CaptainKout

Hey just wanted to thank those that posted and provided some much needed input. I am considering peace corps, teach for america, and even military to broaden my narrow view of the work world. I've done some modeling and will definitely do some more because as was said it plays to my mathematical interests. They've mostly been gambling related, and unfortunately all inconclusive, which isn't terribly different from finance. Thanks again.

So I'm a junior at a good/regional liberal arts school in the pacific northwest. I'm just a few classes away from two degrees, a BS econ and BS math with a 3.6 gpa and slightly better in both majors. I like being a student so I want to go to grad school for certain. I know i can go to law school, like dad wants, but i think i would rather teach than anything else so I'm looking for phd programs. I do well on standardized test(cold test 165 on practice lsat) but i haven't taken gmat, gre, or lsats yet. Mom is having surgery this summer so I'll be home all summer helping out with plenty of time to study and do a little independent research if i get inspired. Anyways I don't care about getting into a top tier school but will i be able to get into a program anywhere (preferably in the west or northeast so i can ski and climb)? I don't have any specific topic I'm looking to research so I'm not picky about advisers or profs i want to work with. I'm not even picky about math vs econ vs finance. If i could choose any schools they would be U of Utah, U of montana or montana state, UC boulder, or maybe one of the UC schools(again just about anything near mountains and snow). Any help critical or otherwise would be appreciated . One last thing, I have no research experience but really good references from two summers in private wealth management.