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Acceptances:

myrrh 2009:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: University of Maryland - Environmental Economics w/ Math minor
Undergrad GPA: 3.77, magna cum laude
Type of Grad: none
Grad GPA: n/a
GRE: 770Q 540V 4.0AWA
Math Courses: Calc I-III (A-,B,A), Linear Algebra (A-), Differential Equations (A-), Number Theory (B), Advanced Calculus I (B), Probability Theory (B), Mathematical Statistics (TBD)
Econ Courses: Intro Micro and Macro (A,B+), Intermediate Micro (B+), Economic Statistics (A+), Intro Econ & Environment (A), Econ of Nat'l Resources (A), Econ of Land Use (A), Public Finance (A+), Game Theory (A+), Econometrics I (A), Intermediate Macro (TBD), Econ of Climate Change (TBD)
Other Courses: Environmental Policy and Philosophy courses, all A's
Letters of Recommendation: 2 AREC and 1 ECON professor, well known and respected in their fields, should have been solid
Research Experience: ~2-3 years as an undergrad RA in the AREC department. Currently and at time of application, working on honors thesis that has been described as "ambitious," hope to have a publishable version this summer.
Teaching Experience: None
Research Interests: Environmental/resource economics, computational economics, applied micro
SOP: Tried to make it engaging, explained why I wanted to be an econimist (environmental research!), talked about my own research and what I wanted to in the future, etc.
Other: n/a
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UC Davis ARE Ph.D. ($), UW Madison AAE MS (no$), Cornell AEM (no$)
Waitlists: none
Rejections: Harvard, Yale, Michigan, UT Austin, UC Berkeley ARE, UW Madison AAE Ph.D., Cornell AEM Ph.D.
Pending: none
What would you have done differently? On hand I would have done nothing differently: you really only need one good admit and I am more than satisfied with UC Davis. On the other hand, if I had to do it all over again I would have made sure to have a 4.0 Econ GPA (because I'm sure those 2 B+'s set off red flags), got at least ONE A in my upper level math and found the time/energy to take the graduate micro series. My QGRE was also at the lower bound of what I would have liked it to have been, but I do not think taking the GRE again would have been worth it. I also would have applied to more mid-range top 20-25 ECON schools instead of Harvard and Yale.
All in all, I feel pretty good about how the whole thing went. I'll be attending UC Davis ARE in the fall!
Accepts:
    Acceptances: UC Davis ARE Ph.D. ($), UW Madison AAE MS (no$), Cornell AEM (no$)
  • Institution: UW Madison AAE Phd. Decision: Accepted Funding: Don't know Notification date: February 19th Notified through: Checked web site Comments: Ha this makes me feel better about my impending Yale rejection
  • Institution: Cornell AEM Phd Decision: Accepted to MS Funding: None Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: Mail
Rejects:
    Rejections: Harvard, Yale, Michigan, UT Austin, UC Berkeley ARE, UW Madison AAE Ph.D., Cornell AEM Ph.D.
  • Institution: Berkeley ARE Phd Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: E-mail
  • Institution: Harvard Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/16 Notified through: Postal Service Comments: THERE'S BEEN A HUGE MISTAKE [/sarc]
  • Institution: University of Michigan Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/17 Notified through: Called Mary Braun when I had no link in my application status Comments: No regrets
  • Institution: University of Texas, Austin Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/17 Notified through: Website Comments: I really would have liked to have received just one pure ECON acceptance just for pride's sake. Oh well, I'm done!
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: none

EnviroEcon 2009:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. Mathematics and Economics; UCSD, Top20 Econ/Top10 Public University
Undergrad GPA: 3.73 Overall, 3.67 Major
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: 770Q, 620V, 5.0AWA (5.5AWA the first time I took it, like they care)
Math Courses: Calc I,II (B+, A-) Mutil-Var Calc (A+), Diff Eqs (A-), Linear Alg (A), Real Analysis I,II (B,C), Math Stats I,II (A-,A), Probability (B), Adv Linear Alg (A+)
Econ Courses: Intro Econ (A), Inter. Macro I,II (A,A), Inter. Micro (A,A+), Game Theory (A-), Public Policy (A), Metrics III (A), Econ of Oceanic Resources (A)
Letters of Recommendation: Not "A" list profs, but I'm sure enthusiastic: Math prof (UCSD PhD) who I RAed for, History prof (Harvard PhD) from minor in Hebrew Lang and Lit, Senior Analyst from consulting firm
Research Interests: Environmental and Resource Economics
SOP: Relatively strong I'm told, then again, who's to judge but the adcoms.
Teaching Experience: None at the university level, but tutored for two years during BA at local elementary (math/reading/kickball).
Research Experience: Summer RA in Math dept studying mathematical transformations, Independent Research on Economic Sanctions
Work Experience: Research Analyst for 1+ year at consulting firm doing market/econometric research for the housing industry.
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Maryland AREc, UCSB, Oregon St. ARE, Ohio St. AED, UArizona, Colorado @ Boulder, Riverside, Cornell AEM MS, Davis ARE MS
Rejections: Berkeley ARE, UCLA, UCSD
Pending: USC (don't care)
What would you have done differently?
Applied to some Top15-20 pure Econ programs. Gotten close to Econ profs for LORs (had 0 among my 3). Relieved at the time, my C in RA II killed me. Taken PhD Micro/Metrics in undergrad. Analogous to the job market, two people concurrently aiming for PhDs in different disciplines while wishing to wind up at the same school is beyond sanity. On a brighter note, I believe my SOP was essential at the margin as many programs noted its strength and appeal to their adcoms. Only found this forum after I sent in most of my apps. Glad I obliviously chose Math/Econ major, otherwise I'd be screwed.
Accepts:
    Acceptances: Maryland AREc, UCSB, Oregon St. ARE, Ohio St. AED, UArizona, Colorado @ Boulder, Riverside, Cornell AEM MS, Davis ARE MS
  • Institution: University of Maryland ARE PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: Unable to offer at this time Notification date: 3/4 Notified through: Email Comments: Holy
  • Institution: University of Oregon Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: TBD Notification date: 3/5 Notified through: E-mail Comments: 2/3 in the past 24 hours. Will be declining.
  • Institution: Oregon State University ARE PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: "...We hope to know by April 1" Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: Postal Comments: Wish it was Cal
  • Institution: Cornell University AEM Masters Decision: Admitted Funding: None at all, isn't this a private Ivy with infinite funds?!? Notification date: 3/7 Notified through: Postal Comments: More blatant consolation after I initially applied for the PhD program
  • Institution: UCSB Economics PhD (shooting for the EES program) Decision: Accepted Funding: TBD Notification date: 2/10/09 Notified through: Website
  • Institution: Ohio State AED Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: Fellowship decision in early March Notification date: 2/2/09 (Received the official letter 2/9) Notified through: Letter
  • Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder Economics Ph.D. Decision: Admitted Funding: TBD by April 15..that helps.. Notification date: 3/12 Notified through: E-mail
  • Institution: University of Arizona Economics, PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: Tuition + Registration Fee Waiver Notification date: 3/16 Notified through: Email Comments: Unclear if there's TA/RA responsibilities. No stipend?
Rejects:
    Rejections: Berkeley ARE, UCLA, UCSD
  • Institution: UCLA Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/5 Notified through: E-mail/attachment Comments: Wasn't good enough for Undergrad, either. Cal, please be different!
  • Institution: Berkeley ARE ARE PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/6/09 Notified through: E-mail Comments: I was so hopeful, too. Makes me 0-4 for Undergrad/Grad @ Cal/UCLA
  • Institution: UCSD Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/19 Notified through: E-mail Comments: No love from undergrad institution.
Waitlists:
    Pending: USC (don't care)

z109620 2009:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. Economics with Minor in Math and Philosophy from a mediocre state school which does have an Econ and Math PhD (NIU)
Undergrad GPA: 3.76/4.00 (Econ: 3.93/4.00 Math: 4.0/4.0)
Type of Grad: Just two masters course Econometrics and Math for Econ
Grad GPA: 3.5
GRE: 750Q, 470V, 4.0AW
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Diff Eqs, Undergrad Analysis I, and Prob. & Stats (also Undergrad Analysis II (W))
Econ Courses: Typical stuff, plus Grad Math for Econ (B) and Grad Econometrics (A)
Other Courses: A couple proof based logic courses (B,A)
Letters of Recommendation: 1 really good letter (Senior Prof., Wisconsin), 1 good letter (Visiting Prof., Penn) and 1 ok letter (Chair, London)
Research Experience: Senior Paper
Teaching Experience: None
Research Interests: My main focus is Applied Micro Development, however, within the above field I am interested in Agriculture, Trade, Behavioral, Public and Political Economics
SOP: I think it is ok, talked about my Senior Paper, my passion for research and my goals for the future.
Other: I did not get into econ until junior year
RESULTS: (all masters programs)
Acceptances: UC Davis ARE (partial tuition and job as grader), UBC (partial tuition), UPF (no$), Cornell AEM (no $), Purdue ag econ (no $), UIC (no $), U York, U Bristol, U Sussex, USF (20k over two years)
Rejections: Wisconsin AAE and Toronto Doctoral Stream
Pending: Queen’s MA
What would you have done differently?
Well I wish I would have known that I wanted to do Econ earlier, as well as gone to a more prestigious undergrad. However, besides that I feel that I did very well, especially considering the tough year. I am very happy with UC Davis ARE, I plan to work really hard and advance to their PhD, seeing as there program is probably one of the best in the world given my prefers.
Attending:
UC Davis ARE masters
Accepts:
    Acceptances: UC Davis ARE (partial tuition and job as grader), UBC (partial tuition), UPF (no$), Cornell AEM (no $), Purdue ag econ (no $), UIC (no $), U York, U Bristol, U Sussex, USF (20k over two years)
Rejects:
    Rejections: Wisconsin AAE and Toronto Doctoral Stream
Waitlists:
    Pending: Queen’s MA


Rejections:

myrrh 2009:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: University of Maryland - Environmental Economics w/ Math minor
Undergrad GPA: 3.77, magna cum laude
Type of Grad: none
Grad GPA: n/a
GRE: 770Q 540V 4.0AWA
Math Courses: Calc I-III (A-,B,A), Linear Algebra (A-), Differential Equations (A-), Number Theory (B), Advanced Calculus I (B), Probability Theory (B), Mathematical Statistics (TBD)
Econ Courses: Intro Micro and Macro (A,B+), Intermediate Micro (B+), Economic Statistics (A+), Intro Econ & Environment (A), Econ of Nat'l Resources (A), Econ of Land Use (A), Public Finance (A+), Game Theory (A+), Econometrics I (A), Intermediate Macro (TBD), Econ of Climate Change (TBD)
Other Courses: Environmental Policy and Philosophy courses, all A's
Letters of Recommendation: 2 AREC and 1 ECON professor, well known and respected in their fields, should have been solid
Research Experience: ~2-3 years as an undergrad RA in the AREC department. Currently and at time of application, working on honors thesis that has been described as "ambitious," hope to have a publishable version this summer.
Teaching Experience: None
Research Interests: Environmental/resource economics, computational economics, applied micro
SOP: Tried to make it engaging, explained why I wanted to be an econimist (environmental research!), talked about my own research and what I wanted to in the future, etc.
Other: n/a
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UC Davis ARE Ph.D. ($), UW Madison AAE MS (no$), Cornell AEM (no$)
Waitlists: none
Rejections: Harvard, Yale, Michigan, UT Austin, UC Berkeley ARE, UW Madison AAE Ph.D., Cornell AEM Ph.D.
Pending: none
What would you have done differently? On hand I would have done nothing differently: you really only need one good admit and I am more than satisfied with UC Davis. On the other hand, if I had to do it all over again I would have made sure to have a 4.0 Econ GPA (because I'm sure those 2 B+'s set off red flags), got at least ONE A in my upper level math and found the time/energy to take the graduate micro series. My QGRE was also at the lower bound of what I would have liked it to have been, but I do not think taking the GRE again would have been worth it. I also would have applied to more mid-range top 20-25 ECON schools instead of Harvard and Yale.
All in all, I feel pretty good about how the whole thing went. I'll be attending UC Davis ARE in the fall!
Accepts:
    Acceptances: UC Davis ARE Ph.D. ($), UW Madison AAE MS (no$), Cornell AEM (no$)
  • Institution: UW Madison AAE Phd. Decision: Accepted Funding: Don't know Notification date: February 19th Notified through: Checked web site Comments: Ha this makes me feel better about my impending Yale rejection
  • Institution: Cornell AEM Phd Decision: Accepted to MS Funding: None Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: Mail
Rejects:
    Rejections: Harvard, Yale, Michigan, UT Austin, UC Berkeley ARE, UW Madison AAE Ph.D., Cornell AEM Ph.D.
  • Institution: Berkeley ARE Phd Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: E-mail
  • Institution: Harvard Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/16 Notified through: Postal Service Comments: THERE'S BEEN A HUGE MISTAKE [/sarc]
  • Institution: University of Michigan Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/17 Notified through: Called Mary Braun when I had no link in my application status Comments: No regrets
  • Institution: University of Texas, Austin Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/17 Notified through: Website Comments: I really would have liked to have received just one pure ECON acceptance just for pride's sake. Oh well, I'm done!
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: none

shubhamk 2009:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: B. Tech. from IIT Kanpur (Best Techno-Managerial school in India)
Undergrad GPA: 3.0/4
Type of Grad: MBA also from IIT Kanpur
Grad GPA: 3.2/4
GRE: 800Q, 660V, 4.0AWA
Math Courses: All quantitative courses for Electrical Engineering (Communication Systems specialization). That also means related courses on probability, calculus and Linear Algebra
Econ Courses (MBA-level): Micro, Macro and International business economics
Other Courses: 4 Sociology courses (during undergrad). 1 Development Economics course (during MBA)
Letters of Recommendation: 1 econ Prof (IIT Kanpur), 2 other Prof (IIT Kanpur)
Research Experience: 1 research case study was done for UNICEF while I was UN intern for 3 months in India itself. This was published for internal UN circulation. I have been working on development field for 3 years with small IIT Kanpur reports being published internally.
Research Interests: Development Economics, Labor Economics and Public Policy
Results
Will be attending: Penn State ($$, Economics)
Rejections: Wharton (Applied Economics), UCLA (Economics), Columbia GSB (Economics), Cornell (Applied Economics)
Pending: CMU Tepper (Econ and Public Policy), ERIM (Labor Econ)
What would you have done differently?
Nothing!!! I am happy that I am finally going to do research in Economics which is more important than many other parameters we try to judge our acceptances and rejections on.
Accepts:
    attending: Penn State ($$, Economics)
  • Institution: Penn state Econ Decision: Accepted Funding: 20k for 5 years Notification date: 11-Feb-09 Notified through: email Comments:
Rejects:
    Rejections: Wharton (Applied Economics), UCLA (Economics), Columbia GSB (Economics), Cornell (Applied Economics)
  • Institution: Columbia Business School Finance and Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 4th March Notified through: Email to check website
  • Institution: UCLA Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/5 Notified through: E-mail Comments: Here goes out the only West Coast program I had applied to
  • Institution: Wharton Applied Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: E-mail asking to chk ApplyYourself
  • Institution: Cornell Applied Economics and Management PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/18 Notified through: Snail Mail dated 3/6
Waitlists:
    Pending: CMU Tepper (Econ and Public Policy), ERIM (Labor Econ)

bravedreamji 2009:
Institution: Cornell University
Program: AEM PHD
Decision: Reject
Funding:
Notification date: 2/16
Notified through: Postal
Comments:
Institution: Duke University
Program: Economics PHD
Decision: Reject
Funding:
Notification date: 2/17
Notified through: Website
Comments:
Accepts:
Rejects:
  • Institution: Cornell University AEM PHD Decision: Reject Funding: Notification date: 2/16 Notified through: Postal Comments:
  • Institution: Duke University Economics PHD Decision: Reject Funding: Notification date: 2/17 Notified through: Website Comments:
  • Institution: Wisconsin AAE PhD Decision: Rejected Funding: Notification date: 2/17 Notified through: Email Comments:
Waitlists:


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Admit summary statistics:
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There were 3 accepted out of 6 applicants.Of those accepted, average GPA was 3.75, average GREQ was 763.3.
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