申请结果不理想，未来如何选择

carolinagarciaUID: 3796029

大家好，我刚刚来到一个新的城市工作， 现在的状态是孤独又低落。非常感谢大家听我倾诉，真诚的求给我点建议

除了Fordham Econ PhD offer 以外，其他都是Rejection（ UC3M, Sciences Po, UMD,UVA, GWU, Bocconi)， 剩下两个欧洲学校感觉也是默默拒绝。问题出在美国研究生时候的GPA很低（3.43)，哎， 过去的事情不再提，总之那时候太年轻，日子以好玩儿为基准，并不知到读书的真正意义。之后在国际组织实习才发现了学习经济学的真正乐趣铁心要读PhD却已经什么都晚了。想咨询一下大家向我这样的低gpa如果明年去申请还有什么补救的方法吗？还是我今年就去了Fordham？我确定毕业以后想去国际组织做宏观和计量，不知到选择了fordham以后的placement是否契合。

目前在某美国大学为一名教授做RA，他研究的是社会学，不过多涉及经济学模型。我打算私下找学校经济学的教授或者以前的同事合作paper， 明年重新申请。

还有 一个小私心是以前GAP year的时候在西班牙生活过一年多，来了美国以后，一直心心想念欧洲， 也想借读博士再回去。 现在申请失败，深深的感受到局限性。心里很乱， 诚心希望大家指点迷津。总结一下

1. 如果铁心要读博士我是今年读还是明年读
2. 明年申请还有提升空间吗
2. 如果想回欧洲读可行性多少（今年全据）


T: 105
G:155(v)+168. Must retake this year as it is expiring
Master: UT Austin Econ(GPA 3.43)
Bachelor; Finance Accounting Gpa(3.65)
Math: Calculus 1,2, Linear Algebra,  Real analysis, and Math classes during my master degree: Probabilities& Statistics, Mathematics for Economist
RA experience in international organization.

carolinagarciaUID: 3796029

另外还有一个american university ad(top wait list for funding)

cheesechanUID: 3505689

all questions are related to one issue: how possible is getting admission from a better European school.

and in order to answer this question, you need to give more background about your academics side, e.g. which tier of school you get your master, what major is your master in, how is the quantitative content in your bachelor and master and etc...........and maybe also your score in GRE and IELTS/TOFEL.....

小手微凉UID: 3641576

我感觉GPA在录取的中并不一定背了多少锅，楼上的兄台说得很对，我们需要更详细的信息来给你更好的建议~GAP YEAR如果用心做并且跟对了教授（有欧洲很强的人脉推荐）也不失为一条曲线救国的好路线！

carolinagarciaUID: 3796029

cheesechan 发表于 2017-3-16 18:47
all questions are related to one issue: how possible is getting admission from a better European sch ...

Thank you! Below is my background

T: 105
G:155(v)+168. Must retake this year as it is expiring
Master: UT Austin Econ(GPA 3.43)
Bachelor; Finance Accounting Gpa(3.65)
Math: Real analysis, and Math classes during my master degree: Probabilities& Statistics, Mathematics for Economist
RA experience in international organization.
One strong recommendation from one professor and standard from other

杨凌霄UID: 3677256

（lz卡三是直接申请的phd不是MRes吗？）顺便建议lz补申下BGSE，再读个一年的硕士试试？

carolinagarciaUID: 3796029

同学，我是申请的Mres，今天上网上查被deline了！

杨凌霄UID: 3677256

carolinagarcia 发表于 2017-3-16 20:05
同学，我是申请的Mres，今天上网上查被deline了！

谢lz回复，那我应该也没戏了。。

cheesechanUID: 3505689

carolinagarcia 发表于 2017-3-16 19:01
Thank you! Below is my background

T: 105

(Put Fordham aside) The European schools you had applied sounds too good given the profile (and outcome...)

P.S. Suggest you have a look in:
http://gsefm.eu/gsefm-degree-programs/economics/key-features.html
http://www.mimecon.ch/

ENHAHAHAUID: 3672123

cheesechan 发表于 2017-3-16 20:29
(Put Fordham aside) The European schools you had applied sounds too good given the profile (and  ...

Want to ask why it is too good?

It is not very good though, but it is not so bad. I mean, in my view, many people have this kinds of background in gter. Like, standard math, economics major in a 211 or normal 985 university, a master in oversea or more international school in China... but I think some of them got the phd offer from more decent Europe university...

Thanks!

yuchen19911125UID: 3495343

LZ，我有个关于GRE expire 的问题. 想问是在申请时不expire就好还是入学时也不能expire啊？你的GRE是什么时候考的呢?我不知道自己的GRE有没有问题

沅UID: 3515035

并不觉得合作paper对于重新申请会有什么更大的帮助。也不可能一年之内就发到top的杂志上。
如果毕业后打算去国际组织，wb或者imf这种的话，应该还是在美国更方便吧。欧洲的国际组织大多要求会当地语言。即使去wb或者imf，明显也在是美国更有地理优势。

cheesechanUID: 3505689

ENHAHAHA 发表于 2017-3-16 21:07
Want to ask why it is too good?

It is not very good though, but it is not so bad. I mean, in my ...

1. OP don't have a standard math, economics major in a 211 or normal 985 university, he/she has a Finance Accounting major.
2. GPA is for sure a big concern (not the only one)
3. 跨洲申請不容易......
4. UC3M, Bocconi are already quite decent within Europe. I guess they are quite sure within top 20 in Europe. Not that many school more decent than them in Europe indeed....

ENHAHAHAUID: 3672123

cheesechan 发表于 2017-3-16 22:13
1. OP don't have a standard math, economics major in a 211 or normal 985 university, he/she has a  ...

Got it.
Being nervous about my own GPA...

lxf19930328UID: 3367269

硬件略伤，如果RA做的认真拿到强推是有很高潜在收益的，但也有风险，建议跟RA老板直接一点的问一下他的connection或者他的建议。。不建议追求发表，把时间用在给老板认真干活以及跟老板交流上更好。。
当然如果是我的话肯定就去Fordham了。。有纽约还要啥自行车。。