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Acceptances:

eigenman 2010:
Type of Undergrad: BS Economics/Biochemistry from US R1 school, Top 10 economics
Undergrad GPA: 3.59
Type of Grad: Non-degree math/stats coursework
Grad GPA: 4.0
GRE: 800V/800Q/5.0W
Math Courses: Undergrad-level: calc 1-2; multivariable calc; linear algebra; "applied" linear algebra; differential equations; series, sequences, and foundations (proofs intro). Grad level: stat theory I-II, applied linear regression, analysis II, time series analysis I, advanced linear algebra. Even mix of As and Bs.
Econ Courses: Intermediate macro/micro, econometrics, Latin American economics, + honors in: macro policy, quantitative macro, international trade, game theory, urban economics, money and banking. As and Bs.
Other Courses: lots of biochemistry and cellular/molecular biology, intro physics, physical chemistry, organic chemistry. As and Bs throughout.
Letters of Recommendation: Varied. Two from regional Fed economists, one from Analysis professor were generally used. For more behavioral places had letter from coauthor; for programs requiring a letter from an undergraduate instructor, tapped my quantitative macro graduate instructor. I'm sure they had nice things to say about me but perhaps they were not so influential.
Research Experience: First author on an experimental animal behavior paper published in medium-tier journal. Unpublished undergraduate thesis in behavioral neuroscience. 1.5 years (as of now) RAing at a regional Fed, one publication (another pending) in our in-house journal. Two semeters in a biochemistry lab.
Teaching Experience: Nil
Research Interests: At the time I submitted my applications, behavioral economics and evolutionary game theory, but I'm leaning toward econometrics and computational economics lately
SOP: Mostly addressed my background and suitability for graduate study
Other:
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UT-Austin (wl-$), OSU(wl-$), UW-Seattle(wl-$), Duke (MA), NYU (MA)
Waitlists: UMN, UW-Madison (bad waitlists in both cases)
Rejections: UCSD, Cornell, Brown, Northwestern, UPenn, U-Michigan, Caltech, PSU, LSE(MRes/PhD Track 1), CMU-Tepper
Pending: LSE(MSc-Research)
What would you have done differently? I probably should have bothered another Fed economist rather than asking my math prof, but I was worried about my mediocre math GPA. I also ought've interacted more with professors as an undergraduate, but nearly all of my economics courses were taught by graduates, and I made a decision to go to econ school fairly close to graduation. All of this considered I'm perfectly satisficed and looking forward to relaxing over the summer before putting my shoulder to the wheel in September.
Accepts:
    Acceptances: UT-Austin (wl-$), OSU(wl-$), UW-Seattle(wl-$), Duke (MA), NYU (MA)
  • Institution: Ohio State University Economics PhD Decision: Admitted Funding: Nominated for fellowship Notification date: 2/04 Notified through: web site; confirmed by USPS on 12/13 Posted on Gradcafe: (yes or no) yes Date of Gradcafe post: (if yes) 12/13 Comments: Delighted! profile
  • Institution: University of Texas - Austin Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Funding: Waitlisted Notification date: 3/16/10 Posted on GC: No Comments: Have to think about this.
  • Institution: UW-Seattle Economics Decision: Admitted Funding: Unfunded Notification date: 3/22 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No Comments: This calls for a celebratory evening of working until midnight No really I'm very pleased
  • Institution: NYU MA Economics Decision: Admitted Notification date: 3/29 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Funding: None Comments: Applied as part of a JD/MA application. Received notification an hour or so after asking for my application to be withdrawn. Not sure whether the two events were connected.
  • Institution: London School of Economics Economics MSc (Research) Decision: Admitted Notification date: 4/1 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Funding: Nada Comments: They really took their time. Submitted my application in late November.
Rejects:
    Rejections: UCSD, Cornell, Brown, Northwestern, UPenn, U-Michigan, Caltech, PSU, LSE(MRes/PhD Track 1), CMU-Tepper
  • Institution: LSE MRes+PhD (Track 1) Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 2 February Notified through: Site Posted on Gradcafe: (yes or no) no Date of Gradcafe post: (if yes) n/a Comments: No sweat... five years in London would have been hard. Still waiting on my second choice.
  • Institution: Northwestern University JD/PhD Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 2/26 Notified through: Website Posted on GF: yes Comments: Unsurprised
  • Institution: Cornell University Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Funding: n/a Notification date: 1:05pm ET 3/1 Notified through: Email Posted on grad cafe: Yes Comments: Domestic student. First?
  • Institution: University of Michigan Economics Decision: Rejected Notification date: 03/03/2010 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: Yes Comments: crunch
  • Institution: Cornell University Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Funding: n/a Notification date: 1:05pm ET 3/1 Notified through: Email Posted on grad cafe: Yes Comments: Domestic student. First?
  • Institution: University of Michigan Economics Decision: Rejected Notification date: 03/03/2010 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: Yes Comments: crunch
  • Institution: Penn State University (PSU) Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/10/2010 Notified through: email Posted on GF: Yes Comments: This was a safety. Back to the girl scout cookies.
  • Institution: University of Pennsylvania Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: n/a Notification date: 3/12/2010 Notified through: E-mail to check website Posted on GC: No Comments: surprise! no not really
  • Institution: Brown Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/16 Notified through: Email to check website Comments: My odds of ever living in Rhode Island have diminished further. My wildest dreams are coming true.
  • Institution: CalTech Economics PhD Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/19 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No Comments: assumed
  • Institution: UCSD Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/22 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: No Comments: Was unaware California still attached to US mainland
  • Institution: Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) Economics Decision: Rejection Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/25/10 Notified through: Mass (or at least wholly impersonal!) email Comments: no sweat, pretty happy with my situation
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: UMN, UW-Madison (bad waitlists in both cases)
  • Institution: Minnesota Economics Decision: Waitlisted Funding: N/A Notification date: 2/26 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: yes Comments: SNAP, my own alma mater. :doh: Not told I was high on the waitlist.
  • Institution: Minnesota Economics Decision: Waitlisted Funding: N/A Notification date: 2/26 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: yes Comments: SNAP, my own alma mater. Not told I was high on the waitlist.

JBDonges 2010:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: German Diplom in Economics from a University that is a Top5 in Germany but 200-300 worldwide.
Undergrad GPA: exp. 1.9 on a scale from 1.0-5.0 where 1.0 is best
Type of Grad: NA
Grad GPA: NA
GRE: 750Q, 420V, 4.5AWA (second take), 740Q, 400V, 4.0AWA (first take)
Math Courses: Mathematics for Economists I and II (passed), Statistics I, II and III (2.0)
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Advanced Macro I (2.3), Adv. Macro II (1.3), Monetary Theory (1.3)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Economic Policy, International Economics, Environmental Economics, Energy Economics, Public Economics, Growth, Labour, and many more, all between 1.0-3.3 (average about 2.0)
Other Courses: pre-degree in business
Letters of Recommendation: 3 econ professors (1 Northwestern PhD, 1 former Harvard fellow, 1 unknown)
Research Experience: 3 years RA for an unknown prof.
Teaching Experience: Introductory micro
Research Interests: Macro
statement of purpose: Standard - template taken from Italos.
Concerns: GRE scores.
Other: MA application only
Applying to: NYU MA, Yale IDE, UBC MA, UofT MA, UMich MAE, McGill MA, U Illinois Chicago MA
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UIC MA (no $)
Waitlists: none
Rejections: UBC MA, Toronto MA Doctoral/Regular Stream, McGill MA, UMich MAE, Yale IDE
Pending: NYU MA (expect nothing)
What would you have done differently?
Mmmh... my GRE was horrible... not well prepared for the first time, nervous for the second... so I guess taking more time to learn for GRE would be quite useful... In the end I think that most adcoms were not able to evaluate my degree... What to do now? Maye I take UIC or I'm looking for a Master's in Germany... suggestions welcome...
Accepts:
    Acceptances: UIC MA (no $)
  • Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago M.A. Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: Decision in March Notification date: 2/22 Notified through: Mail Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Good start anyway...
  • Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago M.A. Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: Decision in March Notification date: 2/22 Notified through: Mail Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Good start anyway...
  • Institution: NYU Master in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: None Notification date: 05/11 Notified through: E-Mail Posted on GF: Yes Comments: This is so sick! Rejected by UBC, UofT, McGill and accepted by NYU? I don't get that...
Rejects:
    Rejections: UBC MA, Toronto MA Doctoral/Regular Stream, McGill MA, UMich MAE, Yale IDE
  • Institution: Yale MA IDE Decision: Rejection Funding: N/A Notification date: 3/10 Notified through: Email to check website Posted on GC: Yes Comment: I don't care... didn't get a fellowship from Germany, so was no real option anymore.
  • Institution: McGill MA Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 3/24/10 Notified through: e-mail Comments: I considered this to be one of my safeties... now I lost hope for the remaining decisions Posted on GC: Yes.
  • Institution: UBC MA Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: NA Notification date: 3/24/10 Notified through: I sent an e-mail to the department asking for my status and got the reply... Comments: This really depresses me... I really wanted to go there Posted on GC: Yes.
Waitlists:
    Waitlists: none

pippadorsay 2010:
Institution: NYU
Program: MA Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: 04/01
Notified through: E-mail
Funding: None
Comments: Yay!
Accepts:
  • Institution: NYU MA Economics Decision: Accepted Notification date: 04/01 Notified through: E-mail Funding: None Comments: Yay!
Rejects:
Waitlists:

economics girl 2011:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Top 50 undergrad
Undergrad GPA: 3.42
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: 740Q, 590V, 4.5AWA
Math Courses: Calc I-II (B, A-), Math for Economists (A), Linear Algebra (proof-based) (B+), Currently taking Diff EQ, and plan to take Real Analysis over the summer
Econ Courses (grad-level): Took applied economics (A), microeconomics (A), and econometrics (A+) at the AEA Summer Program (these courses are supposedly taught at a "graduate" level)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): intermediate microeconomics (B+), intermediate macroeconomics (A), labor economics (A+), urban economics (A), applied econometrics I-II (A, B), managerial economics (B)
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: well-known labor economist (PhD Harvard), an assistant director of AEA (PhD U. Chicago), my employer (PhD UF)
Research Experience: I am currently working as a full-time RA at a public research center. Before that, I worked as an RA for a PhD student for one quarter. At AEASP I did a research project on replication & added to it by updating the paper with newer data. Lastly, during my senior year I was part of the honors program and wrote a senior thesis.
Teaching Experience: I am a certified tutor (CRLA) and tutored microeconomics during my senior year
Research Interests: labor economics, education economics and urban economics.
SOP: Should be fine. I talked about why I had a low GPA, discussed what I have done since graduating (AEASP, RA), and talked about my future plans
Concerns: low grades, GRE score & GPA
Other: I'm only applying to Master's programs and later plan on applying to PhD programs with a better profile and a master's under my belt.
Applying to: Barcelona GSE MSc Economics, LSE MSc Economics, UIUC MSPE, NYU MA Economics, Tufts MS Economics, USC MA Economics, Duke MA Economics, Michigan MA Applied Economics, BU MA Economics
Accepts:
  • Institution: Barcelona GSE MSc in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: No Notification date: 01/24/2011 Notified through: e-mail Posted on GC: yes Comments: Definitely excited!
  • Institution: San Diego State MA in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: Pending Notification date: 01/27/2011 Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: Yes Comments: Received the unofficial acceptance email from an old professor.
  • Institution: UC Denver MA Economics Decision: Accepted Notification date: 02/28/2011 Notified through: via email 8 pm EST Posted on GC: Yes Comments: I wonder if they accepted me today because it's my birthday...
  • Institution: UIUC MSPE Decision: Accepted Notification date: 3/4 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: Yes Comments: I like having options
  • Institution: Duke Economics AM Decision: Accepted Funding: no info Notification date: 3/09/11 Notified through: email to check website Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Yay! Didn't think I'd get in. Ready to celebrate Fat Tuesday tonight
  • Institution: Boston University MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: N/A Notification date: 03/22/2011 Notified through: e-mail
  • Institution: UCSB MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: N/A Notification date: 03/24/2011 Notified through: e-mail to check website
  • Institution: Tufts University MS Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: $30,900 scholarship Notification date: 03/24/2011 Notified through: website Comments: I was not expecting this at all. This is the second best offer I have. I'm gonna take the Duke offer for 60% tuition waiver, though. I'm thrilled!
  • Institution: NYU MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: N/A Notification date: 4/1/11 Notified through: email Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Cool! But not attending
Rejects:
  • Institution: LSE MSc in Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 01/27/2011 Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: Yes Comments: Sad... but not surprised.
  • Institution: LSE MSc in International Health Policy (Health Economics) Decision: Rejected Notification date: 2/21/2011 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: Yes Comments: Not surprised. This was my second choice program-- I was rejected from MSc Economics on 1/27
Waitlists:


Rejections:

sahimal2009 2010:
Type of Undergrad: BSc Economics - UK Top 3
Undergrad GPA: Upper second (2:1 Hons) - Equiv. to 3.5-3.6 on GPA scale
GRE: 760Q/520V/4.5AWA
Math Courses: Multivariable calculus, Linear Algebra, Differerntial Equations+ Difference Equations (All B+), Linear Programming and Optimization, Operational research techniques, Stats I,II (All A-)
Econ Courses: Micro I,II,III (A-,B+,B), Macro I,II,III (A-,B+,B), EconometricsI,II (B ouch!), International Economics I,II (A-), Economic Analysis of EU I,II (B,B+), Principles of Finance I,II (A+,A+), Corporate Finance I,II (B+,B)
LORs: 2 Econ professor + 1 Employer/Research supervisor
Research Experience: Research for 1.5 years with United Nations
Teaching Experience: IB Mathematics (Higher level) for 6 months
Research Interests: Macro, International finance
SOP: Links interests to past work experience
Concerns: Alot! Few B's in econ courses (major worry) & have been out of school for 1.5 years. Insufficient Maths?
Applying to (Only Masters): NYU, BU, UBC, UofT, Yale IDE, UPF, Tilburg, Vienna University, LSE (Econ&Fin)
Accepts:
  • Institution: Boston University MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: None Notification date: 03/05/2010 Notified through: E-mail Comment: Reconsideration decision from last year and so was very much expected. Will wait for a better offer though :)
  • Institution: Boston University MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: None Notification date: 03/05/2010 Notified through: E-mail Comment: Reconsideration decision from last year and so was very much expected. Will wait for a better offer though
Rejects:
  • Institution: Yale MA IDE Decision: Rejected Funding: - Notification date: 3/10/2010 Notified through: Email to check website Posted on GF: will do Comments: Feel like utter crap...was my first choice
  • Institution: NYU MA Economics Decision: Rejected Notification date: 03/31 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: Yes Funding: - Comments: Nothing left to say
Waitlists:

snowcat 2011:
Institution: Duke
Program: MA Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/15
Notified through: e-mail to check status
Comments: my first rejection. disappointed.
Accepts:
  • Institution: Boston University Master of Arts in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: No Notification date: 03/24/2011 Notified through: e-mail Comments: Very happy but worried about expensive tuition and living cost there.
Rejects:
  • Institution: Duke MA Economics Decision: Rejected Notification date: 3/15 Notified through: e-mail to check status Comments: my first rejection. disappointed.
  • Institution: NYU MA, Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: Notification date: 03/22/2011 Notified through: e-mail Comments: deep sigh
Waitlists:


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Admit summary statistics:
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There were 4 accepted out of 6 applicants.Of those accepted, average GPA was 3.50, average GREQ was 770.0.
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