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 :(

Using a representative agent to represent the behavior of a group of heterogeneous agents even if they are all utility maximizer is not simply an analytical convenience as it is usually claimed. It is unjustified and leads to conclusions which are misleading and wrong. Individual maximization does not engender collective rationality or vice versa. There is no direct relationship between individual and collective behavior. Even if we assume that the aggregate choices be considered those of maximizing individual choices, the reaction to a representative agent to some parameter change is not the same as the aggregate reaction that he represents. ie the representative agent constructed before the change may not be the same representative agent constructed after the change as policy changes affect individuals differently.

Hey guys i have a really important question. I have done mathematical econ 1 & 2 which covered chapters 1 until chapter 16 (up until integration and Deferential eqts etc). I was planning on taking calc 2 this fall as a signal of my math abilities since my calc 1 mark was a B-. However my math econ marks were A+ and A- respectively. However, I talked to the undergraduate math director and he gave me permission to take calc 3 and bypass calc 2....should i go ahead and take calc 3 instead of calc 2? How would this be viewed by admissions? Is this really a good idea? I need some quick answers please...as theres only 4 spots left in the class. Much appreciated Unik

Hey, I go to a Canadian university and as far as i know an A = A + = 4.0. An A- = 3.7. I know this is the case with at least like 5 Canadian universities I know so i think this is a norm in Canada as it is in the U.S.

Hey Nanashi, thanks alot man. That was really detailed. One of the LoR writers use to work as an assistant professor at Queens but only for several years, not sure if that should have any influence? Anyways, you probably guessed right where I went (UofC) and you were saying that most dept. have a certain perception of the quality of the honours program. Would you know what this perception is for UofC? Another thing Nanashi, is that for calculus II, I have not actually taken it yet, but I am confident that I can get an A in it as I have already covered a bit of ground in it, however taking the calc II would cost me the minor in management...what do you suggest about this, is it worth it ? Any other comments are appreciated, thanks.

No, for now my end goal is not PhD. I would like to have that option still available though, but not currently on my mind.

Anyone?

Hey there.. I am applying to masters programs for fall 2011 this coming winter. Here is my profile, please do advise. School: Lower- middle end of the G13 schools - Canada Degree: BA (first class honors) Economics, minor in management GPA: econ (3.75) overall (3.56), did bad in my first year and second year first semester. Econ: principles micro/macro (A-, B+), intermediate micro/macro (B-, A-), intermediate micro/macro II ( A+, A), Statistics in economics/econometrics I/econometrics II (A,A,A), MathEcon I/II (A+,A-, honors courses), Topics in Economic theory I/II (A,A - these are courses for honors students only and its just a higher then intermediate micro/macro), Natural gas Econ (B+), Petroleum Econ (A), Energy Economics (A-), World Oil Econ (A-), Empirical Energy econ (A), econ and the environment (A), Environmental econ(A) Math: linear algebra (A), Calc 1/2 (B-, A,), Statistics I (B-) SOP: Have yet to complete but it will not be bad, will talk bout interests and what i want from a masters LoR: One from my mathecon professor from a top 10 school, should be okay at best (he also just retired this year, how would this reflect?), one from my micro assisnt. prof, should be okay. GRE: Have not taken it as it is not required if your from Canada applying to other Canadian schools. Have been studying for it lately though because i think it might help me out. What do you guys think? Applying to: A mix of Econ and finance programs: UofT (Econ, Masters in financial econ), UBC(econ), Queens (Econ, Msc Finance), YorkU (MSc Finance), McGill(Econ). Was thinking that if i take the GRE, i would also apply to : LSE (Econ, management and econ) Concerns: Grades I took calc 1 in my first year first term, and i was hoping my calc 2 mark and mathecon marks that i have taken later in the year would offset this mark. Similarly with stats, i was hoping my econometrics marks would offset this. LoR Should not be anything special, i just took their courses, got a good mark and would be involved in a sense that i would take the time to talk to the profs during the terms. Be brutally honest guys, where do i have a chance to, or give suggestions as to where else to apply, whether i should take the GRE and so forth. Its really appreciated, thanks.

Hello, I have not done much math and want to apply to some Masters programs however I don't have many options left in my degree in order to take these math courses (I need to fill my prereqs for my Econ degree). Does it matter if i was to take for example Calc 2 and Calc 3 from a different institution that offers these courses? As long as I have them, does it matter where i took them from ? (Example, taking them at a community college)

Thanks for the responses guys. I am going to be taking around 23 Economics courses. They are all going to be one semester (half a year). That equates to around 2 and 1/2 years worth of economics courses (assuming 5 per semester)...Is this the norm?

I was just wondering how many economics courses in total have you guys taken in your undergraduate degree?