Unikkatel

Your profile is somewhat similar to mine, at least in terms of math prep - I had Calc 1 (B-), Calc 2 (A-?) and LA1 (A) going in with no Calc 3 or higher level maths. Although my math background was somewhat weak vs other students, I came out of the program pretty strong (A overall). This is not to say it was easy as you do need to put in real work. But you already knew that before applying... I do think preparation wise you will be fine and that you may be overestimating MA requirements (and in the process psyching yourself out). 90% of the battle is putting yourself in the right psychological mind frame, because the rest will tend to sort itself out.

FWIW, I had a fantastic time at Queen's, both educationally in the level of course rigor, and socially everyone got along really well. The students came there with the mindset of helping vs. trying to compete with each other which made learning fun & collaborative. You can look to explore specific interests that may not necessarily be offered as a course via the masters essay (I focused mine on environment for example). My cohort was quite diverse in their post grad paths. Quite a few went on to work at the central bank or other federal gov`t, some went to industry (banks, consulting, energy), some went to combine their MA with a JD, and some continued on to a PhD (from what I can remember a few stayed at Queen's, a few went to Toronto and UBC, and one eventually got into Berkeley after finishing a research fellowship at Harvard).

- working this summer in oil&gas economics for a multinational o&g firm - chill with friends, partying & drinking, TRY to be active thru soccer, bball, tennis so as to offset the drinking, go whitewater rafting, maybe camping, go to some wedding (never been to a wedding), find a place to live in Kingston So all in all, working and relaxing it seems...seeing all these plans by other people maybe I should open my books up and review some stuff.....but i'm le tired

.....and this whole time I thought an A- was a good grade.

I still can't believe I didn't apply :doh:

I honestly think that either way you should be fine. Although, Queen's MA is highly regarded by professional economists and others in the public sector, more so than McGill. In the private sector, it is more about networking and I believe both McGill and Queen's will provide you with opportunities..maybe McGill more since it is located in a larger city with more opportunities to network ... Also, I will be attending the MA program (not qualifying) at Queen's!

What's one extra year? Enjoy life a bit, try something new. New profs, new environment, new people.. it's an experience...as my prof. said to me once, "you have to stand up and live before you sit down and write". Good luck with whatever decision you make and maybe I'll see you at Queen's next year!

Depends on what your goals are. If you look at the IDEAS rankings Guelph is slightly better but their far down the rankings that it should not matter. If you want to work in the public sector or Bank of Canada for example, I would go for Carleton, just because I think you would have more opportunity to network. If you want to pursue a PhD then either/or just as long as you perform stellar you should do fine. Just my :2cents:

Start Rant. I regret not applying for the SSHRC. I found out late about it and I did not even bother applying thinking I would not be competitive. UGH. End Rant

Institution: Queen's University Program: MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: TAship + Graduate Scholarship (18k) Notification date: 3/10/11 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comments: Happy Institution: University of Calgary Program: MA Economics Decision: Accepted Funding: TAship and Scholarship (24k) Notification date: 2/16/11 Notified through: Email Posted on GF: No Comments: Happy Institution: University of Alberta Program: MA Economics & Finance Decision: Accepted Funding: Dont know yet Notification date: 3/23/11 Notified through: Email after inquiring Posted on GF: No Comments: Meh

Hello guys, Does anyone know what the max funding is available at Queen's for the MA?

Hey, this is probably not in the range of schools you would be looking in but just my :2cents:. University of Calgary has good programs in the intersection between energy, engineering and economics. You should check out this prof. maybe his interests lie in the same area as yours. (he has a heavy engineering/physics background and I hear hes a hot shot in energy/engineering economics) David Keith's Homepage

Just letting you guys know that I also recieved an offer from Queens and I believe it was dated March 9th. I also pressed the "no scholarship" check mark which I regret now :doh:.

Would it be useful if I was to email UToronto (MA) and ask if I am on the waitlist or anything? I know the first rounds have gone by so I am wondering if I am on the second round or not on any round or whether it is too early to email? :whistle:

Hey ...what happens if I did not put my Canadian SIN number on the applications (it was optional) even though I am a Canadian citizen? They still consider me Canadian when making decisions right..? Kinda freaked out that maybe they will consider me international..o god :(