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Nice speech! I guess in the end we maximize our utility/happiness in our life not the amount of wealth.

What do you mean by “called? Do you mean that Wharton called an applicant to notify him/her of an interview offer?

I heard from my friend that Wharton called. Not sure about Haas.

I just completely botched another interview. Expecting rejection soon. Any tips not to get nervous during the interview?

Anyone hear from Haas or Wharton Management? They should have sent out invitations based on previous years.

TOEFL iBT Raw Score: 5.0 (out of 5.0) IELTS Score: 7.5 bands (out of 9.0) This is a very good response. The essay effectively and adequately...

Overall poor response. TOEFL iBT raw Score: 2.5 out of 5.0 The essay does not address the task accurately and has limited development. Connection...

It may be good to remember that if a program has 3 slots and wants to fill them, it will probably need to extend more than 3 offers. Just as an...

I don't remember the length of my interviews, but I guess usually about 30min-45min, with one professor at time. The interviews were mostly about...

Introductory paragraph is too short. Even though it addresses the task fairly well, it lacks elaboration of the idea. Development of the topic is...

TOEFL iBT: 5.0 (out of 5.0) IELTS: 7.5 or 8.0 bands (out of 9 bands)

Good luck! I keep checking my email nervously the last 2 weeks, but no new interviews saved for the last two lol. I'm afraid I'm gonna die from...

Nice to know the original reason behind this. Simple and easy- lovely!

appreciation

Hi, Vander, I am a self educator and like to look up alternative ways of learning. IMF Podcast is absolutely amazing and so is the one held by BBC...

I have heard of not having Real affecting RA applications even at policy institutions (I know of an example at a prominent DC think tank). Seems...

I haven't had an interview yet, but I have 3 scheduled and I asked one if there's anything I should do to prepare, and the professor said it was...

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I interviewed with 2-3 professors at each school, either separately or together. We mostly talk about basic stuffs like why the school, why PhD, my...

Regarding Finance Phd, I've seen top 50-ish placements directly from BA or MA here. The ones who took Masters from top US schools have placed in some...

Anyone applying to MA programs? Just finished my first round of applications for Jan 15. Wooo.

What did you find out bodwiser? Hoping to know for my own admissions if U Wisconsin is worth it.

Thats exactly one of my worries. I think the econ job market in academia is facing too much competition from econ phds. Thanks for the tips on...

Same question for you @BrazilianPhD. thanks

@phd2020 Just got contacted for my first interview. Can you tell me more about your interviews? How long was it? What were you asked? Is this mostly...

Anyone applying to Canadian PhD programs?

industryguy, I sure do hope you get banned from this forum for violating the prescribed rules with your senseless and uninformed remarks.