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Acceptances:
JerseyBoy89 2011:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B.S. Economics, B.A. Mathematics (Top ~10 Econ Dept / Top ~5 Math Dept) Undergrad GPA: 3.85/4 GRE: 800Q/700v/5.0a Math Courses: Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus, Intro Probability Theory, Mathematical Statistics, Stochastic Calculus, Numerical Analysis, Analysis I, Topology, Vector Analysis, Abstract Algebra (Overall, 3.85 GPA) Econ Courses: Basic Microeconomics Course, Math for Economists, Micro Theory, Macro Theory, Global Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Adv. Macro and Finance, Adv. Micro Theory, Independent Study (Overall, 3.9 GPA) Other Courses: Finance Courses (foundations financial markets, corporate finance), Business Core (don't wish to list these ) Letters of Recommendation: I received one recommendation from an extremely well known econ professor. Other two recs from well known econ academics that are very successful as well. Research Experience: RA work sophomore and junior summers. Also worked on independent thesis project senior year. Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Macro-Finance (consumption-based asset pricing, term structure models), Corporate Finance in macro setting, Monetary Economics, Business Cycles SOP: My statement was pretty straightforward - I discussed my research interests and motivations, coursework, research experiences, and my broad fit with each program. RESULTS: Acceptances: Carnegie Mellon ($$$), UMN ($), UPenn ($$), Wharton Finance ($$$), UCLA ($$ eventually) Waitlists: Michigan, Princeton (eventually rej), Columbia Business Rejections: Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Stanford, among others Attending: Wharton What would you have done differently? I am very very happy with my results and am really pumped to go to Wharton. That said, I think the one thing I should have considered is attending an MA program in econ (eg. Toronto, LSE) or an RA job at one of the regional Federal Reserve banks. Given my relatively strong recommendations, either one of these would have solidified my candidacy for a higher-ranked program (not that I didn't get into a great program already!). Looking back, coming from an undergraduate program, I also wouldn't mind some more economics training before I start a PhD program - it would certainly make me more economically mature as well. Nonetheless, I am very very happy with my results.
Accepts: Acceptances: Carnegie Mellon ($$$), UMN ($), UPenn ($$), Wharton Finance ($$$), UCLA ($$ eventually)
Rejects: rej), Columbia Business
Rejections: Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Stanford, among others
Waitlists: Waitlists: Michigan, Princeton (eventually
riskaverse 2011:
Type of Undergrad: B.Sc. Economics at Top10 South American university; B.A. International Relations (not the same university as Economics) Undergrad GPA: 7.5/10 for Economics (Top 5%); 8.46/10 for International Relations Type of Grad: M.A. Economics at Top10 South American university (not the same as undergrad). Grad GPA: 7.98/10 GRE: 800Q/540V/4.0A (2nd try) Math Courses (undergrad): Calculus I and II Math Courses (grad): Real Analysis, Measure Theory, Linear Algebra (audit) Econ Courses (undergrad): a lot of them Econ Courses (grad): Micro Theory I to IV (entire MWG), Macro Theory I to III, Econometrics, Microeconometrics, Corporate Finance, Empirical Microeconomics, Mathematical Economics I and II (some chapters of Stokey&Lucas). Other Courses: lots of them too because of International Relations Letters of Recommendation: A total of 4 letters, all from my MA professors. I think all of them like me, but I'm pretty unsure about the strenght of the letters. Two of them are somewhat well known, specially in their fields. I sent the letter from my advisor to all universities and rotated among the other recommenders. Research Experience: My MA Dissertation. I have some works from undergrad published (co-authored), but not in academic journals (they were mainly directed to policy makers in my country - only one of them written in English). Teaching Experience: TA for Microeconomic Theory II and Statistics II at the graduate level; TA for International Finance and IO in MBA courses; TA for Micro and Trade for undergrads. Research Interests: Microeconomics, Contract Theory, Corporate Finance SOP: very honest. I liked it in the end. Other: TOEFL 106, but a low grade in the speaking portion. Although I applied to all parts of the US, I have very strong personal reasons for wanting to be in the East Coast. Concerns: my first GRE try was a disaster, the second try was in December 2010, which made me really afraid of my results getting to the universities very late. My profile seems sometimes a Frankstein for me and I'm really concerned about my letters of recommendation. I don't have the minimum score for the TOEFL speaking portion that many universities require. I'm not the strongest applicant from my country this year, which makes me very pessimist about my dream schools. Also, I worked some time before entering my MA, so I'm kind of older I think... well, lots of concerns!
Accepts: - Institution: Penn State (PSU)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: yes (RAship)
Notification date: 2/20/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: yes
Comments: Totally unexpected for a Sunday! Really relieved!
- Institution: Minnesota Economics (PhD)
Decision: accepted
Funding: yes (TAship)
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email with formal acceptance (pdf)
Posted on GF: yes
Comments: very very happy!!!
- Institution: Arizona State (ASU) Economics (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: not mentioned
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: yes
Comments:
- Institution: University of Rochester Economics (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: no funding
Notification date: 2/23/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: yes
Comments: wrote the department to ask about my results. They replied with a letter attached saying I was accepted but no funding...
- Institution: U Penn Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: "very high on the wait list for a first year fellowship"
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: yes
Comment: kind of worried about funding but very very happy . Great school!!
- Institution: Georgetown Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: yes
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Admitted
Funding: Yes
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: I am very very happy!! The program seems very nice and l would love to live in Philadelphia!!
- Institution: Wisconsin - Madison Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: no first year funding, support guaranteed for the next three years
Notification date: 03/14
Notified through: Email (informal)
Posted on GC: yes
Comment: without funding, even only for the first year, is impossible for me
- Institution: UIUC Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: yes
Notification date: 3/14/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GradCafe: yes
Comment: very nice, specially after a week of rejections
- Institution: Cornell Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No
Notification Date: March 23, 2011
Notified through: Official e-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: no funding for 5 years as well... but I'm really surprised to be accepted
Rejects: - Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 16
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: I cried... one of my very top choices. Already expected from not hearing from them, but it is still hard...
Congrats for the ones accepted and waitlisted!
- Institution: Harvard Kennedy School Political Economy and Government (PhD)
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: Postal service (the letter was dated 2/18)
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: long long shot, but still
- Institution: Duke PHD Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: e-mail to check website
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: kind of expected
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments:
- Institution: Northwestern University Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/4/2011
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: yes
Comments:
- Institution : Chicago
Program : Economics PhD
Decision : Rejection
Funding : N/A
Notification date : 3/7/2011
Notified through : E-mail
Posted on GC : yes
Comments : soooo sad... I thought I had a good chance
- Institution: Stanford Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date:
3/08/11
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: yes
Comments: it was a long shot
- Institution: Columbia University Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notification Date: 3/09/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: This one hurt a lot...
- Institution: Princeton Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/11/11
Notified through: Email
Comments: never really thought I had a chance, but I had to try... it was my dream school, both for academic and personal reasons
- Institution: NYU Ph.D. in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: Finally... they replied my email
- Institution: Boston University Ph.D. in Economics
Decision: Rejection
FUnding: N/A
Notification Date: 03/25/2011
Notified Through: Email
Comments: Mass email with no care about privacy...
- Institution: Washington University St. Louis (WUSTL) Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: --
Notification date: April 13
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: finally^2
- Institution: Columbia Business School Finance and Economics
Decision: Rejected (from wait list)
Funding:
N/A
Notification date: 04/19/2011
Notified through: e-mail to see website
Posted on GC: no
Comments: I happened to know that I was waitlisted from the rejection letter.
Waitlists: - Institution: Brown Economics PhD
Decision: Wait listed
Funding: I think it's yes if admitted
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: Email to check Website
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: short wait list
coffeefanatic 2011:
Throwing my results so far into the mix... Institution: Wharton Program: PhD in Applied Economics Decision: Interview Funding: N/A Notification date: 02/15/2011 Notified through: Email Posted on GC: Yes Comment: Who knows how many they interviewed... Institution: Yale Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 02/16/2011 Notified through: Email to check website Posted on GC: Yes Comment: Unsurprising. Institution: Stanford GSB Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 02/18/2011 Notified through: Email to check website Posted on GC: Yes Comment: Super long-shot/terrible match for my research interests, anyway. Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: university-wide fellowship Notification date: 02/21/2011 Notified through: Email from department Posted on GC: Yes Comment: Nice. Institution: Duke Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: graduate school fellowship Notification date: 02/22/2011 Notified through: Email to check website, follow-up email from department Posted on GC: Yes Comment: Very nice. Institution: Penn Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Rejected Funding: N/A Notification date: 02/24/2011 Notified through: Email to check website Posted on GC: Yes Comment: Ouch.
Accepts: Accepted
Funding: university-wide fellowship
Notification date: 02/21/2011
Notified through: Email from department
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Nice.
Institution: Duke
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: graduate school fellowship
Notification date: 02/22/2011
Notified through: Email to check website, follow-up email from department
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Very nice.
Institution: Penn
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: - Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: university-wide fellowship
Notification date: 02/21/2011
Notified through: Email from department
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Nice.
- Institution: Duke Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: graduate school fellowship
Notification date: 02/22/2011
Notified through: Email to check website, follow-up email from department
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Very nice.
- Institution: Northwestern Economics PhD
Decision: Admitted
Funding: Waitlisted
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment:
- Institution: Wharton Applied Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Fellowship
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Pleasant surprise
- Institution: UCLA Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: None first year
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments:
- Institution: University of Michigan Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: First year tuition waiver + nominated for fellowship (waiting to hear back)
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments:
- Institution: Stanford Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Yes
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: WHATTTT. Still recovering from the shock, can't believe it!!
- Institution: UChicago Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Level 2
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Nice!
- Institution: Columbia University Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Waitlisted for first year funding
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: UCSD Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No info yet
Notification date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Rejects: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/16/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Unsurprising.
Institution: Stanford GSB
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/18/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Super long-shot/terrible match for my research interests, anyway.
Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: - Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/16/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Unsurprising.
- Institution: Stanford GSB Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/18/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Super long-shot/terrible match for my research interests, anyway.
- Institution: Penn Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comment: Ouch.
- Institution: MIT Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Brown University Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/11/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Waitlists: - Institution: Chicago Booth Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Berkeley Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: No clue how likely an admission would be.
- Institution: Princeton University Economics
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: Yes if admitted
Notification date: 3/11/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
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Rejections:
rthunder27 2011:
Type of Undergrad: BS in Electrical Engineering from Penn State, Math Minor Undergrad GPA: 3.92 (1 B, assorted A-'s) Type of Grad: MS in EE from Johns Hopkins, MA in Applied Econ from JHU in progress Grad GPA: EE: 3.91, Econ: 3.95 GRE: 800Q, 630V, 4.5AW (08/10) / 770Q 650V 5.5AW (08/06) Math Courses(undergrad): Calc, Multivariate Calc(A), Diff Eq(A), Matrices(A), Linear Programming(A), Game Theory(A), Stats(A), Numerical Computation(A-), Discrete Math-proof based(A) Math/other Courses(grad)- My emphasis in EE was signal processing, which is pretty much all advanced calculus. Neural Networks (A), Intelligent Algorithms (A), Probability (B), Math of Finance (A), Control Systems (A), Digital Signal Processing(A), Advanced Signal Processing(A), Multidimensional Signal Processing (A), Wavelet Signal Processing (A) Econ Courses (grad-level): Micro (A), Macro (A-), Statistics(A) Econometrics (A+), Game Theory in Economics (A+), Financial Economics (A+), Microeconometrics (A). Macroeconometrics, Macro Forecasting, International Finance Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Micro(A) Letters of Recommendation: Strong letters I hope, but from weak recommenders. Undergraduate Thesis adviser (Math Phd, PSU I think), current supervisor (non-academic), and Grad School professor (UVA Econ Phd). Research Experience: Undergrad Honors thesis on game theory/agent based modeling. Presented preliminary results from an unfinished game theory/behavioral paper on wagering Behavior in "Jeopardy!" at the Stony Brook Game Theory Conference. My current work is at a research lab, but it's not econ focused. Teaching Experience: None Research Interests: Game Theory, Behavioral Economics/Finance, Discrete Micro SOP: Strong maybe? I explained my research interests, the road I took in discovering them, and I describe the type of ideas that I have and how to test them. Concerns: My letter of recommendation could be stronger, but that's a result of access. No RA, for which I am kicking myself, because I could have taken it as an elective in my EE MS program. No clue how adcoms view EE/signal processing (which is very much proof based calc at times) RESULTS: Acceptances: Stanford GSB Finance ($$$$), UCSD($), uArizona Waitlists: Columbia (asked to be removed), Kellogg MEDS (implicit, later rejected) Rejections: Princeton, NYU, Wharton, Booth, Berkeley, UCLA, CMU What would you have done differently? Geesh, well, for starters, I would have realized my interest in economics earlier than 22 months ago (May 2009). I also regret some of my school choices, I probably should have applied MIT/Sloan instead of UCLA and I definitely should have applied for NSF, since I had a pretty good idea for a proposal, but I didn't learn about it in time. The late interest in economics really made it difficult to get good LORs while working full-time. In reverse chronological order, I would have taken RA when I had the chance (Spring 2009), taken more than one econ course in my undergrad (2003-2007), potentially taken a different major entirely, and applied back in high school to more schools than just the PSU honors program (2002). But maybe I shouldn't have done anything differently; I got into a top 5 program about which I am very excited, and can lead to a wide variety of future opportunities. And I doubt I would have gotten in if I had a more traditional background. So although I sometimes feel I've wasted the past four years of my life, I did earn 2 masters in that time while saving up enough money to finance an extravagant (by grad student standards) lifestyle for the next 4-5 years, which is something at least.
Accepts: access. No RA, for which I am kicking myself, because I could have taken it as an elective in my EE MS program. No clue how adcoms view EE/signal processing (which is very much proof based calc at times)
RESULTS:
Acceptances: Stanford GSB Finance ($$$$), UCSD($), uArizona
- Institution: Stanford GSB Finance PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No mention
Notification date: Feb 14
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: I'm blown away right now
- Institution: UCSD Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Letter coming later
Notification Date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Relieved. This is the school a priori I thought I'd most likely attend. So even though I'll probably turn them down for Stanford GSB, it's just good to know that I wouldn't have been completely shut out if I hadn't had that fluke admit.
- Institution:
u Arizona Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ??
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: Unofficial e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Expected, but appreciated. This was my last minute safety school. I feel pretty good that my self-assessment of likely admits was pretty much dead-on, given this and UCSD (and my implicit waitlist at Kellogg). I will reject this for my completely unexpected Stanford GSB admit, so I'm glad to be spared a potentially difficult choice between a well-funded uA offer and a minimally funded UCSD offer.
Rejects: rejected)
Rejections: Princeton, NYU, Wharton, Booth, Berkeley, UCLA, CMU
- Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 10
Notified through:Email
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: "Our applicant pool
is outstanding and unfortunately we cannot offer admission to all good
candidates." Very disappointed, this was one of my top choices.
- Institution: uChicago Booth MOB
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/a
Notification date: Feb 16
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Slighty disappointed, but I had already convinced myself that Stanford GSB dominates them in my interests, so no biggie.
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Not unexpected, it was a bad fit, which I realized as I was prepping my SOP for them. I regret not applying to MIT/Sloan instead, but I guess I went on a Cali kick when selecting schools.
- Institution: UC Berkeley Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Expected, given how things have been trending.I would be feeling incredibly depressed and hopeless right now if it weren't for Stanford GSB.
- Institution: Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Checked website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Not unexpected given the talk of waitlists over the weekend. Strictly dominated by other offer, so only hurts my ego, not my future.
- Institution: Princeton Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: - NA
Notification date: 03/11/2011
Notified through: email
- Institution:
NYU Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: Official e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Oh well, I figured that this was the case. They must have read the complaints I posted on this board
Stanford it is then!
- Institution:
Kellogg MEDS
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Not surprising, I guess I was on their implicit waitlist, and they realized that they wouldn't need to draw from it. Overall a bit disappointing, because before decisions started rolling in they were my top pick of schools I thought I had a decent chance of getting. Of course things have changed a lot since then, and I'm happy with the way things turned out.
- Institution: Columbia GSAS MA in Mathematics of Finance
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 06/22/2011
Notified through: e-mail to check site
Posted on GF: No
Comments: The Columbia PhD application had the option to also apply to an MA program for no additional cost. I figured why not, so I checked that box, and submitted to them the same exact SOP as I did to Economics. I don't particularly care, since I've accepted an offer elsewhere, but I am amused because I thought I was finished with getting rejection letters.
Waitlists: Waitlists: Columbia (asked to be removed), Kellogg MEDS (implicit, later - Institution: Columbia Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlist
Funding: Full
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : yes
Comments: My very first wait-list, I'll probably ask to be removed when they ask later.
chisquared 2011:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BBM Quantitative Finance and BSc Economics. Small university in SE Asia. Undergrad GPA: 3.92/4.00 Type of Grad: MSc Applicable Mathematics, LSE Grad GPA: In Progress GRE: 800Q, 660V, 5.0AW Math Courses: Linear Algebra (A), Differential Equations (A-), Real Analysis (A-), Intermediate Mathematics for Economics (A+), Advanced Mathematics for Economics (A), Stochastic Calculus (A), Numerical Analysis (A), Probability Theory and Statistical Inference (A-), Continuous Time Optimization (Grad, IP), Probability and Measure (Grad, IP), Stochastic Analysis (Grad, IP) Econ Courses (grad-level): Advanced Microeconomics (IP) Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intermediate Microeconomics (A+), Intermediate Macroeconomics (A-), International Economics (A+), Economics of Financial Intermediation (A+), Applied Econometrics (A), Economic Development in Asia (A) Other Courses: A lot of other business and finance courses. A few courses in psychology, sociology and political science. Letters of Recommendation: 1 Stanford PhD, 1 Berkeley PhD, 1 Harvard PhD, 2 UPenn PhDs distributed over different schools. All supposedly good letters. Research Experience: Undergraduate thesis in political economy (A-), a few research assistantships Teaching Experience: A few terms as a teaching assistant Research Interests: micro theory, game theory, financial economics, political economy SOP: Standard Concerns: Unknown undergrad institution. Limited (read: almost none) placement history. Unknown letter of recommendation credibility. RESULTS: Acceptances: LSE ($$$, initially on a waiting list for funding), Michigan (off the waiting list, $$), BU ($$, initially on a waiting list for first-year funding) Rejections: Tons. Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Yale, Northwestern (Kellogg MEDS), UPenn, Columbia, NYU, Caltech, UCSD (actually, I never heard from them. Should probably send them an angry email.), Chicago Booth, Stanford GSB, Wharton, Minnesota Withdrawn: Attending: LSE What would you have done differently? It's hard to say, really. A few ideas, though: (i) Work harder on my senior thesis. Winning the senior thesis prize may have helped me sneak on to a few more waiting lists. (ii) Write a more interesting SOP. It probably wouldn't help much, but it just might matter on the margin, and it's hard to say where I was or wasn't a marginal candidate exactly (at least, for the schools ranked just above where I was admitted. I'm only kidding myself by trying to claim I could have been a marginal candidate at Harvard/MIT.). (iii) Done more undergrad field courses in econ. This would help me write a more interesting SOP, I guess, since it would give me more research ideas. This would mean that I'd have to drop one of my majors, or not do a senior thesis, though. I'm not sure I would be willing to do the former ex-ante, nor the latter ex-post. (iv) Tried to go on exchange at the one top 10 department my undergrad had an exchange program with. Someone from my undergrad did this, and it seemed to have helped her out a lot this admissions season. That being said, that entails the same kind of tradeoffs that I mentioned in (iii), so I'm not sure I'd do this if I could do everything over again. (v) Worked really hard on my MSc, graduate with distinction, and apply for admission in fall 2012 instead. I may still consider this, in fact. (vi) Considered schools that I was applying to more carefully. While I don't think I'd have applied to fewer schools, there are some programs (PSU, CEMFI, Toulouse) I wish I applied to after all the deadlines were over but before the admissions results were released. While I wouldn't have gone to any of those aforementioned programs over any of the options I had, this may have been a wiser decision ex-ante (even if I may be out a few hundred dollars ex-post).
Accepts: Acceptances: LSE ($$$, initially on a - Institution: London School of Economics MRes/PhD Track 1
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No. "Unfortunately competition for funding is very strong and we are not able to offer you any financial support at this stage.
However you are waitlisted for funding and we will inform you immediately if and when this becomes available. In the meantime we would be grateful if you could update us on the outcome of any funding applications you have made."
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Relieved. Will probably need funding though.
- Institution: BU Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: After first year, tuition + $19k stipend
Notification Date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Michigan Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Accepted from the waiting list
Funding: Full
Notification date: April 12
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
None.
Rejects: Rejections: Tons. Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Chicago, Stanford, Berkeley, Yale, Northwestern (Kellogg MEDS), UPenn, Columbia, NYU, Caltech, UCSD (actually, I - Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 16
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: Expected, but still depressing.
- Institution: Stanford GSB Economic Analysis and Policy
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: February 18
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 22 February 2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: UPenn Phd in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Website -- checked it after I saw the rejection on GC
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
Ouch. A shut out is looking likelier every day. Ah, well.
- Institution: Minnesota Phd in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Saw a rejection on GC, then checked the website. ...I should really stop doing this.
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: UC Berkeley Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Ouch.
- Institution: Chicago Booth Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No.
Comments: Not too surprising.
- Institution: MIT Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Comments: Well, that was a long-shot.
- Institution: Chicago Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Comments: Ugh.
- Institution: Stanford Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Sigh.
- Institution: Columbia University Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notification Date: 3/09/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: Hm, I guess a shut-out wasn't all that unlikely. (Yes, I am aware at the pitfalls of considering probabilities ex post.)
- Institution: Northwestern - Kellogg Ph.D. MECS
Decision: Rejection
Notification Date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Princeton Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/11/11
Notified through: Email
Comments: I appreciate their promptness. Take note, NYU. <-- Ditto. I guess this marks the close of the admissions season for me.
- Institution:
Caltech Social Science PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/15/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution:
Harvard Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/11/11
Notified through: Snail Mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution:
NYU Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/17/11
Notified through: Unofficial e-mail after I asked about my status
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: UCSD Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
N/A
Notification date: 04/21/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: That took a while.
Waitlists: waiting list for funding), Michigan (off the waiting list, $$), BU ($$, initially on a waiting list for first-year funding)
- Institution: UMich Economics
Decision: Waitlist
Funding: Yes, if accepted
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
Potica 2011:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: BA econ and psych from top 10 liberal arts college. Post-BA math classes in continuing studies program at top 20 University Undergrad GPA: 3.5 (overall), 3.4 (BA institution), 3.8 (post-BA), 3.6 (econ classes), 3.6 (final two years of UG at liberal arts college) Type of Grad: None Grad GPA: N/A GRE: Q780, V650, AWA 5.0 Math Courses: Calc I-III (C, A, A), Linear Algebra (A), Differential Equations (A-), Game Theory (A-), Probability I-III (A, A, A-), Real Analysis I-III (B+, A, A-), Math Stats I (B-). All but Calc I taken post BA. Econ Courses: Intro Micro (B+), Intro Macro (B+), Intermediate Micro (A-), Intermediate Macro (A), Econometrics (B+), IO (A), Decision Making (A-), IO Seminar (A), Trade (B+), Managerial Econ (A-), Law and Econ (P) Other Courses: lots of psychology courses, a few history classes. Letters of Recommendation: Two young (well known) economists at top 10 econ PhD program for whom I had a 1.5 year RA job. One economist who previously had a senior position at the FTC who supervised me at a consulting firm for 5 years. Letters were clearly strong. Research Experience: Undergrad thesis (both econ and psych), work at econ consulting firm (5 years), full time RA job at top 10 university (1.5 years), co-authored working paper with supervisors at RA job, and a little bit of very preliminary work on a couple of my own ideas Teaching Experience: TA for 2 quarters of intro micro and 2 quarters of intro macro Research Interests: Applied micro (changed the fields a bit from school to school) SOP: Probably strong. Good argument for why I want to study econ and why I am prepared. Wrote extensively about two research ideas. Customization varied from school to school. Concerns: Relatively old, weak undergraduate grades, no grad classes. Other: Presented co-authored paper as a poster at a conference in late March (a mention that the paper was accepted for the conference made it onto about half of my apps) RESULTS Acceptances: UW Madison ($), Cornell ($), UT Austin ($), UVA ($), OSU (unclear), Vanderbilt ($), UC Davis ($), UC Irvine ($), Notre Dame ($) Waitlists: U Chicago Booth econ (accepted), U Michigan Ross econ (accepted), Brown (accepted), U Maryland (accepted, no $), U Michigan (withdrawn, prob could have gotten in at last minute), UNC (withdrawn), U Minnesota (rejected) Rejections: Yale, Harvard PEG, Berkeley ARE, Stanford, Princeton, UPenn, Wharton Applied Econ, U Chicago, Northwestern, Columbia, NYU, CMU, Duke, JHU, Rochester, University of British Columbia, UCSD, Wash U Attending: U Chicago Booth econ What would you have done differently? Not much. Would have changed my mix of schools slightly and not applied to UBC (with its $150 application fee). Obviously I could have done better as an undergrad, but at the time I had no interest in graduate school. I think the RA job was hugely beneficial (for a number of reason). My results would have been much worse without it. The last five months have been very busy and stressful, so I'm happy it's done even, especially given how well it turned out.
Accepts: Acceptances: UW Madison ($), Cornell ($), UT Austin ($), UVA ($), OSU (unclear), Vanderbilt ($), UC Davis ($), UC Irvine ($), Notre Dame ($)
- Institution: Notre Dame Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ~$17k/year
Notification date: 2/9/11
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: UC - Irvine Economics
Decision: Accepted ("unofficially")
Funding: a few quarters of fellowship with TAship
for the rest
Notification date: 2/9/11
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: UC Davis Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted (conditional on OK from Grad Admissions office)
Funding: Decision "before the end of March"
Notification date: Feb 11
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Very happy about this one.
- Institution: UVA Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ?
Notification date: 2/21/2011
Notified through: Email to Check Website
Posted on GF: No
Comments: They let me in even though the grad school listed two of my three transcripts (including the one for my BA) as incomplete
- Institution: Vanderbilt Economics (PhD)
Decision: accepted
Funding: yes (1st year fellowship, later years TA)
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GF: no
- Institution: University of Wisconsin Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TA-ship (not much money)
Notification date: 03/01/2001
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: 14 other people copied on email.
Indicated they previously made 13 fellowship offers
- Institution: UT - Austin Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Unclear
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail to check website
Posted on GC: No.
- Institution: Maryland Economics PhD
Decision: Admitted (off waitlist)
Funding: Not currently, but they indicate they may be able to offer me funding
Notification date: 3/17/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: One waitlist down, four to go!
- Institution: Cornell Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Sage Fellowship: 22.25k stipend +4.7k summer stipend + tuition waiver, health insurance, etc. (required to RA or TA after first year)
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: Personalized email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: A very nice offer...looks like I'll have some decisions to make after all
- Institution: U Chicago Booth Ph.D. Business Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Full
Notification date: April 8
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Was waitlisted
Rejects: rejected)
Rejections: Yale, Harvard PEG, Berkeley ARE, Stanford, Princeton, UPenn, Wharton Applied Econ, U Chicago, Northwestern, Columbia, NYU, CMU, Duke, JHU, Rochester, University of British Columbia, UCSD, Wash U
- Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 10
Notified through:Email
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 16 February
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: University of Rochester Economics (PhD)
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: Harvard Kennedy School Political Economy and Government (PhD)
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: Letter
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: UPenn Phd in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: Duke Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
N/A
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: Northwestern University Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/4/2011
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: UChicago Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC : no
- Institution: Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Checked website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Washington U. in St. Louis Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/8/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Somewhat surprised by this rejection.
I guess it's evidence of the randomness of the process.
- Institution: Stanford Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date:
3/08/11
Notified through: Mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: Columbia University Ph.D. in Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 3/09/2011
Notified through: email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: CMU (Tepper) Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejection
Notification Date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Princeton University Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/11/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: UC Berkeley Agricultural & Resource Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/14
Notified through: e-mail to check status
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: Johns Hopkins University Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/15/11
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: NYU Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: March 22, 2011
Notified through: Official e-mail
Posted on GC: Yes
Comments: I was looking forward to getting this one after all the waiting.
- Institution: University of British Columbia Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/29/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GradCafe: No
Comments:
The application fee was steep.
Probably should have just skipped this one.
- Institution: UCSD Ph.D. in
Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification date: 04/06
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Waitlists: Waitlists: U Chicago Booth econ (- Institution: Minnesota Economics (PhD)
Decision: Wait List
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/23/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: University Michigan Economics
Decision: Waitlisted (indicate that last year I would have been admitted without funding and there is a reasonable chance of being admitted this year)
Funding: if admitted tuition waiver, TA after first year
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: first two sentences of the letter: "I am happy to report that the Admissions Committee of the Department of Economics has enthusiastically recommended you for our Ph.D. program. I would like to inform you that you have now been placed on a waitlist for admissions."
Thought I was in until I read it more carefully!
- Institution: Chicago Booth Economics
Decision: Waitlist ("...you are highly ranked on the Economics waitlist.")
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No.
Comments: Pretty happy about this one.
Because I excpected a rejection. No idea what my chances are of getting off the waitlist.
- Institution: University of Maryland Economics PhD
Decision: Wait List
Funding: "...There is also some probability that we may be able to offer financial aid"
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
- Institution:
University of Michigan (Ross) Business PhD (international business and business economics)
Decision: Waitlist
Notification date: 3/15/11
Notified through: Response to email asking about my status
Posted on GC: no
- Institution: Brown Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: I think it's yes if admitted
Notification date: 3/18/11
Notified through: Email to check Website
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Waitlist number 6 (this must at least put me in a tie for the most waitlists)
- Institution: UNC Ph.D. Economics
Decision: waitlist
Funding: ?
Notification date: April 13
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
fj217 2011:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: BBA Applied Economics/Applied Mathematics (minor) from a mid-sized university in Hong Kong
Undergrad GPA: 3.76/4.00 (#1 in the program)
Type of Grad: -
Grad GPA: -
GRE: Q800 V530 AW4.0
Math Courses: Calculus & Linear Algebra (A); Mathematical Analysis I (A); Mathematical Analysis II (B+); Linear Algebra (A); Statistical Methods & Theory I (A-); Differential Equations (A-); Real Analysis (B); Numerical Methods I (A-); Mathematical & Statistical Modeling (A)
Econ Courses: Principles of Microeconomics (A); Principles of Macroeconomics (A); Intermediate Microeconomics (B+); Intermediate Macroeconomics (A); Mathematical Economics I (B+); Applied Econometrics (A); Money & Banking (A-); International Economics (A); Industrial Organization (A); Aisa-Pacific Economies (A-); Public Finance (A); Money & Finance in China (A)
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: One professor from another local university (Stanford PhD); one regionally well-known professor (UW Madison PhD); one statistics professor with a PhD from Germany. At least the latter two letters are very strong.
Research Experience: Summer research at another local university; honors degree project
Teaching Experience:
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, International Economics
SOP: I put much effort into writing it; mainly explaining my interest in economics and my past learning experience
Other:
RESULTS:
Acceptances: IUB PhD ($$, attending), Albany PhD ($$), Simon Fraser MA ($$)
Waitlists:
Rejections: Cornell PhD, PSU PhD, UPitt PhD, USC PhD, Notre Dame PhD, etc.
Pending: CUHK MPhil
What would you have done differently?
I think Id have done better had I picked Mathematics as my major and Economics as minor. That way not only could I have taken more math courses, but I also could have taken them systematically. Now I often had to taken advanced math courses early on without the basic courses. If I could have taken them systematically I would have better math grades.
Accepts: Acceptances: IUB PhD ($$, attending), Albany PhD ($$), Simon Fraser MA ($$)
- Institution: University of Hong Kong MEcon
Decision: Admission
Funding: None
Notification date: 2/28/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Don't know if institutions in HK are of any people's concern here. Just saw some non-US schools so I thought it doesn't hurt to post anyway...
- Institution: Simon Fraser University MA Economics
Decision: Acceptance
Funding: Yes
Notification date: 3/10/11
Notified through: Email
- Institution: University at Albany Economics
Decision: Acceptance
Funding: Tuition Waiver + 13k Assistantship
Notification date: 3/16
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: Indiana University Bloomington Economics
Decision: Acceptance
Funding: Waiting list
Notification date: 4/4
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No.
Comments: Really hope I can get funding...
Update: I was informed of funding for five years at around 2:30am (UTC+8) Apr. 16. Very happy and have already accepted their offer!
Rejects: Rejections: Cornell PhD, PSU PhD, UPitt PhD, USC PhD, Notre Dame PhD, etc.
- Institution: University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Applied Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/11/11
Notified through: Email directing to website
Posted on GF: No.
Comments: My first certain response. Still waiting for the rest.
- Institution: Yale University Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/17/2011
Notified through: Email -> website
Posted on GF: No.
Comments: My reach school.
- Institution: Duke University Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/25
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: Pennsylvania State University Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/7/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Just another rejection.
- Institution: Iowa State University MS in Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/9/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Sad.
- Institution: Cornell University Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/23
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: University of Iowa (Tippie) Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/16
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No.
Comments:
- Institution: University of Pittsburgh Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/24
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: Emory University Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/14
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments:
- Institution: University of Notre Dame Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 3/30/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: -
- Institution: University of Toronto MA Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: -
Notification date: 5/5/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Not going even if admitted. Got better plans.
Waitlists:
pestivendeglo 2011:
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top 10 liberal arts college. B.A Economics. B.A. Mathematics Undergrad GPA: 3.92/4.00 Type of Grad: N/A Grad GPA: N/A GRE: 800Q, 720V, ?AWA Math Courses (undergrad/level): Real Analysis I (A), Topology (A), Stochastic Processes (A), Abstract Algebra I (A), Intro to Stats Inference (A-), Probability Theory (not measure-based, A), ODE (A), Number Theory (A), Linear Algebra (A) Econ Courses (masters-level):N/A Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro to micro (A), intro to macro (A), intermediate micro (A), intermediate macro(A), econometrics(will get it soon), behavioral econ (A), labor econ (A), game theory (A-), IO (B+) Letters of Recommendation: 2 econ professors (2 both from my college) 1 math professor. All three graduated from top phD in their fields. Research Experience: RAed for an econ prof till now// independent study- senior thesis on labor economics Research Interests: Labor economics, Behavioral economics, health economics. SOP: Writing now. Concerns: Not much significant research experience. Other: N/A Applying to: UCLA, Duke, Berkeley ARE, U MN, NWU, U Chicago, CMU, Caltech, NYU
Accepts:
Rejects: - Institution: Wharton Applied Economics (PhD)
Decision:
Rejected
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email to check website
- Institution: UPenn Phd in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
- Institution: Duke [/B] PhD Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification date: 02/28/2011
Notified through: website (saw above and checked)
Waitlists: - Institution: Minnesota Phd in Economics
Decision: Wait list
Notification date: 02/22/2011
Notified through: Email
blueser 2011:
Type of Undergrad: One of the Lower Ranking Big 10
Undergrad GPA: Cumulative 3.84 Econ 4 Math 3.81 (PhD course grades not counted)
Type of Grad: N/A
Grad GPA: N/A
GRE: Q800 V720 AW4.5
Math Courses: Cal 1,2,3 (all A's) ODE (A+) Linear Algebra (A) Linear Algebra-Proof (A) Honors Real Analysis (B)
Econ Courses (PhD-level): Micro 1 (B+) Micro 2 (B) Math for Economists (B)
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Standard basic courses + IO + Game Theory + International Finance + Econometrics + Honors Thesis (All A's and A+'s)
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: 1 professor- MIT PhD (strong), 1 assit prof - Stanford PhD (strong), 1 assit prof - Stanford PhD (not strong), 1 associate prof - Northwestern PhD (not strong)
Research Experience: Honors Thesis in IO, 1 independent research in labor econ - paper just submitted to a journal, 1st author
Teaching Experience: UTA for 1 semester in the department of English (probably not gonna help...)
Research Interests: IO, Game Theory, Labor
SOP: Nothing special
Concerns: I really shouldn't have taken soooo many PhD Econ courses this past fall... bombed all of them... I was simply too busy too keep up with everything...
Other:
Applying to: 18 schools ranging from Harvard to UC Davis with a very significant emphasis on schools ranking in the 10th to the 30th, which I think is more realistic for me.
Accepts: - Institution: Toulouse School of Economics M2 EMO
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Chances low since there are 70+ students competing for 5-6 scholarships
Notification date: April 11 Snail Mail, April 6 email
Notified through: Emailed inquiry last week; received snail mail this Monday
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Will definitely go if awarded scholarship; will seriously consider going even if without funding. I don't have many choices...
Rejects: - Institution: Wharton Applied Econ PhD
Decision: Rejected
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email to check website
Posted on GF: will do
Comments: Thought I might get a chance of interview when I didn't get rejection in the first round... But more or less kinda expected... 3 rejections and no ad does make me kinda sad...
- Institution: MIT Sloan Economic Sociology PhD
Decision: rejected
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: email to check website
Posted on GF: Yes
Comments: 4th rejection... No ad so far... Just saw a very good job posting on my schools career services website... Hope it's not too late to have a backup plan to apply for a JOB...
- Institution: Duke PHD economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: no
Comment: ......
Waitlists:
applied 2011:
Type of Undergrad: Small liberal arts college (Economics major, math minor)
Undergrad GPA: 3.51/4.00 (3.75 in major)
Type of Grad:n/a
Grad GPA:n/a
GRE: 710 Quant. 580 Ver. 5.5 Writing
Math Courses: Applied Calc (B), Calc 1-2 (B+), Differential Equations (B+), Math Structures(A), Linear Algebra (A), Statistics 1-2 (A), Topology (current)
Econ Courses (grad-level):n/a
Econ Courses (undergrad-level): Intro Micro and Macro (A), Intermediate micro and macro (A), Economic Development (A), Managerial Econ (current), International Econ (current)
Other Courses:
Letters of Recommendation: Three great letters, one very young econ, one penn state phd, and one upenn math phd.
Research Experience: summer research position at tech start-up, independent study/thesis
Teaching Experience: three years as tutor for econ and statistics
Research Interests: Development, Industrial organization, lots of random stuff
Concerns: Very low GRE quant score. I took the GRE having only taken calc I and II, and with only about a week to study.
Applying to: Wharton AE PhD, Penn State PhD, BU MS, UC Irvine PhD, Harvard BE PhD, BC PhD, Northeastern PhD, UMass Amherst PhD
Accepts: - Institution: Boston University M.A. in Economics and M.A. in Global Development Economics
Decision: Admitted
Funding: none
Notification date: 3/21/11
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Already have my decision made, this was a backup.
Rejects: - Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 10
Notified through:Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: "Our applicant pool is outstanding and unfortunately we cannot offer admission to all good candidates."
- Institution: Penn State Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/08/11
Notified through: E-Mail
Posted on GF: No
Comments: meh
Waitlists:
econophd 2011:
Institution: Wharton
Program: Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 10
Notified through: Web
Posted on GC: yes
Accepts: - Institution: U of Michigan Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: TA 2+
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Y
Comments: Very happy
- Institution: John Hopkins Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: None
Notification date: 3/2/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Y
Comments: I was expecting funding
Rejects: - Institution: Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb 10
Notified through: Web
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: Feb. 16
Notified through: E-mail to check website
Posted on GC: yes
Comments:
Waitlists: - Institution: Minnesota Economics (PhD)
Decision: Wait List
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: Yes
Comments: 2 wait list same day
- Institution: University of Rochester Economics (PhD)
Decision: Wait List
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 2/22/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GF: Yes
Comments: 2 wait list same day
- Institution: U of Pennsylvania Economics
Decision: Waitlist
Funding: no info
Notification date: 2/28/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: Y
Comments: Very high in the waitlist
Pinkee 2011:
My apology for posting late too.
Institution: Penn State
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Full fellowship
Notification date: really early
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: One of the earliest decisions.
Institution: UC Berkeley
Program: PhD in ARE
Decision: Recommended for admission
Funding: Nominated for competition
Notification date: 02/04/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Email saying a more formal letter would follow, but haven't received it yet.
Institution: Yale
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/16/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: My top choice, perfect match for my research interests (development and political economy). I thought I had a shot, but got to know the sad result about a week before the official notification, so kinda prepared for it.
Institution: Stanford GSB
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/18/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Super long shot. I actually regret applying...
Institution: Penn - Wharton
Program: PhD in Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/22/2011
Notified through: Email to check the website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: I think my research interests do not really match.
Institution: Penn
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Waitlisted
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: One of my top choices. Hoping for the best.
Accepts: Accepted
Funding: - Institution: Penn State Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Full fellowship
Notification date: really early
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: One of the earliest decisions.
- Institution: UC Berkeley ARE
Decision: Recommended for admission
Funding: Nominated for competition
Notification date: 02/04/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Email saying a more formal letter would follow, but haven't received it yet.
- Institution: Penn Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Waitlisted
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: One of my top choices. Hoping for the best.
Rejects: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/18/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Super long shot. I actually regret applying...
Institution: Penn - Wharton
Program: PhD in Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/22/2011
Notified through: Email to check the website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: I think my research interests do not really match.
Institution: Penn
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: - Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/16/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: My top choice, perfect match for my research interests (development and political economy). I thought I had a shot, but got to know the sad result about a week before the official notification, so kinda prepared for it.
- Institution: Stanford GSB Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/18/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: Super long shot. I actually regret applying...
- Institution: Penn - Wharton Applied Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/22/2011
Notified through: Email to check the website
Posted on GC: No
Comment: I think my research interests do not really match.
- Institution: Duke University Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 02/25/2011
Notified through: Email to check website
Posted on GF: No
Comments: Expected.
- Institution: Chicago Booth Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Long shot.
- Institution: MIT Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Comments: Long shot.
- Institution: Chicago Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Comments:
- Institution: UMD Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/9/2011
Notified through: E-mail to check website
Posted on GC : no
- Institution: Stanford Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/9/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
- Institution: Columbia Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/10/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
- Institution: Princeton Economics PhD
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/11/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC : no
Waitlists: Waitlisted
Notification date: 02/24/2011
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comment: One of my top choices. Hoping for the best.
- Institution: UMich Economics
Decision: Waitlist
Funding: Yes, if accepted
Notification date: 3/3/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments: A bit confusing letter.
- Institution: NYU Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Notification date: 3/5/2011
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: 3 wl's in a row... a bit disappointed
oikomaniac 2011:
I am a new member. My results below (all funded offers): Institution: Stanford GSB Program: PhD in Finance Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Yale Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Duke Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Northwestern Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Harvard Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Maryland Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: MIT Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Stanford Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Chicago Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes Institution: Columbia Program: PhD in Economics Decision: Accepted Notified through: E-mail Posted on GC: yes
Accepts: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Yale
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Duke
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Northwestern
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Harvard
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Maryland
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: MIT
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Stanford
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Chicago
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Institution: Columbia
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Stanford GSB Finance
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Yale Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Duke Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Northwestern Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Harvard Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Maryland Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: MIT Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Stanford Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Chicago Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Columbia Economics
Decision: Accepted
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Rejects: - Institution: MIT Sloan Finance
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Chicago Booth Financial Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Columbia Business Finance & Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: London Business School Finance
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Wharton Finance
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Berkeley Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
- Institution: Princeton Economics
Decision: Rejected
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: yes
Waitlists:
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