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Acceptances:
meatweaver 2012:
Profile:
Type of Undergrad: Top 10 LA - Economics and Biology
Undergrad GPA: 3.70
Type of Grad: M.S. Resource Conservation, did a non-market valuation study in a forestry department
Grad GPA: 4.0
GRE: 770 Q, 680 V, 4.0 AWA
Math Courses: Multivariate calculus (A-, at college level--previous calc was in high school), Statistics (A), Econometrics (A), Econometrics (A, at graduate level).
Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro, Econometrics
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro Micro (A), Intro Macro (A-), Intermediate Micro (B+), Intermediate Macro (A), Econometrics (A), Environmental Economics (A), Poverty & Public Policy (A-), Tax Policy (A), Public Economics Seminar (A)
Teaching Experience: Taught 1 1/2 undergraduate-level courses following my Masters. Taught 4 8-hour days of an undergraduate-level economics class US Forest Service employees.
Research Experience: Master's thesis and 1 1/2 year of research experience with the USFS
Research Interests: environmental and resource, behavioral and experimental
SOP: About my long varied path toward deciding I wanted to pursue a PhD
Letters of recommendation: Master's advisor (PhD - University of Queensland), Master's econometrics professor (PhD - University of Oregon), current supervisor (PhD - Oregon State University), none of them well known
Concerns: Math
Applying to: University of Washington, Oregon St Applied, Berkeley ARE, Davis ARE, UCSB, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin AAE, Texas A&M ARE
Results:
Accepted: University of Washington ($), Oregon St ($), UCSB ($, funding off waitlist), Wyoming ($), Minnesota (?), Wisconsin AAE ($), Texas A&M ARE ($)
Rejected: Davis ARE (rejected off waitlist), Berkeley ARE
Attending: UCSB
What would you have done differently?
I would have started following this forum earlier. Seriously, this forum was an invaluable source of information for me. I found this place in August of last year and at that point I was relatively clueless about the level of competition I would be facing in applying to graduate school. This forum guided me through the admissions process and helped me choose a school that I feel will be a very good fit.
Accepts: Accepted: University of Washington ($), Oregon St ($), UCSB ($, funding off - Institution: Texas A&M ARE
Decision: Accepted
Funding: RA
Notification date: 1/27/12
Notified through: Phone call
Posted on GC: No
Comments: I think this department looks good, but its reputation and placements aren't as impressive as I would hope for, and the location isn't ideal for me. They gave me a respond by date of March 15. I'm hoping to hear from some other schools before I decide.
- Institution: Oregon State University Applied Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ?
Notification date: 2/17/2012
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: UCSB
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ???
Notification Date: 2/21/2012
Notified through: email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Excited! No mention of funding though...
- Institution: U. Minnesota Applied Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Not mentioned
Notification date: 2/24/12
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Wisconsin AAE PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Yes
Notification date: 2/24/12
Notified through: E-mail from professor
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Surprised, excited
Rejects: Rejected: Davis ARE (rejected off
Waitlists: waitlist), Wyoming ($), Minnesota (?), Wisconsin AAE ($), Texas A&M ARE ($)
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