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The restrictions that you mention (location, type of macro, level of program) leave you a fairly small set of schools to choose from. I think you hit some of them in your list, although why would youc onsider Boulder if you are so sure of your preference for macro?
ASU and Minnesota are to be avoided given your preferences. If you are willing to do open economy, I agree that you should think of UCSC. Indiana is a good choice if you will go that far east.
You might want to look at a couple of other UC's. Irvine and Riverside have some pretty good macro people and could be good options if you do not get funding from the first three on your list. Washington State has been good in macro in the past but I do not know who they have now. They might be worth investigating. UCSB is good, but is probably the wrong kind of macro.
Given your profile, a place like Davis is not out of the question. I think a Berkley or Stanford would be very unlikely, but you shouldn't hold back from adding a few more schools of that quality. Davis
UW is a fine program, but I don't know how many New Keynesians they have.
UO does seem like a nice fit
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