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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.


Acceptances:

hecka88 2010:
PROFILE:
(at the time of application)
Type of Undergrad: B.S. in Mathematics and Finance, Minor in Economics from a large public school in Midwest, overall top 80 by USNEWS
Undergrad GPA: overall 3.794/4, Econ 4.0, Math 4.0
GRE: 800Q 360V 3.5AWA
Math Courses: Calculus 1-4, Liner Algebra, Differential Equations 1-2, Probability Theory 1-2, PDE 1, Numerical Analysis 1, Real Analysis 1, Honor Real Analysis 1 (in progress), and Intro to Statistical Theory, all A/A+
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Econometrics 1
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro to Micro, Intro to Macro, Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Development Economics, all A/A+
Other Courses: intro to programming, java, some finance and accounting courses, and some physics and astrophysics courses as GE.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 finance assistant professor (WUSTL) and 2 math full professor (NYU and MIT)
Research Experience: senior honor thesis on executive compensation
Teaching Experience: TA for one semester for an honor business technology class
Research Interests: Development Economics, Macroeconomics, and Financial Economics
RESULTS:
Acceptances: LSE Msc Economics (1 year), UCL Msc Economics, Warwick Msc Economics (2 years), UWO direct entry PhD (18000 plus tuition)
Waitlists: none
Rejections: (all PhD) Northwestern, Brown, John Hopkins, Cornell
Pending: Toronto MA (Don’t care anymore)
What would you have done differently?
I have decided to attend LSE and apply again next year. Overall, I think I should apply to more schools and retake the GRE for higher verbal score. And I should have taken more Econ classes and obtain at least one recommendation from Econ professor. Anyway I’m quite satisfied with my LSE offer.
Accepts:
    Acceptances: LSE Msc Economics (1 year), UCL Msc Economics, Warwick Msc Economics (2 years), UWO direct entry PhD (18000 plus tuition)
Rejects:
    Rejections: (all PhD) Northwestern, Brown, John Hopkins, Cornell
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: none

hulk86 2010:
Institution: Duke
Program: AM Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: no mention of tuition waver; will contact
Notification date: 3/11/2010
Notified through: E-mail to check Web site
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Really excited, though funding status will be very important.
Accepts:
  • Institution: Duke AM Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: no mention of tuition waver; will contact Notification date: 3/11/2010 Notified through: E-mail to check Web site Posted on GC: Yes Comments: Really excited, though funding status will be very important.
  • Institution: University of Western Ontario MA ("Direct-entry Ph.D.") Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: TA + 18k Notification date: 3/15/2010 Notified through: e-mail Posted on GC: Yes Comments: totally surprised, considering I don't have intermediate macro!
  • Institution: UBC MA Economics Decision: Admitted Funding: Partial Tuition Waiver Notification date: 03/18/10 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Very good news, though if I go the MA econ route I'll probably decline in favor of UWO
Rejects:
  • Institution: Queen's University MA Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 4/12/10 Notified through: E-mail Comments: no biggie
Waitlists:


Rejections:

Tommie Hopeful 2010:
Institution: University Wisconsin - APEC
Program: Masters in Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/25
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Institution: Vanderbilt
Program: PhD Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/20
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
Institution: University of Minnesota - APEC
Program: Masters in Applied Economics
Decision: Admit
Funding: No Decision
Notification date: 3/3
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: I go to school down the street.
Accepts:
  • Institution: University of Minnesota - APEC Masters in Applied Economics Decision: Admit Funding: No Decision Notification date: 3/3 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comments: I go to school down the street.
  • Institution: University of Minnesota - APEC Masters in Applied Economics Decision: Admit Funding: No Decision Notification date: 3/3 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comments: I go to school down the street.
Rejects:
  • Institution: University Wisconsin - APEC Masters in Applied Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 2/25 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comments:
  • Institution: Vanderbilt Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 2/20 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comments:
  • Institution: University of Pittsburgh Econ Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notified through: E-mail Date: 3/8
  • Institution: Colorado-Boulder Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 03/09/10 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comment: Disappointing
  • Institution: Western Ontario MA/Ph. D. Stream Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: Notification date: 03/10/2010 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comment: This week is the worst.
  • Institution: Penn State Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 3/12/2010 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: Yes.
  • Institutions: University of Virginia Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 03/03/2010 Notified through: E-mail
Waitlists:


Waitlists:
Admit summary statistics:
As submitted and recoreded from Test Magic:
There were 2 accepted out of 3 applicants.Of those accepted, average GPA was 3.79, average GREQ was 800.0.
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