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jrains 2012:
Institution: University of Oregon
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TBD
Notification date: 3/6/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: I am very excited about this program but am waiting for funding.
Institution: Claremont Graduate University
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Only part of tuition
Notification date: 2/29/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
Institution: UC Santa Cruz
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 2/24/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:

manfromthemoon 2012:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BA (Honors) in Philosophy
Undergrad GPA: 3.4
Type of Grad: MA in Economics
Grad GPA: 4.0
GRE: Q800; V 760
Math Courses: Math for Econ (A); Statistical Analysis (A). Both were graduate courses.
Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro I (A); Micro II (Research based) (A); Macro I (A); Macro II (A); Econometrics I (A); Econometrics II (A). Econ Courses (undergrad-level): None.
Other Courses: Wrote a thesis for the masters degree.
Letters of Recommendation: All very strong, but none of the recommenders are high-profile.
Research Experience: Did an independent research project on the classical Post-Ricardian theories of value and distribution..
Teaching Experience: Graduate Assistant for three semesters
Research Interests: Macroeconomics; International Political Economy
SOP: Focused on my research interests and career plans beyond the PhD
Other: There hardly is a proper math course on my transcript.
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UMKC, Oregon, Utah, UMass Amherst
Waitlists: None
Rejections: Princeton, Claremont
Pending: None
Attending: UMKC for Interdisciplinary PhD in Econ and PolSci
What would you have done differently?
It was quite difficult to do well in the masters program, considering that my undergrad background was in Philosophy. So in that sense there was a lot of "catching up" to do with economics and I'm happy that I got out of it alive. I really wanted to get into UMKC because there really is no other school in the US with so many faculty with whom I share my research interests. I ended up applying to fewer schools than I intitally planned to. But that's okay, I guess, and I am quite excited about going to UMKC.