Jump to content
Urch Forums

Mr. Stochastic

Members
  • Posts

    17
  • Joined

Converted

  • My Tests
    No

Mr. Stochastic's Achievements

Newbie

Newbie (1/14)

1

Reputation

  1. As you can take courses from the entire econ departement, it is very easy to configure the EME to fit public/macro interests. I dont think it will be hard to argue the importance of metrics in doing macro or public research. And, at the alternative at LSE, msc econ, you will also have a core of metrics and micro, but they will be at a somewhat lower level. Im interested in political and health econ, and explicitly argued the benefits of the EME for these fields in my SOP.
  2. I will start hurting myself with the metrics course in october, and I therefore do not know yet how bad my performance will be. Hopefully it wont be too bad. I know I should have had a more advanced metrics course in my bachelor, but an advanced metrics course in bachelor level,perhaps using wooldridge, is maybe one fourth or one third of a semester. Thats not too much of a disadvantage, i think/hope.
  3. Thanks alot. Quite motivating. Maybe Im not too underprepared after all.
  4. In many countries you handle your application yourself. In many countries visa requirements also gets waived easier. But I agree with the general idea, fulbright is not to good for phd. I think though, that it is very valuable for expensive masters degrees, in fields with a more holisitc admission policy than econ.
  5. Does anyone of you know the book Sydsaether - Further Mathematics for Economic Analysis? Is it considered rigorous? I have studied most parts of this book. Is that sufficient? Is Sydseathers chapter on multivariable calculus comparable to what is covered in a multivariable calculus course?
  6. Thank you. I will definetely learn double integrals then. It doesn seem to hard? Is it? I think I know determinants (and their basic properties, like det A= 0 has several implication like A is not invertible an so on, if thats what you mean by properties). I know how to use the hessian matrix to find second order conditions of many problems, including Kuhn-Tucker problems, and I generally can solve Kuhn-Tucker problems. If I replace the word 'survive' with 'thrive', what do you think?
  7. So, if I find Dixit an easy read, then I guess I wont have too much trouble with Mas-Collel? And, is there solutions manuals out there? Or other good sources for excercises in optimization?
  8. As always, lots of fun posting on TM. I have checked out untitleds stuff, but I dont know how to edit his perl-scripts so that I can make a pivot table. He has made a nice graphic showing P(A|B), which is also very interesting. My question to you guys is more of your interpretation of how random the process is?
  9. If one is rejected from a top 20 school, how unlikely is it that one would be accepted at a top 5-ish school?
  10. Does anybody know this book? How is the level of this book compared to say, Varian og Mas-Collel? I know its not a micro book, but the way the stuff is presented seems similar. I also wonder. Does there exist a solution manual for the exercises?
  11. This site is pretty cool for macro data: Macro Data 4 Stata (md4stata (Beta))
  12. No. I don't. At least, I havent heard anything from anyone, seen anything on gradcafe or here. My school sends very many students to LSE, and the structure of my undergraduate degree is quite similar to that of LSE, so they might have expedited me faster. I applied in late january. If I just modify my SOP a little bit, and then upload it for the GSS, would that be regarded as I dont care about enough even to write a few words? @backtotheUS:What factors do you think one should emphasize?
  13. I am not at all suggesting lying, which would be counterproductive and immoral. To apply for the GSS you have to write a statement arguing 'your case', and I just wondered how one should do that. In my case, I could, make a big point out of the completely true facts that I have no savings whatsoever, a 20k loan already, and no expectations of any parental support. At the application on also has to explicitly fill out the minimum amount one needs in order to enter the program. I really do not NEED anything, as I can take on a private loan. But this goes for everybody else as well. What do you think I should do? Should I write: some dough would be nice, but I dont mind taking on a private loan?
  14. Sorry. Database-error, not entirely my fault.
  15. I have gotten admitted to the LSE EME, but I have not yet filled out the forms for the GSS to apply for funding. The EME is one of the most expensive degrees at LSE, and I guess that is deliberate so that funding might be out of the question. Also, I cannot argue that I am in a particular need of support, at least no more than anyone else. I already have a 20k loan from government program, but I can take on a loan to finance the entire EME degree, and I dont have to pay any interest or anything until I start earning money. Basically, funding would be nice, but not strictly necessary. My profile is ok, but I dont think theyre dying to get me there, so I dont think they would try to entice me to come. I have a few questions: 1. Is there any chance that I can get funded? Do people get funded at the EME/econ at all? 2. If theres a possibility of getting funding, how should I go about? Should I write that unless I get lots of money then I wont be able to come, and that I already have significant loans, my parents are poor, I have several disabilities and so forth (the truth begin well-fed, healthy middle-class from quite rich country). 3. Is there any other way to obtain funding for studies at LSE? Thank you.
×
×
  • Create New...