Forum: PhD in Economics

I noticed a couple of people in the Profiles and Results thread, but I was wondering who is going to be in Ann Arbor in the fall? I won't be up there for econ (I will be in the finance program), but I suppose we'll all see each other and maybe work with each other at Math Camp and other first year...

I was wondering whether I get to meet fellow TMers in person, so anyone else attending the MIT visiting days? I myself will be flying to Boston already on Friday March 27th and staying there until Wednesday April 1st.

Lessons Learned - (title of this thread is negotiable, PM me suggestions) Also, my school isn't unknown (top 10 in any engineering, top 1 in Architecture, top 1 in Forestry)... it is just less known for economics... So it’s been a long, strange ride, and here I am with some great options and...

I am quite interested in pursuing PhD in Economics. I've tried submitting applications to PhD programs, but I got so many rejections. I've graduated with first class honors majoring in economics and finance, but I think I got rejections since I only took few math and stat courses. So I am...

Hi, Anyone applying directly to the PhD programme at UPF? About when can we expect the results? THANKS!

The short answer is No. The long answer is, "it depends" My question to you is, Why do you want to get an M.S. in Math? Full Disclosure: I did an M.S. in Math. It was flexible. I could take PhD Econ courses and write a thesis advised by an economist. It was funded. I also valued...

Many people have asked me for advice. I figured that I don't really need to re-invent the wheel here. I followed Elly's advice from last year after I got HM, and it paid off this year... The bolded statements, I ran with. A few things I might be able to expand on. 1) In your research...

I was looking on the board for experiences from people at UPenn and couldn't find many. There seem to be "first year experiences" type threads for most other peer programs, but somehow this one is missing, or at least I couldn't find it. Is anyone on the board currently a student at UPenn and...

NUS stands for National University of Singapore. Both schools provides funding. On the ranking of econphd.net (networking type) in 2004. NUS is ranked on 102 worldwide while Houston is ranked on 104. However, NUS is NO.1 in Singapore and Houston is, as I suppose, not a very good university in Texas...

Hi Gang: I hope that you are all doing well and have now gotten over these last few months of topsy turvy roller coaster type action. I am writing this time to ask if any of you need to be employed this coming summer/next year? See Jeeves' excellent post about the value of doing such a...

Anyone going to hopkins???

Hi guys, I need some advice. I only applied to 6 schools, 4 of them reaches and 2 targets. I neglected to apply to real safeties due to a combination of naivety and narcissism - I also didn't discover this forum until it was too late :-( Despite my foolishness, I actually got waitlisted...

Hi all and especially any Irish people on here... :) I hope this post doesn't come across as nationalistic or anything, its open to all, and I hope it may start a lively debate on what International students from (lets call them) 'weak' countries need to do to get admitted to a top program. ...

I think he commented on the rejections thread not too long ago. Could this mean he is now reflecting on how satisfying it is going to be to go to MIT after less stellar programs rejected him... I also intuited from the current alignment of Venus and Earth that he was thinking about buying pizza...

Were there any interesting ones?

Since the April 15 deadline is over, if I was not notified that funding is available yet, does that mean that I won't have funding for next year? Has anyone been offered funding lately (on or after April 15) from UT-Austin?

Hi guys, what do you think of this? I contacted a couple of faculty after they admitted me to the ph d program (in Europe, I already have a MS) to ask some questions about their research, possible topics etc and they didn't reply to me : to one I wrote 3 weeks ago, the other two three days...

Just made up my mind yesterday. Didn't had the chance to go to the open house. Definately wish to hear :2cents: from attendees.

Anyone apply? I did. How competitive is this? When do you think we'll hear? Has anyone ever attended this and is it worth the time?

Christy Romer is coming to W&M to give a talk about economic policy (she's a W&M alum) and my advisor got me into the big-wig reception afterwards (and her husband will be there too). Now, beyond the pleasantries and what not (grad school, what I'm interested in), I really have no idea what to say...