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Acceptances:
eds 2011:
PROFILE Type of Undergrad: South Italian University. Graduate in 2004.Major in Economics Undergrad GPA: 110/110 cum laude (say equivalent to 4 ) Type of Grad: MSc in economics form a top 5 UK department in 2007, Grad GPA: Master 90+%, GRE: 800Q, 590V, 3.0AWA. I will be retaking it next month. Do not consider this result when evaluating my profile. Math Courses: (UG)General Mathematics, Financial Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis Multivariable Analysis(should be calculus) , Statistics I and I. ‐ All equivalent to A's or A+. Math Courses: (Master): introductory to math and stats 90%+ Econ Courses (masters-level): Micro, Macro, monetary economics ,international monetary economics, Econometrics ,Trade theory All 90%+ Econ Courses (PhD level) About 13 course in macro fields with famous profs at PhD level. All passed with As Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Micro and Macro Theory, Labor, International economics, monetary economics, Industrial econ. Development economics, economic history, History of economic thought theory, econometrics, Public economics, Regional Economics, Applied economics, Economic Policy‐ All equivalent to A's or A+ Other Courses: Summer school at UPF Letters of Recommendation: ) 1 stellar letters from a NYU PhD undergraduate thesis supervisor well connected 2) Form a guy with PhD Michigan well known in his field. I got A in his graduate course. I am now looking for the third letter. Research Experience: A working paper in progress with one of my a letter of recommendation writers and we are talking to start working on a paper with my second letter of recommendation writer. Not sure If I will have something concrete by December 2010 . I won special merit from the evaluation committee for the quality of my u/g thesis work, presentation skills and academic performance. I also won the prize for the best u/g thesis for that year. My MSc thesis was marked (90%+) as the best among MSc students in my year. Visitor Researcher at a well know institute .Visitor Scholar at a top 20 US department (research only) for fall 2009. I have served as a visitor scholar at the research division of the ECB Teaching Experience: TA for intro to micro (In the USA) and for Monetary economics Research Interests: Monetary economics , International macro, . SOP: Should be strong. Concerns: AGE!!!! I am, currently 33. I will been turned 34 and a half by fall 2011 .. I need to get new letters of recommendation from people I currently work with . I cannot ask for a letter from my MSc because of other personal reasons nor from the US department. Other: Applying for the usual fellowships. Applying to: In many programs. In the US and Europe. Suggestions are welcome !
Accepts: - Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: To be announced
Notification date: Feb 15
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: How good are they on monetary policy and Central Banking????
- Institution: Minnesota Economics (PhD)
Decision: accepted
Funding: fellowship
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: yes
Comments: This is a school I was targeting to get in considering my research interests
but for some other reasons I cannot attain. I will decline their offer
- Institution: UPenn Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: yes
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: yes
Comment:Well it is a good gift a day before my birthday(2/25) but I am waiting for a real good one on my birthday day
- Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz International Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: yes
Notification date: 02/28/2011
Notified through: via email
Posted on GC: yes
Comment: None
- Institution: Stockholm School Of Economics Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification date: 03/01/2011
Notified through: via email one hourago
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: none
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: yes
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC:yes
Comments:none
- Institution: UMich Economics
Decision: accepted
Funding:yes
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: letter date 03/01/2011
- Institution: Columbia University Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notification Date: 3/09/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlJl1LfDP4
- Institution : Chicago
Program : Economics PhD
Decision : Accepted
Notification date : 3/8/2011
Notified through : E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Comments : none
- Institution :Oxford
Program : Economics Mphil
Decision : Accepted
Notification date : 3/8/2011
Notified through : E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Comments :They first rejected me from the DPil and now they are offering me a place to the MPhil program. I already got two masters ..... WTF!!!!
- Institutioninstitution: Northwestern Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: none
Notification Date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: website
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Took a lot of time for them.....
- Institution: Tilburg Research Masters
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Partial tuition waiver (pay1,713), waitlisted for CentER scholarship
Notification date: March 14
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: soon
Comments:They ask me to inform them before 28 March 2011 whether I intend to accept
their admission offer.
- Institution: HEC-Lausanne Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Same interview invitation with ecpfdq above.
Notification date: 04/21/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: none
Rejects: - Institutioninstitution: Oxford DPhil in economics
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 2/14
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GF: YES
Comments:
Who cares about oxford.They offered me the opportunity to pass my
application for the Mhil program while I already hold two masters
degrees.Lol!!!
Waitlists: - Institution: Harvard University Economics
Decision: waiting list
Notification date: 2/28
Notified through: I called
Posted on GF: yes
Comments:I do not hope much. People usually do not turn down Harvard and MIT offers
- Institution: MIT Economics PhD
Decision: wait list
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC : yes
Comments: Second wait list for Cambridge schools.
- Institution: Stanford Economics PhD
Decision: waitlist
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Phone
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: I had enough waiting so I called them!
- Institution: Princeton Economics
Decision: Waiting List
Notification date: 03/11/11
Notified through: Email
Comments:none
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