太奇葩的背景，自己难以定位，还请各位前辈帮瞅瞅

joycejessUID: 3426845

多谢各位啦！
希望明年春能在论坛里报offer！

aakponUID: 2716906

CEMFI欢迎你！

心事付瑶琴UID: 2727285

对跳板项目不了解，不过一点也不觉得lz背景弱。特别是本科gpa，GT低了还可以刷，gpa有缺陷的人（比如我）真的可能要后悔一辈子了。。。所以要自信一点，研究经历等等都是慢慢积累的

rationalguyUID: 3475040

心事付瑶琴 发表于 2013-9-27 19:04
对跳板项目不了解，不过一点也不觉得lz背景弱。特别是本科gpa，GT低了还可以刷，gpa有缺陷的人（比如我）真 ...

GPA means nothing. LOR dominates everything.

stevensugarUID: 3417763

其实没有看出有什么奇葩的背景啊。。。个人感觉背景不错啊 核心课程都有且分都不低，GT也ok，又有香港的交换，还有paper、RA。背景没有明显的硬伤啊，难道是你对自己的要求太高了？自信点呗

rationalguyUID: 3475040

what's the meaning of "考毁"? Two possible explanations: 1) You're good at game theory, but your exam is unlucky; 2) You did bad on your coursework. If 1) is true, then you can consider the prof's reference letters. Do you have other math/stat/econ/fina courses? Why you take intermediate micro in hong kong but macro in your univ? What's your rank in RUC's summer school program?

心事付瑶琴UID: 2727285

rationalguy 发表于 2013-9-27 21:16
GPA means nothing. LOR dominates everything.

pleased to hear that but cannot agree completely. almost all the programs have minimum underground gpa  in their admission requirments. as a result, I have to give up all the '3.5' programs.

rationalguyUID: 3475040

心事付瑶琴 发表于 2013-9-27 21:25
pleasant to hear that but cannot agree completely. almost all the programs have minimum undergro ...

you can try mit and harvard, they don't require a minimum gpa.

心事付瑶琴UID: 2727285

rationalguy 发表于 2013-9-27 21:26
you can try mit and harvard, they don't require a minimum gpa.

I can understand why.If one is going to apply for top 5,he will never rely on gpa to show his ablility or potential.Maybe he has published papers on AER or got letters from Nobel Prize Laureates.

rationalguyUID: 3475040

心事付瑶琴 发表于 2013-9-27 21:31
I can understand why.If one is going to apply for top 5,he will never rely on gpa to show his abli ...

Most guys get admitted by top 5 without any publications. But they have very good LOR.

rationalguyUID: 3475040

心事付瑶琴 发表于 2013-9-27 21:31
I can understand why.If one is going to apply for top 5,he will never rely on gpa to show his abli ...

AER is toooooo good! If you  have a not so good paper and accepted by some conferences (e.g. AEA), you may also have some chances enter into top 5.

心事付瑶琴UID: 2727285

rationalguy 发表于 2013-9-27 21:33
Most guys get admitted by top 5 without any publications. But they have very good LOR.

I admit the fact you've presented but still maintain that to get your conclusion, you have to control the gpa in the sample.at least you should give some examples to show that low gpa applicants also can be admitted.

rationalguyUID: 3475040

心事付瑶琴 发表于 2013-9-27 21:39
I admit the fact you've presented but still maintain that to get your conclusion, you have to cont ...

I know a guy who received his B.S. (not econ/math/stat/fina/phy) from top 2 with GPA 3.2 (< 50%) get admitted by Chicago econ. He refused it and went to Berkeley in the end.

心事付瑶琴UID: 2727285

rationalguy 发表于 2013-9-27 21:42
I know a guy who received his B.S. (not econ/math/stat/fina/phy) from top 2 with GPA 3.2 (< 50%) g ...

I guess this guy may have some connection with CCER and probably took a minor there.right?

rationalguyUID: 3475040

心事付瑶琴 发表于 2013-9-27 21:46
I guess this guy may have some connection with CCER and probably took a minor there.right?

exactly. But his connection is not strong. One of his paper got a R&R of a second(or third) tier journal.