I need advice for range of school ranking

[KANU1234]

Hi

I am 2020 econ Ph.D applicant, and planning to apply schools in the range from the 30th to 50th places. 

Should I lower the rank? or is it proper?

 

 

Nationality: International student

Institution: Top 70. But it is located in Asia. 

Major(s): Economics(undergraduate, and master program)

GPA: 3.77 / 4.00(under graduate)

         3.74 / 4.00(master program)

Mathematics: 

• Calculus (2 semesters)
• Linear Algebra (1 semester)
• Statistics (2 semesters)
• Mathematical Economics (2 semesters)
• Real Analysis (1 semester)

GRE General: Q(158), V(169), W(3.5). 

Experience:

• TA : 1 semester for a graduate course and 3 semesters for undergraduate courses
• Summa Cum Laude (Undergraduate)
• Research grant : 3 times from national institution 

Letters of Recommendation:

• Four from professors majoring Econ.
• One from a professor majoring in Public Policy

Research

• Master thesis

 

[socks1367]

Your range might actually be too low! I don't see a real reason you couldn't stretch and be competitive in top-20 if your math grades are as strong as your GPA indicates and some of your professors can vouch for research ability (which, given you've received grants, sounds likely).

The GRE scores you've posted aren't good enough, though, and you'd need to retake. It'd be more than fine if they were reversed and you had quant 169 and verbal 158, but with quant that low, your application won't really be considered at most schools in your range. School receive a lot of applications and a lot of them will just do something like "anyone with GRE below 162/3/4/5 goes in the bin". You have time to retake, so you should schedule that asap and aim for 165+ - you have a lot of math, it should be doable.

Most places won't look at five letters (most places won't even look at four without a very good reason), so you should really sit down and figure out which three are going be the strongest for you. This may involve having a very frank conversation with each of your letter writers about how strong their letters will be!

[KANU1234]

On 10/19/2019 at 10:00 PM, socks1367 said:

Your range might actually be too low! I don't see a real reason you couldn't stretch and be competitive in top-20 if your math grades are as strong as your GPA indicates and some of your professors can vouch for research ability (which, given you've received grants, sounds likely).

The GRE scores you've posted aren't good enough, though, and you'd need to retake. It'd be more than fine if they were reversed and you had quant 169 and verbal 158, but with quant that low, your application won't really be considered at most schools in your range. School receive a lot of applications and a lot of them will just do something like "anyone with GRE below 162/3/4/5 goes in the bin". You have time to retake, so you should schedule that asap and aim for 165+ - you have a lot of math, it should be doable.

Most places won't look at five letters (most places won't even look at four without a very good reason), so you should really sit down and figure out which three are going be the strongest for you. This may involve having a very frank conversation with each of your letter writers about how strong their letters will be!

oh that is my mistake, my score is Q(169) and V(158) Sorry about misleading. I appreciate about your advice.

[KANU1234]

On 10/17/2019 at 5:02 PM, KANU1234 said:

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2019 by KANU1234

[KANU1234]

On 10/17/2019 at 5:02 PM, KANU1234 said:

 

Sorry. GRE score is V(158) and Q(169).  Not Q(158) and V(169)

Edited October 21, 2019 by KANU1234