Thanks for the info, Ram. That spreadsheet confirms what I have heard about BU econ: they have a very large starting class (almost too large) which becomes smaller after the qualifying exams. Has anyone else heard this as well? Also, would a large class be problematic to those writing there dissertations due to a high student to faculty ratio?
freelix is right but if you want to get in to an econ program you need to be taking a ton of math now (with good grades). I've read in multiple places that a bachelor's in math is valued over a bachelor's in economics to econ Ph.D. adcoms.
IvyBoy,
You are going to get extremely biased results on this poll because this forum is predominantly pre-Econ Ph.D.'s. This is probably the reason I voted how I did although I do believe it to be true.
Is BU or Maryland better overall? Who is better for international finance/open economy macro? Who is better for game theory and information economics? What about econometrics? Does anyone know whose job placements are better? I would really appreciate any knowledge or opinion.
Out of curiousity, I was wondering which is generally considered to be a better school for an econ Ph.D., BU or UMD? I have seen conflicting results in the ratings.
Sure, stats:
GRE: 800/600/6.0
Majors: Economics and Mathematics from a top 40 Econ dept. (from a pretty good public school)
GPA: 3.85 overall, 4.0 economics, 3.86 math
Researching and writing undergrad. honors thesis, couple of academic awards
I am applying to PhD, not MS programs. So far I've gotten into some pretty good schools with funding and have not heard back from my top four. I have a gut feeling that if I get into one of them, I will not receive a fellowship.
Does anyone know if you can be accepted to a school without funding and earn the funding but doing well in the program? Is there no chance of acquiring a fellowship after the school's initial decision?
I am afraid of getting in to a very good school without funding.