Applied (Agricultural) Economics

[gradschoolseeker]

Hi Everyone,

Can anyone comment on Applied Economics programs?..I'm alluding to Agricultural or Environmental/Nat. Resource Economics.

I have a background in Applied Econ from a big 10 university.

Major: Economics (Specialization: Environmental Economics)

GPA: 3.1

GRE .. not a pretty sight:

W: 4.5

Q: 600

V: 450

I should probably retake it...perhaps you all can give me study tips for the Verbal part?

3 years of research experience/analysis with non profits pertaining to agricultural policy. Worked with financial dept within my university. Hold PR officer position within my University's cultural committee.

So far, I am checking out these schools for a MS in Ag. Econ:

(1) UIUC

(2) DePaul

(3) Nebraska - Lincoln

(4) Purdue

Do I have any chances at these schools? Please let me know if there are other schools I should consider. Thanks.

[baj393]

Last year (while looking for a masters economics program) I applied to several MA applied and agricultural economics programs alongside regular programs.

Your GRE scores are a little low, even for a MA program. I would recommend trying to get your quant. score to around a 700 at least.

Some other masters programs you might consider for this field:

UConn ARE

NC State

UC Davis ARE

Maryland ARE

However, a masters program is really only for students (like me) who needed to brush up on some economics and mathematics at a more rigorous level. Currently, I'm in the Duke MA Economics program, which I would highly recommend. There are many applied classes here that are preparing me for PhD programs (which I'm currently applying to for the fall).