Stats MS Profile Evaluation (Thanks!!)

[Edhormada]

Hey! Thanks for reading; thank you more if you respond!

As is the case with others, I don't have a good sense of how competitive I am as a Stats MS applicant. I'm a bound by geography for the next year. So if I apply this year, it'll only be to UC Berkeley and Stanford. If I wait a year, I'll apply more broadly. Right now, I'm not expecting that I'll get in to either of the schools in the bay. But I want to get a better sense of the sort of chance I have. Hence the post! Would rather get honest feedback - don't want to waste my time / effort. Main concern is that I let my senior year math classes slide - nice string of B's in some relevant courses...

 

Undergrad Institution: Top 30 US University 

Major(s): Math, Economics

GPA: 3.7

Type of Student: US Citizen; White Male

GRE General Test: Q: 170; V: 161; W: 4.0 

Academic Research Experience: 

• Honors Thesis - won prize for top thesis in economics
• Undergraduate Research Fellow - worked with prof on his research
• Co-authored and published paper in a 2nd tier general Economics journal (also presented it in poster session at AEA Meetings in 2015)

Work Experience: Have been working in economic consulting for 4 years. Program in SAS, Stata, Python every day. Have extensive experience with applied microeconomics and econometrics. 

Courses:

Math: Multivariable Calculus (A-); Linear Algebra (A-); Real Analysis (B+); Abstract Algebra (A); Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry (A); Differential Equations (B); Probability (B); Mathematical Statistics (B); Numerical Analysis (B)
Economics: Honors Thesis (A); Microeconomic Theory (A); Macroeconomic Theory – Honors (A); Econometrics (A); International Finance (A); Monetary Policy and Theory (A-); Economic Growth and Development (A-)

Letters of Recommendation: Somewhat up in the air. Definitely: 1 prof and 1 rec from an economist I work for - both will be solid recs. Have a couple other options for third letter: economist at ECB I did research for or one of a couple other economists that I work with. All will be solid recs.