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Acceptances:
SlowLearner38 2010:
Type of Undergrad: B.A. Economics, Medium Less-Selective Midwest State School (no PhD)
Undergrad GPA: 3.52
Type of Grad: Masters-level ECON courses during undergrad.
Grad GPA: 4.0
GRE: 790Q 350V 3.5 AWA
Math Courses: Calc I-III (B,A,B), Linear Algebra (A), Differential Equations (A-), Discrete Math (B)
Stat Courses: Intro Stats (A), Regression and Variance I-II (A,A-), Probability Theory (B+)
Econ Courses: Intro/Inter Micro and Macro, Senior Research Seminar, Honors Thesis, Managerial Econ, Econ Forecasting, History of Econ Thought, Public Econ, Econ of Crime, Econ of Sports
Grad Courses: Math Econ I-II (using Simon/Blume), Managerial Econ
Letters of Recommendation: 4 ECON Professors -- None are very well known, but their letters were very strong. They coordinated it so that each focused on different aspects of my ability to do graduate studies in economics in their LORs {1 research ability, 1 teaching ability, 1 classroom ability, 1 summarizing letter from the department chair with a focus on personality}.
Research Experience: Presented undergrad honors thesis at ASSA/AEA conference (won 2 awards at my school for it), Contracted research for a non-profit economic education organization, and 2nd undergrad thesis underway during the time of application.
Research Interests: Applied Micro, IO, Behavioral, Experimental
Statement of purpose: Told an elegant story about how I used to suck at college and now I don't. Tailored the last 1-2 paragraphs to each school.
RESULTS:
Ph.D. Accepts: Emory($$$), UT-Dallas($$), Arizona(Tuition Waiver), Oregon(?-Withdrew)
Ph.D. Rejects: Iowa, Vanderbilt, Virginia
Masters Accepts: UBC M.A.(Partial Tuition Scholarship), Tinbergen M.Phil.(no $)
M.A. Withdrawls: Toronto, Queen's, Simon Fraser
ATTENDING:
Emory University
What would you have done differently? Considering the constraints I was up against, coming from a low ranked state school with only a B.A. in Econ, I think I did very well for myself. Emory is a great fit for me!
Accepts: Accepts: Emory($$$), UT-Dallas($$), Arizona(Tuition Waiver), Oregon(?-Withdrew)
Ph.D. - Institution: Emory University Economics, PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: $17k + $4k Fellowship Nomination
Notification date: 02/23/2010
Notified through:
Email
Comments:
Awesome.
- Institution: U Oregon Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Decision Pending
Notification date: 03/03/2010
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Nice.
- Institution: University of Texas - Dallas Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: 03/04/2010
Notified through: Email
Funding: $10.5k TA + Tuition
Posted on GF: Yes
Comments: Must give notice in 8 days! I will turn it down in favor of Emory at this point. If I was more confident in my interest in Experimental, I would give them much more thought.
- Institution: Tinbergen Institute Mphil Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No Funding 1st year.
Notification date: 03/05/2010
Notified through: E-mail
Comment: Should I move to the Netherlands?
- Institution: U Oregon Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Decision Pending
Notification date: 03/03/2010
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Nice.
- Institution: University of Texas - Dallas Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: 03/04/2010
Notified through: Email
Funding: $10.5k TA + Tuition
Posted on GF: Yes
Comments: Must give notice in 8 days! I will turn it down in favor of Emory at this point. If I was more confident in my interest in Experimental, I would give them much more thought.
- Institution: Tinbergen Institute Mphil Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No Funding 1st year.
Notification date: 03/05/2010
Notified through: E-mail
Comment: Should I move to the Netherlands?
- Institution: University of Arizona Economics Ph.D.
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver only in 1st year. Graduate assistantship available after passing core exams.
Notification date: 3/15/2010
Notified through: UNOFFICIAL E-mail from outside the department. Relax everyone.
- Institution: UBC MA Economics
Decision:
Admitted
Funding:
Partial Tuition Waiver
Notification date: 03/18/10
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Great!
Rejects: Rejects: Iowa, Vanderbilt, Virginia
Masters - Institution: Vanderbilt Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: Feb 19th
Notified Through: Email
Posted on Gradcafe: No
Comments: Meh...
- Institution: University of Iowa Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/01/2010
Notified through:
Website (no email)
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Who wants to live in Iowa anyways?
- Institution: University of Iowa Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/01/2010
Notified through:
Website (no email)
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Who wants to live in Iowa anyways?
- Institution: U Virginia Ph.D. Economics
Decision:
Rejection
Notification date: 03/17/10
Notified through: Randomly checked website.
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Oh well, I'm happy with my results thus far.
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