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Acceptances:
singmeat 2009:
Drumroll for the non top 50 club please......... PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics from small state non-flagship non-PhD granting university. Undergrad GPA: Overall: 3.1/4.0, Econ: 3.7/4.0, Math: 3.4/4.0 Grad GPA: n/a GRE: 740Q 610V 4.5AWA Math Courses: Concepts of Calculus (A), Calculus 1 (B), Calculus II (B), Linear Algebra (B), Statistics (A), Econ Statistics (A), College Algebra (D!) Econ Courses: Intro Micro (A), Intro Macro (B), Intermediate Micro (A), Intermediate Macro (A), Growth and Development (B), Managerial Econ (A), Labor Econ (A), Econometrics (A) Other Courses: Linear Programming (B), Intro Finance (D), Multinational Finance (A), lots of Decision Science, Marketing, Accounting, Management, Strategy, etc courses (As and Bs) Letters of Recommendation: 2 Econ profs and a math prof Research Experience: n/a. Teaching Experience: n/a Research Interests: Micro and Applied Micro SOP: I personally think it was very good. I told my academic story concisely with elegance. RESULTS: Funded Wyoming (Attending): Assistantship + Tuition + Fees + Insurance MTSU: Assistantship + Tuition + 50% Fees + Summer Research Grant Missouri: Assistantship + Tuition + Fees Clemson: Assistantship + Tuition + Fees UT Dallas: Was told I’d be funded, told them I was going to Wyo. Florida FRED: Wanted to fund me, but is having a budget crisis or something UNC Greensboro: Admitted to MA, Assistantship Arizona AREC MA: Half-Time Research Assistantship + Tuition + Fees Michigan State AREC: Offered funding in email without details (RA presumably), told them I was going to Wyo. Unfunded: Oregon: No funding Kentucky: WL for funding, didn’t hear back New Mexico: Never heard about funding despite emailing U of Utah: No funding Fail: UC-Davis AREC: Rejected, Scholarship below that of admitted applicants Maryland AREC: Rejected Florida Econ: Didn’t finish the app, rejected anyway NC State: One of my LORs never made it, didn’t care enough to pester prof. ???: Kansas: Admitted, but no idea about funding, paperwork problems with Grad School and I declined before I got any update. Assuming no. Comments: Not too shabby considering my profile. I must have some rockin’ LORs or my SOP was magical. I really hated to decline MTSU, I’m hoping they do well in the future. I should have studied more for the GRE: I kept putting it off because Calc 2 was actually pretty fun. Looking back, I should have applied to more flagship state unis and a few more reaches, and actually finished my NC state and Florida apps. My GPA is low because of a few stupid unrelated courses: Geography (F/D), Algebra (D), lots of Cs my first semester (tough year for me, PM for details on that), etc. Econ, business, math were As and Bs.
Accepts: Attending): Assistantship + Tuition + Fees + Insurance
MTSU: Assistantship + Tuition + 50% Fees + Summer Research Grant
Missouri: Assistantship + Tuition + Fees
Clemson: Assistantship + Tuition + Fees
UT Dallas: Was told I’d be funded, told them I was - Institution: University of Texas - Dallas Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TBA
Notification date: 2/17/09
Notified through: Snail Mail
Comments: yet another TBA funding.
Rejects: Rejected, Scholarship below that of
Waitlists:
Dr. Who 2009:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Big state school Undergrad GPA: 3.2 BES Type of Grad: MBA (2008) and MA Economics (anticipated 2009) Grad GPA: 3.98 MBA, 3.97 MA GRE: 770Q, 680V, 5.0AWA Math Courses: Recent math GPA (3.78) all taken in my spare time while in MBA and summer. Calc I, II, III, Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics, Grad Math Stats, Grad Real Analysis Econ Courses (MA level): Micro, Math Econ, IO, Econometrics I & II, Macro, Environmental, some other electives, and finance courses Econ Courses (undergrad): Macro and mirco only (took as prereq’s for the MA) Letters of Recommendation: 2 econ from masters and 1 math Research Interests: Labor and HR, IO, Business economics SOP: probably adequate Research Experience: GA for economic forecasting shop Concerns: MBA to Econ, older than your average student, less math than some Attending: WUSTL Accepted: Missouri ($), CU-Boulder ($WL), Indiana (no $), WUSTL ($) Waitlisted: WUSTL (with $ if accepted), Vanderbilt Rejections: Northwestern, UMich, MSU Never heard so assumed rejection: OSU and UIUC What I would have done differently: I should have spent more time on my SOP. I think for someone like me, who is older, it could have made all the difference in the world, especially on funding decisions. It was a lot harder than I anticipated talking about myself and articulating my goals. Also, I don’t think I did a very good job matching myself up to programs strengths. If you are in school, take a lighter load in the spring semester. Dealing with school decisions has been a HUGE time waster and I haven’t been able to concentrate for months. I didn’t appropriately account for the economic downturn…My reaches were unattainable and seeing the decline, I should have added in a couple more safeties. Also, I should have taken more care with the safety choices. Out of the top 50 it gets a lot harder to get good info on the programs. For my interests I think KY and WY would have been solid. Advice: For older candidates…don’t let people intimidate you into thinking there is a “ceiling” on how old you can be when you go back to get your PhD. You might not get into the top 5, but top 50 is achievable. Find advisors that are familiar with the PhD process and what it takes to get in to a good school TODAY. My school does not grant PhD’s in business/econ and I found my advisors to be out of touch with the process. Hunt down the newer faculty and hit them up for advice. I think the recent math background was crucial in my outcomes. Take the math. It’s never wasted. When I returned to school, I had no idea I would end up following this path. If you are planning on a terminal masters, choose your graduate institution carefully. It will make things easier just in case you decide to continue your education.
Accepts: - Institution: University of Missouri, Columbia Economics, PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: GA+ tuition+ health
Notification date: 3/3
Notified through: Email
- Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder Economics, PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TBD later
Notification date: 3/12
Notified through: Email
- Institution: Indiana University, Bloomington Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: 3/20
Notified through: E-mail
Comments: I emailed to check on application status.
They are still working on financial aid decisions.
- Institution: Washington University, St. Louis Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted off the waitlist
Funding: min. 9K + tuition waiver with hope of increasing the stipend
Notification date: 4/9/2009
Notified through: E-mail
Comments: Whew!
One waitlist down one to go.
Rejects: - Institution: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/16
Notified through: Website
Comments: Well at least it is one less thing to worry about...
- Institution: Michigan State University Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/25
Notified through: response to my inquiry email
Comments: Finally knocking some of the unknows off the list
Waitlists: - Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Economics, PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Notification date: 3/13
Notified through: E-mail
Comments: Totally shocked!
So frackin' happy to still be in the game.
econominee 2009:
Institution: Columbia Program:Economics PhD Decision:Extreme unwillingness to accept Funding:-Application Fee Notification date:March 5 Notified through:E-Mail Comments: I have no idea why I applied to Columbia. I wish I had used the application fee to apply to somewhere else. This is the second rejection which further brought me down. I also contacted Rice and they told me that they already made the first rounds and they would wait till April 15th for the second round. In short, two official and one unofficial rejections so far!
Accepts: - Institution: UW-Madison Economics, PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding:
No 1st Year Funding
Notification date: 3/12
Notified through: Email
Comments: This is my first acceptance and I am very delighted about that. At least I understood that my credentials are worth being accepted to such a good school like UW-Madison.
- Institution: Iowa State Masters (Applied to PhD)
Decision:Acceptance
Funding: if you have the resources to attend Iowa State on your
own funding, we hope that you will enroll
Notification date:04/01/2009
Notified through:E-Mail
Comments: Iowa State hurt my feelings and more than that my professors counting on Iowa State hurt me further. The e-mail regarding "if you have the resources part" is not kind at all. It sounds indifferent and exploitative.
- Institution:West Virginia University Economics PhD
Decision:Acceptance
Funding:Tuition wavers + waitlisted for assistanship
Notification date:03/18/2008
Notified through:E-mail
Comments:My first half-funded admit....unable to accept if not offered assistanship
- Institution: Missouri University Science and Technology Master of Applied Mathematics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Graduate Assistantship 1,850$ a month
Notification date: April 23
Notified through: E-mail
Comments: I have a place to go! I am so happy.....
Rejects: - Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/13
Notified through: E-mail
Comments: Totally shocked!
- Institution: Boston College Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding:.....
Notification date: 3/16
Notified through: Mail
Comments: I had told my key referee that I needed safer places, but I could not convince him. Meanwhile, I got the UW-Madison acceptance letter and Boston College at the same time. What a strange thing!
- Institution: NYU Economics, PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding:............
Notification date: 3/16
Notified through: Test Magic
Comments:I know I am not admitted for sure.
- Institution:Rice University Economics PhD
Decision:Rejected
Funding:--*--
Notification date:04/03/2009
Notified through:E-mail
Comments: I e-mailed the grad director and he wrote back to me on the same day. The earlier you know the less painful it becomes......
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