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Rejections:
dauntilus 2010:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA in econ & math at top 10 econ dept
Undergrad GPA: 3.88
Type of Grad:
Grad GPA: 4
GRE: 800q, 660v, 5w
Math Courses: Linear algebra (A), Real Analysis (A), Abstract Algebra (A), Numerical Analysis (A), Complex Analysis (A-), Probability (A)
Econ Courses: Undergrad: Intermediate Micro, Macro (A, A), Game Theory (A), Financial Econ (A), Metrics (A)
Grad: Micro (A), Game Theory (A), Psych in Econ (A)
Letters of Recommendation: 3 great letters from good economics faculty with a record of putting students into top schools. 2 knew me very well, 1 not as well.
Research Experience: 2 years RA experience for 1 professor, no publications
Research Interests: Applied micro, Behavioral econ
SOP: More or less polished, minor changes for each school. I found 1 small typo in 1 school's SOP after submitting.
RESULTS:
Attending: MIT
Acceptances: Berkeley, Yale, Chicago, MIT, Caltech, UCSD, Cornell (no funding), NYU Stern Waitlists: NYU
Rejections: HBS, UPenn, Columbia, NYU, MIT GSB, Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, Stanford, Brown
What would you have done differently? I would have started taking grad classes my third year- I thought they would be harder than they are.
Accepts: Attending: MIT
Acceptances: Berkeley, Yale, Chicago, MIT, Caltech, UCSD, Cornell (no funding), NYU Stern - Institution: Caltech Social Science
Decision: Accepted
Funding: 28k
Notification date: 2/26
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: Yale
Decision: Accepted
Funding: 37k
Notification date: 2/18
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: UC Berkeley Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: Mar 4 (afternoon)
Notified through: Email
Funding: 23k for 4 years
- Institution: UC Berkeley Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: Mar 4 (afternoon)
Notified through: Email
Funding: 23k for 4 years
- Institution: MIT Economics
Decision:Accepted
Funding: Waitlisted for funding
Notification date: 3/15
Notified through: Email
Comments: Should have applied for NSF
Rejects: Rejections: HBS, UPenn, Columbia, NYU, MIT GSB, Harvard, Princeton, Northwestern, Stanford, Brown
- Institution: Harvard Business School Busec
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/24
Notified through: Phone + email, after I interviewed
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: Harvard
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/4
Notified through: mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: MIT Sloan
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/4
Notified through: mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Expected
Implied rejections from Northwestern and Columbia
- Institution: MIT Sloan
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/4
Notified through: mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Expected
Implied rejections from Northwestern and Columbia
Waitlists:
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