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I'm finishing my final semester at college from a pretty good university (top 30 for undergrad). I would eventually like to apply to grad school for a PhD in Economics (perhaps Fall 2021 or Fall 2022) and I wanted to know if anyone has any advice for what I could do in the meantime. I was pretty late to the game, and am only now looking for jobs. I'm not really sure what kind of jobs to apply to, or what to expect, really, given the pandemic, etc. I'm also considering applying to an online Masters in Statistics simultaneously but I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Below is a rough overview of my profile. Mathematics and Economics Double Major. Statistics Minor. Cumulative GPA: 3.67 | Economics GPA: 3.97 | Mathematics GPA: 3.65 Undergrad Teaching Assistant for 2 years Honors Thesis in Economics: Graduating with High Honors, and trying to get it published I have really good relationships with a number of my professors from the Economics and Statistics departments, but I haven't asked for any letters of recommendation yet because I'm not sure what I'll be doing in the next year. I am yet to take the GRE. I'd really appreciate any advice on what would be a good use of time/ what I should focus on now to eventually get into a good program. Thank you!

Hi, I'm an undergrad at a public university, and I'm set to graduate in May 2020. I'm an Econ and Math major, and a Stats minor. My current Econ GPA is 3.97, Math is 3.65, and Stats is 3.9. I've taken all the classes required for the Econ major and Stats minor, and I'm currently in the last 2 classes I need to complete my Math major. However, one of those 2 classes is extremely hard, and way out of my league, and I don't see myself getting better than a C+/B- in it. I'm really scared it will sink my Math GPA, and I am considering Pass/Failing the class (meaning the grade I get will not count towards my GPA or my major). If I do that, I can either graduate this May with a Math minor, or take another Math class over the summer to graduate with the Math major. I'm not sure what the best decision will be. I'm hoping to apply to graduate school for Economics in Fall 2020, and I don't know what will reflect more poorly on me: a poor grade in this Math class, or the fact that it took me an extra summer class to finish my degree. Any advice would be very appreciated!