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Acceptances:
jerseyGuy 2012:
Type of Undergrad: B.S. Computer Science / Math (two separate but concurrently taken degrees)
Undergrad GPA: 3.88/4.0/3.98 (community college / computer science bachelor record / math bachelor record)
GRE: 800Q 690V 6.0AW
Math Courses: Partial Diff Eq, Probability & Stat, Lin Alg, Numerical Techniques, Times Series, Adv Calc, Complex Variables, Stochastic Processes, Math Senior Project, lower level courses
Letters of Recommendation: 2 math professors, 1 computer science professor (when three are needed), all with some degree of research
Teaching Experience: Math tutor
Research Interests: No clue, just wrote some random bull when needed.
SOP: Depends on program. For PhD I gave two pages and for LSE since they required two pages. For others, more like 1-1.3 pages.
Concerns: Getting funding ... app screwups (Oxford MPhil late application) ... getting funding ... QEM stuff (Changing careers -- where should I apply??) ... getting funding
Applying to: Oxford MPhil, LSE 2-year MSc, Duke PhD, UCSD PhD, Rutgers PhD,Bocconi Econ & Soc Sci Master, BGSE Master, CEMFI Master, Tilburg MRes,Toulouse M1, UWO Masters
In: QEM Erasmus (waiting to hear on funding)
Additional profile information here (Changing careers -- where should I apply??).
Accepts: - Institution: QEM Erasmus Economics MS
Decision: Accepted
Funding: ???
Notification Date: 2/8/2012
Notified through: email
Posted on GC: No
Comments: Three weeks to pay 1000 euros or lose my spot!
- Institution: Bocconi Masters (ESS)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Merit Award (tuition + board)
Notified on: 16/03/12
Notified through: e-mail
Comments: sooooooo happy
Rejects: - Institution: LSE MSc Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: -
Notification date: 2/10/2012
Notified through: Email
Comments: On the bright side, I still have plenty of programs to go.
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