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So I am trying to decide betwen these two schools. I know UVA is ranked higher than Rice, but I know they are both good departments. If my field is applied micro which school is better. Does anyone have any perspectives on the departments, faculty, attrition rate etc? I've done research myself, but I would appreciate other opinions. Thanks

It doesn't mean you're rejected. Ms. Futtrell said they are still making decisions and both acceptances and rejections should come in the next two weeks. Hope this helps

I was wondering if anyone admitted to UVA is planning to attend their flyout on March 26?

Both schools are good. I do want to mention one thing though. If study at UNC you can take classes at Duke and that will give you some very good professors in terms of Development. They have Duncan Thomas and Joseph Hotz. They are both very good, well published, and they like to have students doing RA work for them so that is an advantage. Just letting u know:)

Kranton is working full time as a Duke Professor. She has been there for almost two years ow. Hope this helps;)

I have a friend studying there and it is true that 1-3 people enroll without financial aid; however, there are some cases in whcih funds become available the summer before classes start because one or two of the people who initially accept the offer withdrsaw. This has been the case in some years. If not, u will get funding after the first year conditional on ur performance.

I haven't received an answer from UVA yet. I contacted patty about two weeks ago and she said only one member of the AdCom had viewed my file and to wait around 10 days. Have any of you received an answer in the past week: acceptance, rejection, waitlist? My status is still pending:(

For those of you who have been waitlisted at UT, were u notified by email, called, or through the website?

I disagree with all the people who think that going to Duke to get an MA is a waste of money. 1. If you want to take PhD courses you are allowed to do so. In fact, a large percentage of people in recent classes have taken the PhD core courses since their first semester. Many have done well, but some have done not as good as they expected because they are graded on the same curve as the PhDs who are extremely competitive. 2. Second, a lot of students who enter the MA program do it because they want to increase their knowledge in economics, but they have no intention of pursuing the PhD program. Many just want a degree that will allow them to get a better theoretical-analytical-quantitative background which will lead to better job opportunities. 3. A third point is that many of the international students who do their MA at Duke are sponsored by government agencies or scholarship programs in their countries which recquire them to go back and work for them for a number of years. That might be a reason of why you don't see many placements in recent years. It might be due to the fact that recent graduates (international) have to wait 2-3 years before applying to a PhD program.

Yes I know him. I also now people who were placed at UCLA, Wisconsin, Maryland, UVA, JHU, Penn, and others. Feel free to ask...

Congrats to all of you getting into Duke MA program. I just got my masters degree there. Let me know if u have any questions:)

Does anybody know about rejections or waitlist from UT Austin??

Does anybody know if not receiving an email from UVA implies we are rejected? A lot of people have their status as pending...:(

I am also confused. Does no email mean rejection or what? They won't give out any info...

I just emailed them. They said they had sent out the first round of acceptances and would wait for people to accept/reject before making additional offers. I haven't received a waitlist email. One person saids they did send out those emails. Maybe this means rejection:-(

Hi. Did u receive an email saying u were on the waitlist or did u email the dept to ask?