econstudent06 Posted January 12, 2016 Posted January 12, 2016 Hello all! I am currently a 3rd year B.sc econ student in Canada, going to minor in math and think i'm going to do a masters in economics. But im not to sure what types of schools i should be considering (ie top 30, 50). Willing to do graduate school in Canada or the US. About my GPA. Started in the natural sciences and did horrible my first year, so overall GPA is looking like im going to finish around the 75% mark. Ive done very well in my higher level econ courses, ie 88 in intermediate macro, 80 in micro. Currently taking econometrics and mathematical econ and hoping i do well as i know admissions will look at those scores. Planing on taking the GRE this summer. i Believe i have all the courses most masters require for masters programs, though may not have time to do a 2nd semester of calculus that some require, like u of t. Thanks for any responses
DGrayson Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 econstudent06, The biggest indicator of acceptance in a masters program in the US is going to be math. To succeed in a program you are going to need to have at least multivariable calculus (in a math department, not through math econ) and some experience in matrix/linear algebra. That is the bare minimum. Also, you should keep in mind that a terminal masters degrees in econ is still a relatively new concept, as most students in the US just go straight to Ph.D. You may want to look at an empirical masters degree.
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