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Ok but the SEK180k is not tax free. With taxes the super market cashier earns 180*0.65 (35% of taxes) = SEK 117 k (maximum) or 180*0.55 (45% of taxes) = SEK 99 k (minimum) The SSE scholarship is tax free... SEK 171 k / year :p

Actually, Samuel Lee is from SSE Finance...

Yes, I agree with all of you. UNC-CH PhD program is stronger than the SSE one, specially on Fin Metrics. An the opportunities the Triangle offers are really great. In SSE program alumns can also take any courses in any Department of Nordic region... and they send alumns to spend one year in Harvard, MIT, Chicago... but, yes, I still think UNC is stronger... Do you agree with me?? :) Thus, my decision seems to be: (SSE scholarship + Stockholm life + life in Europe after PhD) x (UNC-CH PhD Program) or (quality of life) x (better education) Hard choice... :confused:

The SSE year scholarship is $171,000 krona. SSE students said me I could live confortably with my own apartment in Stockholm city center, food, transportation, clothes... with $120,000 krona per year (maximum). I´m sure it´s a good offer.

I´ve received offers from UNC-CH and SSE (Econ Fin Metrics joint program). The UNC funding offer is TA-US$12,556 (tax free) for the 2009/2010 academic year and the SSE funding offer is a scholarship of US$22,230. My research interests are on Macro, Finance, Financial Econometrics. I know UNC is strongest than SSE in Fin Econometrics (there are no comparisons). But the SSE scholarship is 77% superior and I would live in Stockholm :D The SSE placements are also very good (NYU Stern, Tilburg, Bocconi, ECB, IMF...) and SSE is ranked 14th in FT business-schools ranking 2008. I really dont know what to do. Need advices...

I think you´re with a big problem bigleaguechew :D It´s very hard to decide when we are accepted in many schools... Anyway it´s a good problem!! ;)

I called the department yesterday and the secretary told me they haven´t made a decision about me yet... So, I´m not accepted/rejected... Still waiting

Treblekicker, thinking about UNC-CH??

Thanks guys You are almost convincing me that I will get a stipend of 15,140 + 500 :tup: Anyway I will email the Econ Department :D

I received the following email from the UNC Econ Director of Graduate Students: "The Admission and Funding Committee at UNC was very impressed with your academic record, and the Graduate School should be contacting you shortly to let you know that you have been admitted. The Admissions Committee has also recommended funding and if you think that you would be potentially interested in considering an offer, we will send a letter later this week. (In case you are curious, our offer is for $15,140 plus a $500 bonus for the August math camp, health insurance premiums, and tuition. We support students in good academic standing for five years.).....(continue)" Does it mean a scholarship of $15,640 or only a funding offer for tuition and other costs?? What do you think??

Institution: Wash Univ St Louis Program: Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Funding: ~ Notification date: 3/13 Notified through: E-Mail Comments:

Institution: Johns Hopkins Univ Program: Economics, PhD Decision: Rejected Funding: ~ Notification date: 3/11/2009 Notified through: Email Comments: So sad... one of my preferred options... :rolleyes:

Accepted at Tinbergen Institute!! No Funding... Will decline the offer

Institution: Tinbergen Institute Program: Economics MPhill/PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: None Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: E-mail from Judith Comments: Ok, no problem!! ;)

Institution: UNC-CH Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: Decisions by mid-march Notification date: 3/6 Notified through: Letter by E-mail Comments: Dont know what to do... Need to answer to the SSE offer by next Tuesday... :confused: