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Acceptances:
resource 2012:
Type of Undergrad: BA, Economics, English -- liberal arts college
Undergrad GPA: 3.6
Type of Grad: MS, Economics -- Top 50 Econ
Grad GPA: 3.1
GRE: 166Q / 165V / 5.5A
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Discrete Math, Linear Algebra, Intro Stat, Math Stat I-II.
Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro I-II (PhD), Macro I-II (PhD), Econometric Theory I (PhD), Applied Microeconometrics (PhD), Env. & Resource Econ (PhD), Agri. Prod & Supply (PhD)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): All of them.
Letters of Recommendation:
(1) Exceptional, MS thesis co-adviser, very well-published in Env Econ.
(2) Exceptional, MS thesis co-adviser, among top students in his Env Econ course, very well-published in Env Econ.
(3) Exceptional, UG adviser, served as his TA, took 3 courses with him, not well-known.
Research Experience: 3 working papers, 1 paper published in conference proceedings, MS Thesis (will be submitted to field journal co-authored with letter of recommendation writers 1&2), Summer RAship with well-known environmental economist at mediocre econ department, UG honors thesis. Several presentations (1 of them at a good field conference). Co-investigator on $40k grant for applied work in my field.
Teaching Experience: TA in UG for Principles of Micro, Environmental Econ, and Market Experiments.
Research Interests: Environmental and Resource Economics, Applied Econometrics.
SOP: Discussed research and faculty with whom I'd like to work.
Concerns: C+ in Ph.D. Macro. Failed macro prelim.
Other: Fellowship at graduate institution. MS Thesis won interdisciplinary award.
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Maryland AREC ($$ -- originally waitlisted for funding), Wisconsin AAE ($$), Georgia State ($$)
Rejections: Duke, Duke UPEP, Berkeley ARE, Davis ARE, Cornell AEM, Yale FES, Oregon
Attending: Maryland AREC
What would you have done differently? Nuthin' -- I had fun.
Accepts: Acceptances: Maryland AREC ($$ -- originally waitlisted for funding), Wisconsin AAE ($$), Georgia State ($$)
- Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TBD in next stage
Notification Date: 2/17/12
Notified through: Informal email from grad secretary (I had had contact with her about my application prior)
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Official notification to come next week. Very excited.
- Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. Agricultural and Applied Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: $20.4k RA -- guaranteed for 5 years
Notification Date: 2/17/12 (unofficial); 2/27/12 (official)
Notified through: Email from faculty with whom I'd be working.
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Gee willikers, Batman!
- Institution: University of Maryland - College Park Agricultural and Resource Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Waitlisted for assistantship
Notification date: Pi day
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no, [edit: yes]
Comments: Zoinks, scooby! Just when I thought my decision was being made for me...
- Institution: Georgia State University Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: RA 18k/year
Notification date: 03/15/12
Notified through: Checked website status after seeing decisions posted on here; received official email with funding info later on
Posted on GC: Sure
Comments: Good environmental and experimental faculty. Nice to have a pure econ admit, but I don't think I'll end up here (but significant funding could change that...).
Rejects: Rejections: Duke, Duke UPEP, Berkeley ARE, Davis ARE, Cornell AEM, Yale FES, Oregon
- Institution: Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 2/8/2012
Notified through: email to check web
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Expected.
- Institution: Duke University Environmental Policy (UPEP)
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 3/1
Notified Through: E-mail to check web.
Posted on GC: Yes
- Institution: University of Oregon Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 3/2/2012
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Well, this is humbling.
- Institution: Duke University Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/5/2012
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: no
Comments: As if!
- Institution: Cornell Applied Econ and Management
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notified: 3/12
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Wisconsin gets sunnier every day
- Institution: University of California at Berkeley Agricultural and Resource Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification Date: 3/20/2012
Notified Through: Email to check webpage
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Exact same rejection letter as I got in 2009, word for word.
- Institution: UC Davis Ag and Resource Economics
Decision: Rejected from "waitlist"
Funding: n/a
Notification date: 4/4/12
Notified through: I emailed for a status update, DGS responded with the notification
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
Waitlists: - Institution: UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlist (the unofficial, unclear, uninformative waitlist, that is)
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 3/16/2012
Notified Through: I called the grad coordinator
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Was told: "The reason you haven't been rejected yet is that your application received very high marks." yada, yada, yada, we'll be in contact if an offer opens up. "Oh, and BTW, the grad director will be in South America for the next two weeks, so don't expect a decision anytime soon."
Had to post for some closure on TM. Will be waiting to hear about UMD funding and UCD admission. All in all, a successful year in my book.
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