Dannyb19

In some cases, PhD students from the Econ department teach in the program. For example, I will be teaching the Math Methods for Economists course during the summer and most likely next fall and spring. Another student will be teaching the intro to metrics course as well this summer. Not sure this is helpful information, but I thought I would share.

There is a girl in the first year here at Hopkins who has a Masters in Fine Arts Management from Carnegie Mellon or somewhere like that, and was a music major or something as an undergrad. She is doing well in the program, and I think got a decent funding package too.

As I had mentioned before, only 11 initial offers were made, and more will be made as people decline the outstanding offers (hence the waitlist). Also, 8-9 is right, as Ive heard they dept. wants no more than 10 for sure. Also, I am a second-year and my incoming class size was 9, and we lost 1 due to comps. I have personally never felt this to be detrimental in any way. Not that it couldn't be at some point, but it hasn't been an issue for me up 'til now at least.

As far as funding goes, everyone gets a stipend in the second year which comes with TA or RA responsibilities. Most first years are usually funded with stipends as well, but again, given the budget crunch, maybe that won't be the case this year. I guess I would still be surprised though if NO first years had stipends, but anything is possible.

Hey guys, As I mentioned last week, Hopkins had a huge incoming class last year. That, combined with the budget crunch hitting means this will be the first year that Hopkins has a waitlist. This means that only a select few offers were made initially, and as people decline the initial offers more offers will be made. It used to be that we would admit about 40 students each year, and however many showed up was our incoming class. That will not be the case this year. That also means that if you accept an offer from Hopkins, you can expect to be in first year cohort of no more than 10 or 11 students, since the dept. is terrified of taking any more than that. For anyone who has an offer from Hopkins, feel free to PM me and I would be happy to chat with you about the program. Good luck to the rest of you!

The admission committee hasn't met yet at Hopkins, and they will be doing so either the end of this week or next. Decisions should be out in early March I would guess, but I don't know for sure. Also, you guys should be warned that last year Hopkins had an incoming class of 27 students, which is a huge yield for us. This year, to compensate, they plan on having a much smaller class size, no more than 10 students is the number I've heard tossed around. That means it will probably be REALLY competitive here this year, so try to keep that in mind when you get your decision letter (or email rather). Good luck on the rest of your decisions!:tup:

OME, How is it you have time to post here but not respond to my email or read my I.O. proposal? Hmmmmm? Maybe you should spend less time watching UFC fight for the troops and more time responding to emails sent by friends who just this september loaned out their couch to you so you didn't have to be homeless. Some people!

Only in the crazy world of TM is an admit to Berkeley Law considered a contingency plan! Ha! Congrats Jeeves, truly a wonderful accomplishment!

The development of Game Theory has a fascinating history. In the foreword of the sixtieth-anniversary addition of Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, Harold Kuhn has a nice summary which would be a good start. I also think Von Neumann's response to Nash's PhD thesis is a neat story too - I think the book A Beautiful Mind has a nice description of Von Neumann's, say, lack of enthusiasm for Nash's work (I believe Von Neumann referred to Nash's paper as a trivial application of Kakutani's fixed point theorem). Note: Game theory was at first developed at the math department at Princeton, not the econ department, and it seems the econ field was quite resistant to game theory (and the mathematizing of economics in general) for a number of years.

Hey All, Just thought I would update everyone, I had mentiond Hopkins would be most likely adding 4 new faculty members this fall, and it is now confirmed: Jonathan Wright - From the Fed Board of Governors Greg Duffee - From Haas School of Business at Berkeley Hulya Eraslan - From Wharton Olivier Jeanne - Fom the IMF JHU Department of Economics : News & Events

Congrats everyone on your decisions, TM really cleaned up this year! Now, go enjoy your summer!!!!!!

Hey guys, I am still quite confident that if you have not received word yet, you will not be offered admission. Again, this year's crop of applicants was VERY strong, and the department is quite excited about the interest Hopkins garnered this year. Further, it is my (biased) impression that the visit day went well, and I already know of a number of people who have accepted Hopkin's offer. I would say right now it is EXTREMELY unlikely that anyone not yet offered admission will be admitted. Generally, Hopkins does not have a waitlist, and again a number of people have already accepted their offers, so even if there were a waitlist I do not think it would utilized this year. Sorry to be the deliverer of bad news, I will try to keep everyone posted if I hear otherwise. Good luck to anyone waiting to get off of waitlists, and enjoy your summer! Danny

Unfortunately, it appears that anyone who hasn't heard yet will be rejected. Rejections will hopefully be coming out today or tomorrow, but if not I would imagine by next week. I do not believe Hopkins has a waitlist. Also, seeing as the flyout is tomorrow, it is further evidence that anyone who hasn't heard yet will be very unlikely to receive good news. Also, in speaking with people in the department, I've been told that in the last couple of years the quality of applicant has been markedly higher than in years past. Prior to last year, around 60 students were offered admission. Last year, as well as this, has seen this number cut to just over 40, due to the increase in applicant quality and subsequent funding offers. So if you did not receive an offer for admission, please believe that it is absolutely true that many GOOD and qualified applicants had to be turned away. I know this is not much of a consolation, but it is the truth and should make the sting at least marginally less severe. Good luck to everyone still waiting to get off wailists and the like, and have fun at your flyouts! Danny

Yup, feel free to PM me, and if you are one of the people who has emailed me in the last few days I am working on writing back, I promise!!!!

I am actually studying right now for a metrics midterm as we speak, so let me answer briefly about living arrangements and I will address the culture and other things a little more thoroughly after I (hopefully) pass the metrics midterm. There is no on campus housing for graduate students. I would advise living nearby campus in the first year, and as you get more comfortable with Baltimore you can expand your potential living areas. As for me, I love the Roland Park area. It is north and northwest of campus. This is the "wealthy" area of Baltimore, but you can find some decent housing. There are plenty of apartments along University Parkway, but some may be a bit overpriced. I would highly advise looking online (craigslist is pretty good) in may or june for good deals. The Hampden area, which is directly west of campus, is also pretty good for living, although some areas can get sketchy. I would advise against living anywhere southeast of campus, I tried this and although I was only a mile from campus, was in a VERY BAD neighborhood, and had to move out immediately. Again, there are some good areas if you go far enough south of campus, but it would be very hard to figure out if you are in a good area or not if you are not familiar with Baltimore. To be on the safe side, try to stay north and west of campus. Again, I hope to see all of you at the flyouts, and PM me for any specific questions!