Stressful?

[ekonomiks]

Originally Posted by YoungEconomist

What happens to those who don't pass the comps? Do most schools allow them to leave with a masters?

Don't worry. If you don't pass the comps, you can always go for a career of flipping burgers.

[commodore]

A joke from my undergrad advisor:

What happens to economists who don't finish their dissertations?

They become accountants.

[zsla]

But that's true.

[TruDog]

Originally Posted by zsla

But that's true.

That just motivated me to get off the Internet and get back to my econometrics problem set.

[butler blue]

Originally Posted by YoungEconomist

Anybody have any idea how much higher these rates are at mid range programs (30 - 50)? What about lower ranked programs (outside of top 50)?

It really depends on the school. I know for Georgetown it really depends on the year. Student quality is a lot more heterogeneous at lower-ranked schools, so it's not unusual to see a school cut half the class one year but then only a quarter the next. Whatever the case, though, if lower-ranked schools want to keep standards high, they're going to have to cut more people than higher ranked schools.

[Bayern]

Karina keeps saying that Berkeley has no prelims, and clearly she is less stressed out... this makes me ask, what other program does not have any prelims... is Berkeley the only one?

[zsla]

Originally Posted by Bayern

Karina keeps saying that Berkeley has no prelims, and clearly she is less stressed out... this makes me ask, what other program does not have any prelims... is Berkeley the only one?

Ha ha, I smell fear Don't worry about prelims, it brings the divine justice. Prelims clear the market, they sort of close the model Otherwise you cannot solve this problem.

[Tex Jansen]

Take undergrad stress, add up four years worth, multiply by ten, and then cube it. The resulting output equals about one tenth the stress of the job market.

[Andronicus]

Originally Posted by Bayern

Karina keeps saying that Berkeley has no prelims, and clearly she is less stressed out... this makes me ask, what other program does not have any prelims... is Berkeley the only one?

UIUC doesn't have prelims, according to their FAQ: Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[Palimpsest]

Originally Posted by zsla

Ha ha, I smell fear Don't worry about prelims, it brings the divine justice. Prelims clear the market, they sort of close the model Otherwise you cannot solve this problem.

Fit in well at Chicago, zsla?