Yep, the Econ PhD forum. Finally.
There seems to be quite a few new faces around as people are coming to the forum for this fall's application season, so I thought it would be helpful to get this year's roll call started. No comments on this thread, just profiles. untitled asked that I add a note to help scrape profiles for the...
Hi all, I'm not sure the best way to do this. I try to keep a version of the profiles and results all as one file, so I can scan through them when I want, and so my perl script has one place to look for everything. This file overlaps what we do here, and to me, it makes searching almost too...
This post is especially intended for new TM posters. Some questions about applying to or attending graduate programs in economics come up frequently on TM. You're welcome to ask questions even though they've been discussed in the past, but there is a lot of useful information in the old posts,...
I am creating a new thread on admissions and rejections after the outage of the forum.As for my friend untitled he can recover his data from the previous thread easily I think! Here is the format Institution: Program: Decision: Notification date: Notified through: Posted on GF:...
Since we've had a couple of threads about prelims (or qualifiers and comps) lately, I think it would be worthwhile to compile a list of exams and requirements from different universities. I'll set things up with the following template: School: University of Wisconsin-Madison Required...
From the TSE website: "Cost and financial aids TSE is a public university programme and fees are very low (between 250€ and 400€ per year + 200€ for the mandatory public health insurance). Students will need at least 700€ to 800€ per month to cover all living expenses (accommodation,...
As I mentioned on another thread, I think that "be an RA" is rapidly becoming the new "take real analysis," which itself was, for those who have been around TM for a while, the new "get an MA in econ." By this I mean that the advice to "be an RA" is offered as a cure-all solution for profiles that...
Just started opening grad apps and I thought this would be a fun thread for those of us applying this cycle. Come here to hang out and piss and moan about there being no difference between a personal statement and statement of purpose. Hopefully this will create a bit of a sense of community with...
Hi all, I think I got the aggregate results so that it reads directly off of the internet, rather than using my previous setup where I make a local version of the profiles and results threads. Of course, this means I don't have a backup (I think Erin is doing that now, I suppose I can make it...
So I am applying for phd programs this fall. I already have two LORs I know I can get. (One from semi-well known senior prof, one from assistant prof I did research with). However, I need a third. I am taking a senior honors thesis class. Is 1 1/2 months of class time (class of ~15 students)...
PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Senior at National University of Singapore, which is one of the better Asian universities Undergrad major: BA with a double major in Economics and Political Science Undergrad GPA: Overall 4.7/5 which is approximately 3.75/4 in the American system (Econ GPA: 4.85/5 –...
Thanks in advance for reading. My background is in Finance, but I became more interested in Econ while pursuing a Master's degree in Finance. Decided I wanted to try for a PhD and applied to several highly ranked Econ and Finance programs and got absolutely crushed (only one admittance). I never...
Hi, I am taking micro theory which uses Intermediate microeconomics: a modern approach by Hal R. Varian. I am looking for some valuable practice problems that may best supplement the textbook. I have found Workouts in Intermediate Microeconomics (by Theodore Bergstrom) but the rating and the...
I'm trying to narrow a list and saw quite a few threads on masters programs, including schools in canada and europe, but I don't see a list for those with a 1 + 3 format (where you take a year and then proceed conditionally on how you do in your first year?)
Hey guys, I was just wondering what the added benefit of taking a math stats course would be? I've already taken econ stats, metrics, and probability. Could anyone who has taken the course tell me whether it is worth it, or if it just covers material that would've already been touched on...
Trying to get into MA programs to use as a stepping stone towards PhD, and also to figure out if I have the academic capability to do well in a PhD. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: Top 50 Public University Major: BS in Economics, BA in Mathematics Undergrad GPA: Overall 2.90/4 (Econ GPA: 3.58 –...
Hi, i am planning to apply to Phd.- and Master-Programs this year. This semester I am attending some advanced econ and maybe one mathclass - both would probably be very supportive to my application. Unfortunatly, the exams take place end of December and in the first weeks of January. So, my...
Hello, Currently I am a sophomore undergraduate at NYU Stern but have decided after some long thought that I want to go into a more serious study of economics and so plan on transferring into CAS this spring. However I am not sure whether to go down the Economic Theory track or through more...
I would not really try this, but I wonder: is it ever possible to transfer after the first (maybe second) year from UIUC to Northwestern or Chicago?
I've found this forum to be incredibly helpful, and I can't thank everyone on here enough for being so generous with their advice. I've posted on here several times before regarding masters programs as a stepping stone into a computational economics related PhD (prior post here). It seems my best...
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and this is my very first post. Here's my profile for evaluation: Type of Undergrad: Bachlors in Commerce with honors in Accounting Undergrad GPA: 2.9 / 4.0 Type of Grad: MBA in finance and Economics; Medium ranking B school in India. Grad GPA:...
So I haven't actually graduated from college yet and some of my grades are forecasts of this coming year. I just want to see what you guys think my best case scenario is for my current profile, and if I should focus on getting a masters if I can't get into the range of schools I'm hoping for. I...
Dear all, I really need your help in deciding which schools I should apply to. PROFILE: Type of Undergrad: B. Econ in a well known university in Asia (but not internationally I guess) Undergrad GPA: top 10%, first class honours Type of Grad: Master in Econ at the same university,...
In Canada, most unis which have both As and A+s in their grading systems assign an A a less-than-perfect numerical score. In practice, that means 4.0s are only given for A+ grades, and a grade of A scores a 3.8 (or sometimes 3.7). It occurred to me recently that this is not always the case in...
I found these video's very amusing. They're parodies about the feud between Glenn Hubbard and Ben Bernake. YouTube - Every Breath You Take YouTube - The Market Crashed On Me
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