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Several will rewrite them by hand to make them neater. Almost no one does what I do. It is merely a tool to help me study. An "externality" is that I end up with really good notes. Anyone makes mistakes. Professors make mistakes, I make mistakes writing stuff down the first time, etc. I have found that as I get better at the material, I get better at finding mistakes and fixing them in the notes. Going through them over and over again helps me not only memorize stuff that needs to be memorized, but for me also reinforces the intuition or makes it click. This was a tactic I used in AP high school classes and undergrad classes. My dad used this technique in law school. It works well for me. I tend I really struggle learning intuition by reading text books, so I don't really bother until fairly shortly before the test, when the notes have fully sunk in. At that point the textbooks merely fill in the detail. Doing a third rewrite by typing it up is merely an extra step in my original strategy. Many of my peers think I'm nuts. ;)

One of my primary studying strategies is to continually go through my notes and refine them, rewrite them neatly, etc. I've taken it the next step this semester, and typed all of my notes up in LaTex, complete with graphs. I figure since I've already gone through the trouble of typing and fixing these, I might as well share them. Here's what core year doctoral students spend their time in class learning, at least at NCSU. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-j0IxZg2ZuLVTdJLTNrc1ZOQ2s/edit?usp=sharing Be warned that while I have heavily edited micro and macro, I have never edited econometrics (as we have no econometrics prelim) so there are bound to be typos there.

1) They only give funding to about half of the applicants entering (I do not have funding.) 2) I have never heard of anyone getting funding pulled in the manner you describe, unless it times out. 3) Rumor through the grape vine is that any of the first year students who pass both prelim exams will get an assistantship. It's not set in stone, but that's what is hinted to us by the department and the older students. Be warned that NCSU is definitely a "weeding out" type of school. The attrition rate of last years first year class was 25%. I'll be taking prelims for the first (and hopefully only) time in the end of July.

The deal I heard is that I start at the masters level. In one year I can upgrade to PhD. When I do so, I still have a 5 year phd program ahead of me. I can also choose to reapply after that. At NCSU I'll be going straight into the PhD program.

One of my letter writers graduated from NCSU recently and took his field courses at Duke. Also, another professor told me a few of his students were currently doing the same thing.

It looks pretty bleak, but obviously the probability goes up the longer you are there. I can realistically get loans for two years of tuition and come out of school with the same total debt as your average undergraduate student, since I got full ride scholarships for undergrad.

Hello again. I have recently learned I have no funding for either the Iowa State masters program or the NCSU PhD program. If I go the ISU route, I will end up spending at least an extra year in graduate school. That said, I think the probability of getting funding in the future (or at least quicker) is higher with ISU. On the other hand, NCSU has unique opportunities like being able to take classes at Duke. I'm leaning towards NCSU, but I'm still on the fence here. Any advice would be appreciated!

The email said if I do well the first year then I can transfer into their PhD program in fall of 2013. I'm thinking this would be worth it if I obtain the assistantship. NCSU seemed pretty clear that while there is a good chance I can get funding along the way, don't bet on it.

I got accepted to the NCSU phd program without funding. I was told that, while funding may exist in the future, to be prepared to pay the entire expense of graduate school. That appears to me to be around 90K in tuition alone assuming I complete the degree in the average five years. While I'm sure I would eventually get funding, I really don't know if I want to risk a debt load that high. The second offer I got was a masters program to Iowa State. They said they typically do not admit people without masters degrees to the PhD program. This offer would essentially increase the time I've spent in college by a year over the other plan. However, I have been waitlisted for an assistantship. Assuming I were to get the assistantship, I'd be in a position where I am spending 6 years in graduate school but hopefully it is free. I'd like to hear opinions from current students at both schools on how they like the program. I am also curious to hear from people who started without funding at NCSU and how long it took them to get funding if at all. Thanks for your help!

Has anyone heard from Wyoming or Arizona yet?

Institution: NCSU Program: Economics PhD Decision: Accepted Funding: ? Notification date: 01/02/12 Notified through: email Posted on GC: No Comments: First school I heard back from is an acceptance! Makes me feel a whole lot better. I'm for sure going somewhere! I was worried because of my schizophrenic profile.

I would much prefer to get into a lower ranked school this time around than accrue a years worth of debt and reapply next time around. I don't think this is incompatible with my career goals.

After many talks with some of my favorite professors, I've nailed down what I'd like to do with my life. My interests are applied econometrics and applied micro-economics. They have strongly recommended I focus in industrial organization. I like learning about and modeling the way firms and industries interact. I would enjoy doing this for the rest of my life. I also love teaching math (math TA) and can see myself teaching classes such as intermediate micro and enjoying myself. My professors and I have decided that I will apply at UC-Davis, North Carolina State (one of my letter writers went there), University of Arizona, University of Wyoming, Iowa State University and UC-Santa Barbara. My profile is lacking in a few respects. In particular the GRE and real analysis. Here's what I have or will have by the time I graduate. GPA:3.8 720Q GRE Calc 1: A Calc 2: B+ Calc 3: A mathematical structures:B+ Advanced Calc (real analysis) W Linear Algebra:B Probability theory (A expected) honors micro (intermediate material) A honors macro:A advanced honors macro:A advanced honors micro:B+ Econometrics:A Game Theory:A- International Econ:A- Law and Econ:A Behavior econ (A expected) Classes I'm signed up for next semester Statistics (math department) Differential Equations Stochastic processes managerial economics I would like more recommendations for schools that are good for applied micro and econometrics, and which I have a real chance of getting admitted. I don't expect to make top 25.

Hello. As you folks know, I have some academic issues when it comes to math. My economics scores are all A's except for one. My math scores are a mix of A's and B's. I've really struggled in real analysis and have withdrawn twice. My main strength in math is statistics. My current GPA is 3.79, and I anticipate that it will go up a little from here on out, since I've gotten most of the hard stuff (except RA) out of the way. My career goals are to do more applied research. I enjoy anything and everything that involve number crunching, statistical computer programs, and interpreting the results. This is what I enjoy and this appears to be my strength in economics. My career goals are doing research that involve applied econometrics, and teaching. I am an undergraduate TA. I love helping students out, and I (almost) enjoy grading. My other Achillies heal is my GRE scores. I got a 720Q and intend to retake when the new test comes out. Since a big chunk of my career goals is teaching rather than research, I am perhaps a little more willing than most on this site to go to lower ranked schools for PhD programs. If worst comes to worst, I could live with being a community college teacher. So, keeping in mind my more humble career goals, my enjoyment of applied econometrics and my issues in real analysis, I'm curious what schools I should be looking at. Aside from this sites ranking board, I know very little about the various schools which would both be a good fit and be willing to accept me. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

I suppose the real issue at this point is, moving forward, what do I do now? I figure that my profile will be relatively strong with the exception of this stumbling block. As I said, my goals in life are compatible with a low ranked school. Will top 100 schools accept me with my current real analysis struggles? My real career goals are to do applied econometrics and teach undergraduate economics courses. I don't necessarily need a PhD from a top 10 school to do that. I'm content with second or third tier if that's what it takes to do what I want to do.