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Rejections:
Zmoney 2009:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Large U.S. Public University ranked 40-55 (best in state) typically known for Football not Economics Undergrad GPA: 3.93 overall 4.0 in Econ 3.69 in Math Graduating Summa GRE: 800 Q 540 V 5.0 AWA Math Courses: Calc 1-3 1,2 tested out 3(B+), Differential Equations(B), Stat 1(A), Probability(A) Lin Alg (A) Math Stats 2 in Spring Econ Courses: Intros, Intermediates, Public Econ, Sports Econ, Empirical Research, Independent Study (for research) Labor, Empirical Public Econ I (PhD field) All A's Other Courses: Minors in Food and Resource Economics, and History Letters of Recommendation: 3 LORS 2 excellent letters from pretty well known Econ faculty in their concentrations (one Phd Chicago the other Wisconsin) and 1 very good letter from a senior member of the Ag Econ Department (Purdue well known in Ag econ) Research Experience: 2 written empirical papers one for the class in research and the other (to be my thesis) I want to get published. Database work and research at Fed Teaching Experience: N/A Research Interests: Public Econ, Public Choice, Taxation Policy, Political Economy SOP: Solid i think, had multiple profs say they wouldn't change a thing Other: Internship at the Federal Reserve, Strong Undergraduate leadership positions Concerns: My B in Diffy Q, Coming from a big public school, No Real Analysis. RESULTS: Attending: Virginia Admitted, Declined: Michigan State, Boston College, Florida Waitlists: none Rejections: Northwestern, NYU, Penn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maryland, Texas-Austin, Cornell, Duke What would you have done differently? Started taking math freshman year as opposed to junior year. Double majored in Stats
Accepts: Attending: Virginia
Admitted, Declined: Michigan State, Boston College, Florida
- Institution: University of Virginia Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No word on funding should be last week of march though
Notification date: 2/13/2009
Notified through: WEBSITE
Comments: ITS MY FIRST ADMIT!!!!!!!
Tears in my eyes
- Institution: University of Florida Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No word but historically fund all candidates
Notification date: Feb 18
Notified through: Mail
Comments:
2 for 3 so far.
Admitted student day March 27th
- Institution: Boston College Economics Ph.D
Decision: Accepted
Funding: $$$ 15.6K RAship
Notification date: 02/28
Notified through: Email. with a formal letter in the mail
- Institution: Michigan State Economics Ph.D
Decision: Accepted
Funding: tuition+health insurance+13.4Kmin TAship
Notification date: 3/3
Notified through: email from dept.
Rejects: Rejections: Northwestern, NYU, Penn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maryland, Texas-Austin, Cornell, Duke
- Institution: Duke Econ PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: I funded their loss endowment
Notification date: 2/17/09
Notified through: Email to check website
Comments: sigh... Had connections there too...
- Institution: Northwestern Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 03/01
Notified through: checked apply yourself
Comments: sigh there goes my number one choice
- Institution: UPenn Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/6/09
Notified through: E-mail to check website
Comments: sigh.... another rejection
- Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/18
Notified through: Website
Comments:
soul crushing....
- Institution: NYU Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/18
Notified through: E-mail, personalized though
eh figured as much
- Institution: Texas Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/19
Notified through: Website
Comments: glad I didnt pick them in my march madness bracket
- Institution: Cornell Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 4/15/2009
Notified through: E-Mail
Comments:
UVA thats all sorry Cornell
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