2020 Admissions and Rejections

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It's that time again!

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For funding, please report the type of funding, tuition waiver, stipend, time period, and work duties. You can list actual stipends in dollars or use the following rough guides - anything around $15k is one "$", anything over $20k is "$$", anything closer to $30k is "$$$." Example;

Institution: Podunk State University
Program: Econ
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver + 4 years stipend ($$), first year no TA responsibilities.
Date: 2/13/2020
Notified through: Phone call from DGS
Comments: Podunk State has always been my dream school! Woohoo!


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[Cono]

Institution: Ohio State University
Program: PhD in Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Not yet
Date: 01/25/2020
Notified through: Email
Comments: my first acceptance! So excited

[LJS]

Institution: University of Cambridge
Program: MPhil Economic Research
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Date: 12/12/2019
Notified through: Email
Comments:

[LJS]

Institution: Stanford University
Program: PhD Economics
Decision: Rejected
Funding: N/A
Date: 01/22/20
Notified through: Email/portal
Comments: Unsurprising - not really qualified but worth a go!

[LJS]

Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Program: PhD Agricultural and Applied Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition fee waiver, health insurance plus stipend ($$), no TA/RA requirements for 2 years.
Date: 02/04/2020
Notified through: Email
Comments: My first offer, and generous funding means it will be tough to beat.

[stillalive]

Institution: Stanford University
Program: PhD Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Full tuition waiver + stipend ($$$) guaranteed for 5 years. No RA/TA responsibilities in the first year.
Date: 12/19/2019
Notified through: Email from department, then follow-up from members of admissions committee.

Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Program: PhD Economics
Decision: Accepted
Funding: No word yet.
Date: 02/03/2020
Notified through: Email to check application portal.

[naitsa]

Institution: Stanford University
Program: Economics (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver + 5 years stipend ($$$).
Date: 12/19/2019
Notified through: E-Mail from department.
Comments: Couldn't believe my eyes when I got the E-mail. I'm so happy and relieved

[naitsa]

Institution: Caltech
Program: Social Sciences (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver + 5 years stipend ($$$).
Date: 1/27/2020
Notified through: E-mail from professor
Comments: official letter posted on February 4 (CollegeNet)

[mounts]

Institution: Stanford University
Program: Economics (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver + stipend for 5 years ($$$).
Date: 12/19/2019
Notified through: Email from department, then emails from admissions chairs.

Institution: Caltech
Program: Social Sciences (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver + stipend for 5 years ($$$) + small first year prize.
Date: 01/27/2020
Notified through: Email from professor. Official letter on Feb 4.

[HereIam]

Institution: Stanford University
Program: Economics (PhD)
Decision: Accepted
Funding: Tuition waiver + 5 years stipend ($$$).
Date: 01/22/2020
Notified through: E-Mail from department.
Comments: Couldn't believe it in the first few moments.