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Are you from third world countries? Getting job at fed or even imf and wb are not as easy as you think (coming from developed countries)

This is a very good idea. I'd add a few columns to that list. For each faculty member, indicate whether they teach graduate classes, whether they...

Your two Michigan advisors are much better placed to answer those questions than we are. Their recommendation letters carry enormous weight. Yes, the...

I did this at 4 schools and it was super helpful, also pay attention to how active they are over the last few years. I also, at the urging of one of...

Research interest fit!! Here's an intensive but useful thing to do. Go through *every* faculty listed on each department, make a list of the ones...

But LSE is a master. I don't plan to have a career in academia so does the ranking matter that much?

Thanks for elaborating. I think that extra context is helpful.

I think the best approach would be to go to a terminal master's program at a good school, like UT Austin or Zurich or UBC, and then apply to PhD...

Hi there! I think most people are going to say that you first need to practice a lot more--your speed will increase with practice. Second, is...

Anyone else on Michigan State's waitlist? I'm looking to chat with someone about it!

I think you should go to LSE. I would only take something like Wisconsin or Minnesota (top 15) over LSE

Any comments????It would be really helpful!

Start with either the director of the current program or a faculty member that you are friendly with. It may be too late to do this for next year...

I think this is (at least partly) because schools are being extra cautious in sending out offers this season due to the limited/uncertain amount of...

How would I start this? Do I go to the program director of my current program or contact those of the few universities I'm considering?

This is really true. I'm going to commit tomorrow, but the choice ended up being way more difficult than I thought and I'm not at all sure I've made...

If you have offers from identically ranked schools with comparable strengths in your subfields of interest, it can be really hard to make a decision...

Less than a week to the deadline and so many of us still seem to be on waitlists. I don’t understand what’s holding up this market from clearing. Is...

Worth considering, yes. Easy, no. It will help enormously if you have letters from faculty at your current program saying that (a) you are doing...

Thanks for sharing. I agree that it is definitely uncommon for applicants to have publications in top journals and don't mean to imply otherwise....

Thank you for all your answers. This really helps. The current first year student at Mizzou: Would you mind getting on a zoom call with me?

Yes, it is OB! Mostly likely, I will be rejected but I think they should still have the decency of letting me know...?

Nice to see you here, Dr. Wang! 没想到王老师在urch也有号哈哈

I think it's important to give people reasonable advice on how to measure success of an RA/predoc. Applying to PhD programs with publications or...