ecuaecon 2009:
Type of Undergrad: international student with a a degree from a local university
Type of Grad: MS econ from a mid-size private american university
Undergrad GPA: 3.6/4
Graduate GPA: econ 3.6, econ + math 3.4
GRE: 770Q, 470V, 4.0 AW
Math Courses: Calculus I, II, III. Statistisc I, II. Linear Algebra. Math for econ (undergrad and grad). Advanced Calculus (Analysis). Not so great grades
Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro (A-) and econometrics (A)
Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ profs (graduated at UT, Brown, Cornell), I think these will be good recommendations.
Research Experience: RA for a professor, RA local central bank, master's thesis
Teaching Experience: instructor (econometrics)
Research Interests: Institituions, Econ history, behavioral econ
Concerns: I don't have a 800-gre, not so great grades for math courses
Applying to: Caltech, Michigan, Maryland, WUSTL, Barcelona School of Econ, Warwick, Oxford, European University Institute, Queen's, British Columbia, Toronto.
Accepts:
- : BGSE-UPF
Program: MSc Economic
Decision: Accepted
Funding: no
Notification date: 2/3/2009
Notified through: E-mail
Comments:
- : Warwick
Program: Economics MSc
Decision: Accepted
Funding: no word (most likely nothing)
Notification date: 2/17
Notified through: e-mail (official letter will come through regular mail)
Comments:
In: BGSE-UPF (MSc), Warwick (MSc)
- : Warwick
Program: Economics MSc
Decision: Accepted
Funding: no word (most likely nothing)
Notification date: 2/17
Notified through: e-mail (official letter will come through regular mail)
Comments:
In: BGSE-UPF (MSc), Warwick (MSc)
Rejects:
- : Caltech
Program: PhD Social Sciences
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 2/28/09
Notified through: email
Comments: Saw it coming, but still hurts
In: BGSE-UPF, Warwick, both MS
- : Maryland
Program: Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/13
Notified through: checked website
Comments:
In: BGSE-UPF, Warwick, both MSc
Out: Caltech, Maryland
- : WUSTL
Program: Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/13
Notified through: e-mail
Comments: starting to worry if I'm going anywhere next fall
In: BGSE-UPF, Warwic, both MSc
Out: Catlech, Maryland
- : European University Institute
Program: Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/19
Notified through: e-mail.
Comments: sad.
In: BGSE-UPF, Warwick, both MSc
Out: WUSTL, Maryland, Michigan (not official yet)
- : Oxford
Program: Economics, MPhil
Decision: rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/23
Notified through: e-mail
Comments:
In: BGSE-UPF, Warwick, both MSc
Out: Caltech, Maryland, WUSTL, EUI, Oxford
- : Michigan
Program: Economics, PhD
Decision: rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/23
Notified through: e-mail (I e-mailed the grad secretary because I couldn't log-in the university webpage)
Comments: Admission Gods: I would like a funded offer
In: BGSE-UPF, Warwick, both MSc
Out: Caltech, Maryland, WUSTL, EUI, Oxford
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