences in the curriculum of PhD applied econ and PhD econ? Thanks a bunch! Deeply appreciate. You guys are most kind to enlighten me! And congrats to those who made it into their top choices for PhD econ also.

I've just got my bachelor in economics with a minor in math. I wanted to apply for Masters Econ first then PhD but my profs (also my recommenders) stongly suggested I applied directly to PhD, saying that I'm qualified already. However, I applied to 20 schools and got none acceptance. So I want to have some questions, hope you guys can answer. My qualifications are: 1. GRE quant 168, verbal 152, AW 4.5 2. Real analysis, diff. equations, linear algebra, probability stat, math econ, inter micro + macro, multivariate calculus 3. honors student with 4.0 GPA 4. award for "outstanding undergrad paper" in my uni (my thesis) 5. recommenders include a dean who used to be econ prof, a math prof, and a prof that has broad connection No research experience as a research assistant, as I'm undergrad. No published paper. State school bachelor. But i believe no undergrad students can publish paper or have research exp. and a few more small things. I applied from top schools to less known programs like U Washington seattle, george washington U, penn state, U illinois urbana. Can you guys please help me point out what I lack seriously so that i got none acceptance? Am I that unqualified or others are too good? Do I have to have a masters and research experience Thanks a lot. I appreciate any help. As you guys are now accepted, hopefully you guys can extend some help to others.

I've just got my bachelor in economics with a minor in math. I wanted to apply for Masters Econ first then PhD but my profs (also my recommenders) stongly suggested I applied directly to PhD, saying that I'm qualified already. However, I applied to 20 schools and got none acceptance. So I want to have some questions, hope you guys can answer. My qualifications are: 1. GRE quant 168, verbal 152, AW 4.5 2. Real analysis, diff. equations, linear algebra, probability stat, math econ, inter micro + macro, multivariate calculus 3. honors student with 4.0 GPA 4. award for "outstanding undergrad paper" in my uni (my thesis) 5. recommenders include a dean and a prof that has broad connection No research experience as a research assistant, as I'm undergrad. No published paper. State school bachelor. But i believe no under students can publish paper or have research exp. and a few more small things. I applied from top schools to less known programs like U Washington seattle, george washington U, penn state, U illinois urbana. Can you guys please help me point out what I lack seriously so that i got none acceptance? Am I that unqualified or others are too good? Thanks a lot