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Acceptances:
unfallible 2012:
PROFILE:
Type of Undergrad: Top 50 State School (flagship), BS Econ, BA Philosophy
Undergrad GPA: 3.9
Type of Grad:N/A
Grad GPA:N/A
GRE: 800Q, 760V, 5.5AW
Math Courses: Calc I-III, Intro Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Intro to Proofs, Linear Algebra, Intro Real Analysis (All As, except for A- in Linear Algebra)
Econ Courses: Intro/Intermediate Micro/Macro, Econometrics, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Labor (All As); Grad Level: Math for Economists (B+)
Other Courses: Intro Probability
Letters of Recommendation: 2 Economics Professors I had in class + one administrator that I did something significant with (vague to protect anonymity)
Research Experience: Senior Thesis
Teaching Experience: 2 semesters TA (Intermediate Micro and Labor)
Research Interests: Labor, IO
SOP: brief, with a 'cutesy' anecdote about incentives
Other:
RESULTS:
Acceptances: UT Austin ($$), Ohio State ($$), UC Davis ($), UC Irvine ($), UArizona($), UNC Chapel Hill (?)
Waitlists: Berkeley(rejected), Georgetown (declined)
Rejections: MIT, Stanford, Northwestern, Michigan, Wisconsin, UCLA,UCSD,Cornell,CMU,Maryland,Penn State
Pending: UIUC(Never responded. Maybe my application didn't fully go through?)
Attending: UTAustin
Accepts: Acceptances: UT Austin ($$), Ohio State ($$), UC Davis ($), UC Irvine ($), UArizona($), UNC Chapel Hill (?)
- Institution: Ohio State Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ?
Notification Date:2/10/2012
Notified through: Online status change
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Anyone know if they have posted financial packages?
- Institution: UC Irvine Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Out of State Tuition Remission + 17k TA stipend
Notification date: 2/18
Notified through: online status change. Followed by email the following day.
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Was not expecting this one! Just decided to check status randomly.
- Institution: UT Austin Economics
Decision: Admitted
Funding: ??
Notification 2/24/12
Notified through: website, checked after saw reddavies post
Posted on GC: No
Comments: I'm getting more admits than I expected for it being so early!
- Institution: University of Arizona Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ~7k (I think this is per semester. Otherwise this is a joke...)
Notification date: March 26
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
Rejects: rejected), Georgetown (declined)
Rejections: MIT, Stanford, Northwestern, Michigan, Wisconsin, UCLA,UCSD,Cornell,CMU,Maryland,Penn State
- Institution: MIT Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification Date: 2/29/2012
Notified Through: Email to check webpage
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: Northwestern Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: na
Notification date: 3/1/12
Notified through: application
Posted on GC: no
Comments: ^econphdhopeful2 says it all
- Institution: Stanford Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification Date: March 2
Notified Through: Website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding:
Notification Date: 3/2/12
Notified Through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Thought I had this one...
- Institution: University of Wisconsin Economics Ph.D.
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 3/7/2012
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: University of Maryland Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding: N.A.
Notification Date: 3/9/2012
Notified through: Website Status
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Surprised by this. Thought I had a good shot here
- Institution: Penn State Economics PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification date: March 9
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
- Institution: Carnegie Mellon Economics.
Decision: Rejected.
Funding:
Notification date: March 23.
Notified through: email.
Posted on GC: No.
Comments: I had hoped to get in here...
Waitlists: Waitlists: Berkeley(- Institution: Berkeley Ph.D Economics
Decision: Waitlist
Funding: NA
Notification Date: 2/27/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Best I could have hoped for...
- Institution: Georgetown Economics PhD
Decision: Waitlisted
Funding: NA
Notification date: March 9
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
jzir11 2012:
Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Program: PhD Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification Date:2/15/2012
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Let the rejections begin!
Accepts: - Institution: UC Davis Economics
Decision: recommended for admission
Funding: Find out in March
Notification date: 2/17
Notified through: email from department official acceptance to follow
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
A VERY pleasant surprise!
- Institution: UC Irvine Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Out of State Tuition Remission + 17k TA stipend
Notification date: 2/18
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: UC Santa Cruz Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition Reimbursement + 16K
Notification: 2/24/12
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
Rejects: - Institution: Washington University in St. Louis Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification Date:2/15/2012
Notified through: E-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments: Let the rejections begin!
- Institution: Stanford GSB EAP PhD
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification date: 02/23
Notified through: checked website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Berkeley Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: NA
Notification 2/24/12
Notified through: e-mail
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
- Institution: Northwestern Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 2/29/12
Notified Through: Application website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
- Institution: Stanford Economics
Decision: rejected
Funding: n/a
Notification Date: March 2
Notified Through: Email to check website
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
This was the one school where I really hoped to say "Holy s
t, they actually let me in!"
Such is life.
- Institution: UCLA Economics
Decision: Rejection
Funding:
Notification Date: 3/2/12
Notified Through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments
- Institution: Minnesota Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding:
Notification date: 3/5/2012
Notified through: Website
Posted on GC: no
Comments:
expected
- Institution: UC San Diego Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N.A.
Notification Date: 3/9/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments:
That's all she wrote.
Funny, my first three notifications were acceptances, all the rest rejections...
Waitlists:
Accepts: - Institution: University of Kentucky
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No word yet
Notification date: 2/16/2012
Notified through: Phone call and email
Posted on GC: yes
Comments:
So far 3 for 3, this is gonna be interesting
- Institution: UC Irvine Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Out of State Tuition Remission + 17k TA stipend
Notification date: 2/18
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: yes
Comments: Probably gonna take this offer.
- Institution: Georgia State Economics PhD
Decision: Accepted
Funding: N/A
Notification date: 03/15/12
Notified through: Status Check Online
Posted on GC: no
Comments: 6 for 6 so far.
Rejects:
Waitlists:
BlueCanary 2012:
Institution: UC Irvine
Program: PhD Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Out of State Tuition Remission + 17k TA stipend
Notification date: 2/18
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: First one! Very excited--this program is a great fit for me.
Accepts: - Institution: UC Irvine Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Out of State Tuition Remission + 17k TA stipend
Notification date: 2/18
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: no
Comments: First one! Very excited--this program is a great fit for me.
- Institution: Pittsburgh Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: "Decisions are still being made for financial assistance."
Notification Date: February 29
Notified Through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Very cool.
Rejects: - Institution: California Institute of Technology Ph.D. Social Science
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N.A.
Notification Date:2/24/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Not surprised
- Institution: UCSD Ph.D. Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Notification Date: 3/9/2012
Notified through: Email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Not a surprise.
Waitlists:
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