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The data below comes from testmagic forums and shows accepted, waitlisted, and rejected applicants for 2010 for economics graduate school. Clicking on points in the graph above will make the most recent profile appear in the space below the graph.


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JBDonges 2010:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: German Diplom in Economics from a University that is a Top5 in Germany but 200-300 worldwide.
Undergrad GPA: exp. 1.9 on a scale from 1.0-5.0 where 1.0 is best
Type of Grad: NA
Grad GPA: NA
GRE: 750Q, 420V, 4.5AWA (second take), 740Q, 400V, 4.0AWA (first take)
Math Courses: Mathematics for Economists I and II (passed), Statistics I, II and III (2.0)
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Advanced Macro I (2.3), Adv. Macro II (1.3), Monetary Theory (1.3)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Economic Policy, International Economics, Environmental Economics, Energy Economics, Public Economics, Growth, Labour, and many more, all between 1.0-3.3 (average about 2.0)
Other Courses: pre-degree in business
Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (1 Northwestern PhD, 1 former Harvard fellow, 1 unknown)
Research Experience: 3 years RA for an unknown prof.
Teaching Experience: Introductory micro
Research Interests: Macro
statement of purpose: Standard - template taken from Italos.
Concerns: GRE scores.
Other: MA application only
Applying to: NYU MA, Yale IDE, UBC MA, UofT MA, UMich MAE, McGill MA, U Illinois Chicago MA
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UIC MA (no $)
Waitlists: none
Rejections: UBC MA, Toronto MA Doctoral/Regular Stream, McGill MA, UMich MAE, Yale IDE
Pending: NYU MA (expect nothing)
What would you have done differently?
Mmmh... my GRE was horrible... not well prepared for the first time, nervous for the second... so I guess taking more time to learn for GRE would be quite useful... In the end I think that most adcoms were not able to evaluate my degree... What to do now? Maye I take UIC or I'm looking for a Master's in Germany... suggestions welcome...
Accepts:
    Acceptances: UIC MA (no $)
  • Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago M.A. Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: Decision in March Notification date: 2/22 Notified through: Mail Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Good start anyway...
  • Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago M.A. Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: Decision in March Notification date: 2/22 Notified through: Mail Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Good start anyway...
  • Institution: NYU Master in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: None Notification date: 05/11 Notified through: E-Mail Posted on GF: Yes Comments: This is so sick! Rejected by UBC, UofT, McGill and accepted by NYU? I don't get that...
Rejects:
    Rejections: UBC MA, Toronto MA Doctoral/Regular Stream, McGill MA, UMich MAE, Yale IDE
  • Institution: Yale MA IDE Decision: Rejection Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/10 Notified through: Email to check website Posted on GC: Yes Comment: I don't care... didn't get a fellowship from Germany, so was no real option anymore.
  • Institution: McGill MA Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 3/24/10 Notified through: e-mail Comments: I considered this to be one of my safeties... now I lost hope for the remaining decisions Posted on GC: Yes.
  • Institution: UBC MA Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 3/24/10 Notified through: I sent an e-mail to the department asking for my status and got the reply... Comments: This really depresses me... I really wanted to go there Posted on GC: Yes.
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: none

winnie_econ 2010:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad 1: Economics and Natural Sciences (G13 School in Canada)
Undergrad 1 GPA (2 years): 1.9 , (Kicked out after 2 years for bad grades; too much partying)
Type of Undergrad 2: Economics (Small Undergrad Uni in Canada with a good econ dept)
Undergrad 2 GPA (2 years): 3.88 (had to get my sh** together)
GRE: Will do before PhD admission
Math Courses: Cal I, II (B, C,), Lin Alg I (F, then A+) Lin II (A-), Diff Eq (B+), Interm Cal (A-)
Econ Courses: Inter Mic (B+), Inter Mac (D), Adv Mic I, II (A, A), Adv Mac (A), Metric I and II (A-, A)
Letters of Recommendation: 3 from my Profs, who knew me well and about my amazing past ha ha
Research Experience: None
Teaching Experience: None
SOP: Pretty usual
Concerns: I was kicked out for bad grades ha ha! Will take Alberta 2 years and get top grades. I hope life will give me a second chance. I would love to hear from you guys about how I should proceed from here to get into Top 30 phd.
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Calgary MA ($$), Alberta MA (2 year Econ and Fin)
Waitlists: None
Rejections: UBC, Queens, SFU, McGill (all masters)
Accepts:
    Acceptances: Calgary MA ($$), Alberta MA (2 year Econ and Fin)
Rejects:
    Rejections: UBC, Queens, SFU, McGill (all masters)
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: None


Waitlists:
Admit summary statistics:
As submitted and recoreded from Test Magic:
There were 0 accepted out of 2 applicants.
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