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rthunder27 2011:
Type of Undergrad: BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State, Math Minor Undergrad GPA: 3.92 (1 B, assorted A-'s) Type of Grad: MS in EE from Johns Hopkins, MA in Applied Econ from JHU in progress Grad GPA: EE: 3.91, Econ: 3.95 GRE: 800Q, 630V, 4.5AW (08/10) / 770Q 650V 5.5AW (08/06) Math Courses(undergrad): Calc, Multivariate Calc(A), Diff Eq(A), Matrices(A), Linear Programming(A), Game Theory(A), Stats(A), Numerical Computation(A-), Discrete Math-proof based(A) Math/other Courses(grad)- My emphasis in EE was signal processing, which is pretty much all advanced calculus. Neural Networks (A), Intelligent Algorithms (A), Probability (B), Math of Finance (A), Control Systems (A), Digital Signal Processing(A), Advanced Signal Processing(A), Multidimensional Signal Processing (A), Wavelet Signal Processing (A) Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro (A), Macro (A-), Statistics(A) Econometrics (A+), Game Theory in Economics (A+), Financial Economics (A+), Microeconometrics (A). Macroeconometrics, Macro Forecasting, International Finance Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Micro(A) Letters of Recommendation: Strong letters I hope, but from weak recommenders. Undergraduate Thesis adviser (Math Phd, PSU I think), current supervisor (non-academic), and Grad School professor (UVA Econ Phd). Research Experience: Undergrad Honors thesis on game theory/agent based modeling. Presented preliminary results from an unfinished game theory/behavioral paper on wagering Behavior in "Jeopardy!" at the Stony Brook Game Theory Conference. My current work is at a research lab, but it's not econ focused. Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Game Theory, Behavioral Economics/Finance, Discrete Micro SOP: Strong maybe? I explained my research interests, the road I took in discovering them, and I describe the type of ideas that I have and how to test them. Concerns: My letter of recommendation could be stronger, but that's a result of access. No RA, for which I am kicking myself, because I could have taken it as an elective in my EE MS program. No clue how adcoms view EE/signal processing (which is very much proof based calc at times) RESULTS: Acceptances: Stanford GSB Finance ($$$$), UCSD($), uArizona Waitlists: Columbia (asked to be removed), Kellogg MEDS (implicit, later rejected) Rejections: Princeton, NYU, Wharton, Booth, Berkeley, UCLA, CMU What would you have done differently? Geesh, well, for starters, I would have realized my interest in economics earlier than 22 months ago (May 2009). I also regret some of my school choices, I probably should have applied MIT/Sloan instead of UCLA and I definitely should have applied for NSF, since I had a pretty good idea for a proposal, but I didn't learn about it in time. The late interest in economics really made it difficult to get good LORs while working full-time. In reverse chronological order, I would have taken RA when I had the chance (Spring 2009), taken more than one econ course in my undergrad (2003-2007), potentially taken a different major entirely, and applied back in high school to more schools than just the PSU honors program (2002). But maybe I shouldn't have done anything differently; I got into a top 5 program about which I am very excited, and can lead to a wide variety of future opportunities. And I doubt I would have gotten in if I had a more traditional background. So although I sometimes feel I've wasted the past four years of my life, I did earn 2 masters in that time while saving up enough money to finance an extravagant (by grad student standards) lifestyle for the next 4-5 years, which is something at least.
Accepts: access. No RA, for which I am kicking myself, because I could have taken it as an elective in my EE MS program. No clue how adcoms view EE/signal processing (which is very much proof based calc at times)
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Stanford GSB Finance ($$$$), UCSD($), uArizona
- Institution: Stanford GSB Finance PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No mention
Notification date: Feb 14
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: I'm blown away right now
- Institution: UCSD Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Letter coming later
Notification Date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Relieved. This is the school a priori I thought I'd most likely attend. So even though I'll probably turn them down for Stanford GSB, it's just good to know that I wouldn't have been completely shut out if I hadn't had that fluke admit.
- Institution:
u Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ??
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: Unofficial e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Expected, but appreciated. This was my last minute safety school. I feel pretty good that my self-assessment of likely admits was pretty much dead-on, given this and UCSD (and my implicit waitlist at Kellogg). I will reject this for my completely unexpected Stanford GSB admit, so I'm glad to be spared a potentially difficult choice between a well-funded uA offer and a minimally funded UCSD offer.
Rejects: rejected)
Rejections: Princeton, NYU, Wharton, Booth, Berkeley, UCLA, CMU
- Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 10
Notified through:Email
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: "Our applicant pool
is outstanding and unfortunately we cannot offer admission to all good
candidates." Very disappointed, this was one of my top choices.
- Institution: uChicago Booth MOB
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/a
Notification date: Feb 16
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Slighty disappointed, but I had already convinced myself that Stanford GSB dominates them in my interests, so no biggie.
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Not unexpected, it was a bad fit, which I realized as I was prepping my SOP for them. I regret not applying to MIT/Sloan instead, but I guess I went on a Cali kick when selecting schools.
- Institution: UC Berkeley Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Expected, given how things have been trending.I would be feeling incredibly depressed and hopeless right now if it weren't for Stanford GSB.
- Institution: Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Checked website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Not unexpected given the talk of waitlists over the weekend. Strictly dominated by other offer, so only hurts my ego, not my future.
- Institution: Princeton Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: - NA
Notification date: 03/11/2011
Notified through: email
- Institution:
NYU Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: Official e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Oh well, I figured that this was the case. They must have read the complaints I posted on this board
Stanford it is then!
- Institution:
Kellogg MEDS
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Not surprising, I guess I was on their implicit waitlist, and they realized that they wouldn't need to draw from it. Overall a bit disappointing, because before decisions started rolling in they were my top pick of schools I thought I had a decent chance of getting. Of course things have changed a lot since then, and I'm happy with the way things turned out.
- Institution: Columbia GSAS MA in Mathematics of Finance
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 06/22/2011
Notified through: e-mail to check site
Posted on GF: No
Comments: The Columbia PhD application had the option to also apply to an MA program for no additional cost. I figured why not, so I checked that box, and submitted to them the same exact SOP as I did to Economics. I don't particularly care, since I've accepted an offer elsewhere, but I am amused because I thought I was finished with getting rejection letters.
Waitlists: Waitlists: Columbia (asked to be removed), Kellogg MEDS (implicit, later - Institution: Columbia Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlist
Funding: Full
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : yes
Comments: My very first wait-list, I'll probably ask to be removed when they ask later.
SlowLearner38 2011:
Institution: U of Arizona Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: Pending Notification date: 3/17/11 Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: No Comments: Long story...
Accepts: - Institution:
U of Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Pending
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Long story...
Rejects:
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Rejections:
The MAN 2011:
Type of Undergrad: BS in Economics, minor in Bus. Admin. at Illinois State Uni Undergrad GPA: 3.38 overall, a little better in econ. Type of Grad: MA in Applied Economics from Illinois State Uni Grad GPA: 4.0 (still have 1 year left, but I don't expect this to change) GRE: 800 Q, 560 V, 4.0 AWA Math Courses: Calc I (C), Calc II (C) [both taken a decade ago when I was a freshman and not too mature], Calc III (A+), Advanced Probability Models (A), Linear Algebra (A+), Real Analysis (in progress) Econ Courses (grad-level): MA level Micro, Macro, Econometrics (3 courses), and a few electives that probably won't factor into my admission decision (All A's) Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Pretty much everything I could take: Econometrics I, II (A, A), Telecom Econ (B), Managerial Econ (A), Micro (B), Macro (A), Law and Econ (B), Money and Banking (B), Labor Econ (B), Organizational Econ (A), Enviro & Natural Resource Econ (B) Other Courses: Standard classes needed to get a bachelor's Letters of Recommendation: 3 that should range from good to outstanding from econ professors who's PhDs are from: U of Houston, U of Chicago, and UC-Berkley. Research Experience: A little over a year of RA work. This includes co-authoring a paper submitted for publishing (no word back on acceptance or denial yet) Teaching Experience: Some TA work done while in the masters program. Also, I have some tutoring experience from undergrad. Research Interests: Health, Applied Micro, IO, maybe experimental, maybe Labor, maybe metrics (If I start thinking about a topic long enough I end up generating interest in it) SOP: Should be pretty good. I'm going to talk about my past (since I have a little bit of an unusual profile having left school for 5 years to work), why I want a PhD, why school X fits me, and why I fit school X. Concerns: My undergrad grades range from terrible to okay, but there is nothing outstanding. I lack some math courses (although I have killed all the recent classes I've taken). Other: Between my undergrad and master's I spent 5 years working. Most of that time I was a Financial Consultant for a large regional bank (at the time it was the 8th largest bank in the U.S.). RESULTS: Acceptances: Kentucky ($) and Michigan State Waitlists: North Carolina-Chapel Hill Rejections: Duke, UIUC, Cornell, Iowa, Arizona, Texas-Austin, Pending: None What would you have done differently? If I had known that I would ultimately go for a PhD in economics as an undergrad I would have taken more math and applied myself more in all of my classes to carry a higher GPA. But since I didn't decide to do a PhD until after I had graduated, I can't say that I would have changed much in what I did. I loved doing my master's at ISU and feel that it helped me significantly (better LORs, more math, and great GPA somewhat answered the questions my undergrad/age generated). I probably would not have applied to University of Iowa (I didn't realize how poorly I matched with the school when I was applying because I focused more on their recent placements) and applied to a different mid-ranged PhD program.
Accepts: Acceptances: Kentucky ($) and Michigan State
- Institution: Michigan State University Economics
Decision: Admitted
Funding: None in the first year, possibility of funding in the second year
Notification date: 3/9/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments: My first official admit, I'm pretty excited. Now I can stop fretting about getting shut out (and hopefully focus and get my capstone and independent study completed).
- Institution: Kentucky Economics
Decision: Admitted
Funding: TA - tuition, stipend (details coming later), health plan
Notification date: 03/28/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments: Looks like I'm headed to Kentucky (Also, I was admitted to the program a while back and just got word that they will offer funding).
- Institution: MSU Ph.D. in
Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Econ. of Ed. Fellowship (off the waitlist)
Notification date: April 8
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments: Craziest outcome to date. I had been accepted without (it explicitly said no funding, not waitlisted for funding) funding to MSU (and their Econ. of Ed. program). Since I can't afford to self-fund and I have another funded offer, I turned down the acceptance without funding. This morning I received an e-mail from Dr. Wooldridge saying that I was on the waitlist had have subsequently received funding.
Rejects: Rejections: Duke, UIUC, Cornell, Iowa, Arizona, Texas-Austin,
- Institution: Duke PHD economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: e-mail to check website
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Glad to finally hear something, disappointed that it is a reject.
- Institution: UIUC Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/14/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GradCafe: no
Comment: This was my top choice, but I knew it was a bit of a stretch.
- Institution: Texas Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/14/11
Notified through: Website
Posted on GradCafe: no
Comment: Decided to check the status of my application this afternoon. Unfortunately, I was denied admission.
- Institution: U of Iowa Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/15/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GradCafe: no
Comments: I probably wouldn't have attended even if I was accepted. It was a pretty poor match for my research interests and I only applied because of their placements.
- Institution:
u Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments: Looks more and more like I'm headed towards KY
- Institution: Cornell Ph.D. in Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 03/25/2011
Notified Through: Email
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments: Not a surprise at all. Good to finally hear.
- Institution: U of Arizona
Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 04/29/2011
Notified through: US postal service
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Just received a letter saying the same thing as the TWO rejection e-mails I received earlier said. Yup, Arizona really doesn't want me.
Waitlists: Waitlists: North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill Economics
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: ?
Notification date: 03/31/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments: If I get admitted off the waitlist (with funding) it would be intriguing, otherwise I'm headed to UKY.
AREStudentHopeful 2011:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.A. in economics from a satellite state school Undergrad GPA: 3.35, 3.7 in econ Type of Grad: M.A. Agricultural and Resource Economics from a large state school Grad GPA: 3.45 (health problems in fall semester dropped from 3.6 to 3.45) GRE: 780Q, 590V, 5.0AWA Math Courses: Calc I-III (C, B, B+), Linear Algebra (A), Axiomatic Systems-Intro to Proofs (A), Intro to Stats (A), Advanced ODE (B) Econ Courses (masters-level): Micro, Math for Econ, Applied Metrics, Agricultural Production, Water Economics, Research Methods in Economics, Natural Resource Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro to micro, intro to macro, intermediate micro, intermediate macro, advanced macro, environmental, natural resource, comparative systems, developmental, money and banking, econometrics Other Courses: Many environmental science courses Letters of Recommendation: 5 econ professors (1 Davis ARE, 1 U Colorado, 1 Berkeley ARE, 1 NC State, 1 U Chicago) depending on what school I'm applying to based on their connections Research Experience: RAed for an econ prof in undergrad, worked as an RA both years of my masters including one project that I'm getting published in a low-tier journal, masters thesis Teaching Experience: TA for intro to micro and natural resource econ Research Interests: Environmental is the main one, plus behavioral, urban and game theory on the side. I'm actually one of the few ARE-type people who enjoy theory (and macro). SOP: Pretty standard plus very detailed paragraph individual to each school Concerns: Not as stellar math grades as many of you, low undergrad GPA, no RA (a sin on this forum!) RESULTS: Attending: UCSB Acceptances: UCSB ($?) Waitlists: Wyoming Rejections: UCSD, UCLA, Berkeley ARE, Davis ARE, U Colorado, U Arizona, ASU, NC State, Rutgers, Duke, Maryland ARE, Georgetown, NSF Comments: I'll stress how much letter of recommendation's matter. Just one unfortunate letter of recommendation seems to have diminished my results greatly. I would think that an acceptance from Colorado, Davis, Arizona and NC State would be likely without that letter of recommendation problem. That being said, I would pick UCSB over any of them so I am very happy with my result. I could probably have been on the borderline for ASU as well, and possibly Rutgers or Georgetown, but no regrets! For more insight into my comments on the process see here: http://www.urch.com/forums/phd-econo...n-process.html (Advice from a 2 1/2-Year Application Process)
Accepts: Attending: UCSB
Acceptances: UCSB ($?)
- Institution: UC Santa Barbara Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Pending
Notification date: Feb 14
Notified through: website
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Woohoo, first acceptance of the season!
My nerves are somewhat calmer now...
Rejects: Rejections: UCSD, UCLA, Berkeley ARE, Davis ARE, U Colorado, U Arizona, ASU, NC State, Rutgers, Duke, Maryland ARE, Georgetown, NSF
Comments:
I'll stress how much letter of recommendation's matter. Just one unfortunate letter of recommendation seems to have diminished my results greatly. I would think that an - Institution: Maryland AREc PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification date: 01/21/11
Notified through: Email notice for decision posted in online application status
Posted on GF: no
Comments: 1 down, 13 to go...now I'm starting to remember why I filled out all those applications
- Institution: North Carolina State University , Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/11/2011
Notified through: Online status
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Rough start to the season with these two...
- Institution: Davis ARE PhD
Decision: rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification date: 2/23/2011
Notified through: checked the web status
Posted on GF: no
Comments: 'Nother one down.
- Institution: Rutgers Ph.D. in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification date: 2/24/2011
Notified through: web status
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: Duke Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification date: 02/28/2011
Notified through: via email
Posted on GC: no
Comment: Saw this one coming a mile away
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Kind of nice that they did them all in one day.
- Institution: CU Boulder Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: no
Comments: not surprised...
- Institution: Georgetown Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/11
Notified through: snail mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: 5 more to go
- Institution: UC Berkeley Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/14
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: only 4 more to go!
- Institution:
u Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Rough season, this one
- Institution: ASU
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 4/1/11
Notified through: myASU website
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Only one admit this season?
Crazy
- Institution: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 4/5
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: last year of eligibility
- Institution: UCSD Ph.D. in
Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 04/06
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: 'bout time!
Waitlists: Waitlists: Wyoming
- Institution: U Wyoming
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 04/08
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
petecheese 2011:
Type of Undergrad: BA in Business Finance. Top Univ in middle east Undergrad GPA: 82/100 (3.4/4.0) Type of Grad: M.A. in Economics from same university Grad GPA: 91/100 (4.0/4.0) GRE: 780Q 470V 4.0AW Math Courses: Calc 1 (AP), Calc 2 (AP), Calc 3 (98/100), Linear Algebra (87/100), ODE (83/100), Econ Stats (80/100) Econ Courses: Intermediate micro (87), Intermediate macro (99), Econometrics (80). Lots of grad courses (Micro, Macro, econometrics, monetary, etc...) Almost all 90+ Other Courses: A lot of finance courses (although lost interest in finance as field of study but had them from Ugrad) Letters of Recommendation: 1 from professor and chair, PHD York (Really good letter), 1 from assistant prof, PHD Princeton (Very enthusiastic), 1 from assistant professor PHD Toulouse (standard), 1 from visiting professor (Should be good) Research Experience: RA for about a year. Recent conference presentation in Poland (awaiting scientific board for publication in conference proceedings) Teaching Experience: GA/TA for 2 years (undergrad and grad econometrics) Research Interests: Development, Applied micro (empirical mostly), and applied econometrics Concerns: Low Ugrad GPA, No proof based math courses, semi unknown school RESULTS: Attending: Texas A&M (TAMU) Acceptances: Iowa State, Virginia Tech, BGSE (UPF), Tinbergen, Uconn Rejections: UIUC, PSU, Wisconsin-madison, Rice, Toronto (doctoral Stream), Tilburg, Arizona, BC, UNC (initially wait listed) Comments: Honestly, i was really happy with my results and quite surprised. I had a weak-average Undergrad performance to make up, and come from a relatively unknown Middle Eastern school. I think what did it for me was LORS. I cannot emphasize how important LORs are, and how important it is to build good relations with professors (RA, TA, visit office hours and talk about research, etc...). Also for some smaller programs (specifically Vtech if anyone is ever interested in that school ), i think what got me in was my SOP. Very tailored to their school. I think people underestimate the role of the SOP. Outside of the top 10, i think it can be a very useful tool and should be taken seriously (ofcourse this does not apply to all schools outside the top10, but for some of the smaller programs, "fit" is very important. In the end, Thank GOD this whole process is done, and i am more than happy to attend TAMU , although the location i am not so ecstatic about :P.
Accepts: Attending: Texas A&M (TAMU)
Acceptances: Iowa State, Virginia Tech, BGSE (UPF), Tinbergen, Uconn
- Institution: Barcelona GSE MSc in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No
Notification date: 01/24/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Shocked since I applied 5 days ago and another student from my university got in as well!
- Institution: Virginia Tech (VT) PHD economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Full funding TA
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: yes
Comment: Still waiting on a lot of schools.
- Institution: Tinbergen Institute MPhil Econ
Decision: Accepted
Funding: None
Notification date: 03/03/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: None
- Institution: Texas A&M Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: None
Notification date: 3/4/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: Iowa State Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Waitlist
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Iowa State Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding:
Waitlisted
Notification date: 03/21/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: Uconn Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding:
Yup-TA
Notification date: 03/23/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
Rejects: Rejections: UIUC, PSU, Wisconsin-madison, Rice, Toronto (doctoral Stream), Tilburg, Arizona, BC, UNC (initially - Institution: Rice Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 15
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Bummed.. Did not even know they only had place for 7 people. Shouldn't have applied
- Institution: UIUC Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb. 17
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC:No
Comments: Crappers.. I actually liked the school a lot. thought it was a good fit. Oh well
- Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments:
- Institution: Penn state university (PSU) Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: hmmmm
Notification date: 03/11/11
Notified through: Email
Comment: Last name starts with M in case any penn staters still waiting for their decisions. Good luck
- Institution: Wisconsin-Madison Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/15/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: They have really cut down on acceptances this year. But still expected
- Institution:
u Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: What a great year to be applying to econ PHDs. Really rough season. Happy with my admits though.
- Institution: UNC - CH Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: 04/14/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: Toronto MA (Doctoral Stream)
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
N/A
Notification date: 04/8/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: International = nightmare for canada. Weird system
- Institution: Tilburg Mphil Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
N/A
Notification date: 03/18/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
Waitlists: wait listed)
Comments:
Honestly, i was really happy with my results and quite surprised. I had a weak-average Undergrad performance to make up, and come from a relatively unknown Middle Eastern school.
I think what did it for me was LORS. I cannot emphasize how important LORs are, and how important it is to build good relations with professors (RA, TA, visit office hours and talk about research, etc...).
Also for some smaller programs (specifically Vtech if anyone is ever interested in that school ), i think what got me in was my SOP. Very tailored to their school. I think people underestimate the role of the SOP. Outside of the top 10, i think it can be a very useful tool and should be taken seriously (ofcourse this does not apply to all schools outside the top10, but for some of the smaller programs, "fit" is very important.
In the end, Thank GOD this whole process is done, and i am more than happy to
LowExpectations 2011:
Institution: Claremont Graduate University Program: Economics PhD Decision: Acepted Funding: No Notification date: 3/8/11 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: Yes Comment: I'll apply for an external fellowship, but it's so expensive. I really want to attend there, but it is hard to happen.
Accepts:
Rejects: - Institution: University of Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: No so sad, almost expected.
- Institution: University of Calgary Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/29/2011
Notified through: Email with official letter attached.
Posted on GradCafe: Yes.
Comments: It hurts. The Canadian dream is gone.
Waitlists:
k2011 2011:
Institution: U of Arizona Program: PhD Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 03/17/2011 Notified through: e-mail Posted on GC: no Comments: oh well...
Accepts:
Rejects: - Institution: U of Arizona Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification date: 03/17/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: oh well...
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