Not many universities offer PHD program in Economics in Pakistan. And of those offered only a few can be said to produce quality PHDs. So the other choice remains is to go for study in Abroad. But it not comes at free. There are requirement of GRE and Toefl which are a hard to do job for a Pakistani student. Here are few advice for the aspiring Economists.
A lot has been said & done already. Study for your GREs because they're very important -- get multiple computer practice exams. Take courses & obtain research experience that you think will prepare you well for grad school. This might include graduate economics classes, or finding some offbeat & compelling research topic for an undergrad paper. Or maybe just trying to fill some deficiencies in your mathematics training (like, e.g., if you haven't taken multivariable calc & linear algebra). I think the econ courses are better preparation than are the more sophisticated math courses, but probability & math stat can be really useful.
Other than that, I'd say try to relax about the whole process. There's not much that you can do at this point -- so a lot of the exercise is just coping w/ the stress & the uncertainty. Brace yourself for the possibility that things could be very disappointing but try to remain upbeat.
A lot has been said & done already. Study for your GREs because they're very important -- get multiple computer practice exams. Take courses & obtain research experience that you think will prepare you well for grad school. This might include graduate economics classes, or finding some offbeat & compelling research topic for an undergrad paper. Or maybe just trying to fill some deficiencies in your mathematics training (like, e.g., if you haven't taken multivariable calc & linear algebra). I think the econ courses are better preparation than are the more sophisticated math courses, but probability & math stat can be really useful.
Other than that, I'd say try to relax about the whole process. There's not much that you can do at this point -- so a lot of the exercise is just coping w/ the stress & the uncertainty. Brace yourself for the possibility that things could be very disappointing but try to remain upbeat.
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