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Acceptances:
mikekohyw 2011:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad:BS in Business at private top-25 school
Undergrad GPA:3.62, 4.0 in econ courses
Type of Grad:MA in econ at Public Master's univ.
Grad GPA: 4.0
GRE: 800Q/630V/4.0AWA
Math Courses: Calc 1-3, Intro linear alg and diff equations (all A's), math probability, linear algebra, proofs (all A's; completed in Fall 2010), real analysis, math stats (in progress, will complete by Spring 2011)
Econ Courses (grad level): MA Macro, Micro, econometrics (all A's), time series (B+, Fall 2010), research methods (A, Fall 2010)
Econ Courses (undergrad level): Basic and intermediate macro/micro, econometrics, math econ, macroecon and growth (all A's)
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: 4 econ professors from master's program
Research Experience: Master's thesis (Still in progress), 1 year as graduate assistant
Teaching Experience: 1 year as econ tutor
Research Interests: Not sure yet...leaning towards applied micro/development
SOP: Probably not well-written as indicated by the results...
Other:
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Houston ($$$), UC Santa Cruz ($$), Hawaii (waitlist $)
Waitlists: Rice, Washington
Rejections: Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UT-Austin, Vanderbilt, USC
Pending: Texas A&M
Attending: Houston
What would you have done differently? Taking more math courses in undergrad. I've spent 2 years in grad school trying to catch up the math courses, as I have no math courses under my belt in college. Apparently, I still fell short of the top-50 programs after 2 years of preparation. Since I spent most of the time playing catch-up, I could not start to do some research of my own as I was too occupied with course works. That probably hurts my profile as well. Overall, I would say if I could choose again, I will definitely not do the garbage degree called business administration in my undergrad years.
Accepts: Acceptances: Houston ($$$), UC Santa Cruz ($$), Hawaii (- Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz International Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: 2 Quarters
Notification date: 02/28/2011
Notified through: via email
Posted on GC: no
Comment: I thought there are 3 quarters in an academic year...does that imply I have to find fundings for the 3rd quarter?
- Institution: Houston
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TA+Fellowship
Notification date: 3/10/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: First (and possibly only) fully funded offer!
Rejects: Rejections: Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UT-Austin, Vanderbilt, USC
- Institution: Berkeley Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Expected
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Expected, if a mid-tier school like Santa Cruz only gives partial funding, how can I expect anything from the top schools?
- Institution: UC Santa Barbara Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/4/2011
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: no
Comments: My profile is worse than I've expected; now I'm wondering whether I should wait till next year?
- Institution: UC Davis Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date:
3/08/11
Notified through: Website
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
"Not competitive with other applicants because of inadequate preparation for advanced study in the proposed program." They should just explicitly state the math courses required for admission...that way I wouldn't be wasting my time and money applying to their programs...
- Institution: Texas-Austin
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/10/11
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Vanderbilt University Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: 03/30/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Comments: On a positive note, that makes my decision process easier...
- Institution: UC Irvine
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 4/4
Notified through: randomly checked the website and the rejection letter was on there.
Posted on GC: no
Comments: 2 more schools (rejections) to go.
- Institution: UCSD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 4/5
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: 1 more school (rejections) to go.
Waitlists: waitlist $)
Waitlists: Rice, Washington
- Institution: Rice Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/13
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: ?
Comments: Off to a bad start...
- Institution: U Washington
Decision: Waitlisted/Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 4/1/11
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: "We are not able to offer you admission at this time, but if you would
like to be placed on our waiting list for admission, please let us know." Sent a email earlier asking about funding, no full funding is available for the waitlist candidates, although partial funding "may be available".
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